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Chimps Badly Maul American Man
An American man has been left badly injured in hospital after being attacked by two chimpanzees at a sanctuary in eastern South Africa.
According to medical staff and local media, he was dragged under a perimeter fence on Thursday and pulled through the enclosure for nearly a kilometre.
He suffered severe bite wounds and is now in a stable condition in intensive care, Associated Press reported.
The Jane Goodall Institute Chimp Eden houses rescued chimps.
After the incident, its executive director said staff were investigating what had caused the chimps to attack.
‘Severe bite wounds’
In an interview with The Telegraph newspaper, David Oosthuizen said: “We understand that the gentleman is stable and we really feel for him. This has been very upsetting for everyone – it is just horrific.”
Some chimpanzees have five or six times the strength of a human being
Jeffrey Wicks, a spokesperson for the Netcare 911 private ambulance company in South Africa, said the man who was attacked had been leading a tour group at the reserve when two chimps grabbed his feet and pulled him under a fence into their enclosure.
He said the victim has suffered “multiple and severe bite wounds”.
Paramedics reportedly needed an armed guard to reach the man in the chimpanzee enclosure, which is located within a nature reserve.
The international institute was founded by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall in 2006 to house chimpanzees rescued from central Africa.
Although they share much of their biology with humans, chimps have been known to attack unexpectedly.
In the United States this week, lawyers for a woman severely disfigured in 2009 when she was attacked by a friend’s pet chimpanzee filed papers accusing state officials of failing to act on warnings that it could be dangerous.
BBC
Posted by Editor
on June 29, 2012. Filed under INTERNATIONAL NEWS.
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Miponta pontix
June 29, 2012 at 6:44 pm
1st to comment for shizzzzzy!
Hajata Kumbuyo
June 29, 2012 at 7:09 pm
The small one looks like under five Hakatomba Hachinena( HH) .Seems he is bitter hence the attack after losiin septmeber elections.
class
June 29, 2012 at 7:33 pm
@ hajata kumbuyo, the small one looks like under five hh as the big one looks like over age — ????????. Too bad for the man who was attacked, only wish him a quick recovery.
Chimbwi No Plan
June 30, 2012 at 1:34 am
The Hunter Hunted! The Chap thot the Chimps were his friends. Sorry sana.
bob
June 30, 2012 at 3:18 am
Too bad I feel for my brother.Avoid ukubelesha ifinama especially fi kolwe.get well soon.
kakolwe
June 30, 2012 at 6:34 am
the chimps thot the chap was bemba & were hitting back for being eaten to extinction in North Zed. (Just a Janet c thought)
madam
June 30, 2012 at 8:34 am
2 bad if th story is evn tru fi tumfweko fyaba nobufi
nyatu
June 30, 2012 at 8:08 pm
these whites ichibeleshi why they did not ask the bembas who nos there fellow monkies
ageless
June 30, 2012 at 8:57 pm
HH Lost both, the elections and erections. he is now useless,he should be sent 2 fight these chimpanzees!
Chimbwi No Plan
July 1, 2012 at 1:46 am
@kakolwe your are crazy. Ati “eaten to extinction in North Zed” very true ha ha ha ha ha
Rupo
July 1, 2012 at 9:06 am
SATA MUST OPEN UNZA OR MONK SQUARE ON THURSDAY.THIS TYM NO PROPERTY OF INNOCENT TAX PAYERS WILL BE HARMED.HELP US!
dass
July 1, 2012 at 12:19 pm
ARE THOSE THE SAME MONKEYS WHO ATTACKED JANET C????? She nowhere to be seen.
dass
July 1, 2012 at 12:20 pm
ARE THOSE THE SAME MONKEYS WHICH ATTACKED JANET C????? She nowhere to be seen.
Chali!
July 1, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Boring story ba tumfeko.