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Travis (October 21, 1995 – February 16, 2009) was a male chimpanzee who was raised by and lived with Sandra Herold in Stamford, Connecticut.On February 16, 2009, he attacked and mauled Herold's friend, Charla Nash, blinding her, severing several body parts, and lacerating her face, before he was shot and killed by responding Officer Frank Chiafari.
J. Fred Muggs (born March 14, 1952) is a chimpanzee born in the African colony of French Cameroon that forms part of modern-day Cameroon.Brought to New York City before his first birthday, he was bought by two former NBC pages and eventually appeared on a host of television shows on that network including NBC's Today Show where he served as mascot from 1953 to 1957.
A side story reveals that Sandra Herald, the owner of Travis, sought to purchase a baby chimpanzee to console herself in the wake of Travis's death. Tonka, upon transferring to Save the Chimps, regains mental and physical health after a 60-day quarantine. He receives a healthy diet, sunshine, and makes new chimp friends.
Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman who received a face transplant after a horrific attack by a friend's pet chimpanzee, had a minor setback last week when her body began to reject the transplant ...
Tonka from HBO’s Chimp Crazy was finally rescued after being kidnapped and is currently peacefully living in a sanctuary. “We don’t know exactly how many primates there are being kept as ...
The chimpanzee and the bonobo are the only species in the genus Pan. Evidence from fossils and DNA sequencing shows that Pan is a sister taxon to the human lineage and is thus humans' closest living relative. The chimpanzee is covered in coarse black hair but has a bare face, fingers, toes, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet.
Tonka, the primate star of Chimp Crazy, had a heartwarming family reunion.. In the HBO docuseries’ final episode, which aired Sunday, Sept. 8, the chimpanzee arrived at Save the Chimps, his ...
The chimpanzee is tailless; its coat is dark; its face, fingers, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet are hairless. The exposed skin of the face, hands, and feet varies from pink to very dark in both species, but is generally lighter in younger individuals and darkens with maturity.