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Woman Whose Chimp Mauled Her Friend Dies

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (May 25) -- A Connecticut woman whose chimpanzee mauled and blinded her friend last year has died, her attorney said Tuesday. Sandy Herold died Monday night of a ruptured aortic aneurysm, lawyer Robert Golger said. She was 72. Herold's 200-pound chimpanzee, Travis, went berserk in February 2009 after...

Chimp Mauls Volunteer at Florida Sanctuary

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (Feb. 13) - Deputies say a chimpanzee has mauled and seriously injured a volunteer at a Florida primate sanctuary. Sheriff's deputies said 21-year-old Andrea Maturan was attacked while cleaning a cage Friday morning at the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary near Tampa. Her injuries were serious but not...

Did Oprah Go Too Far?

(Nov. 12) -- Charla Nash has been mauled by a chimpanzee, and now we can only hope she won't be mauled by the media and general public. I would not even begin to criticize the tone and substance of Oprah Winfrey's interview with the 56-year-old woman who was beaten beyond recognition just nine months ago by her friend's...

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04/01/12 Who pays for chimp attack? Source: The News-Times - Danbury CT When they ran for office, legislators could never have contemplated a day when their duties included deciding if and how to compensate a resident whose face and hands were destroyed by a friend's chimpanzee.
01/17/11 Screaching "Nebraska Zoo" Chimps Bite Off Keeper's... Source: The Post Chronicle - Denville NJ Two chimpanzees at a Nebraska zoo attacked a keeper and bit off two of her fingers, police said on Saturday.
08/12/10 Why chimps attack humans Source: Sify Increasing encroachment of natural habitat is the reason for conflicts between man and his closest relative, the chimpanzee - says a new study.