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http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/04/chimp.attack.ap/index.html
Chimps critically injure sanctuary visitor
Friday, March 4, 2005 Posted: 8:49 AM EST (1349 GMT)
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St. James Davis was critically injured when attacked by chimps.
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BAKERSFIELD, California (AP) -- A couple's plans for a birthday party for their former pet chimpanzee turned tragic when two other chimps at an animal sanctuary escaped from their cage and attacked. The man was critically injured with massive wounds to his face, body and limbs, and the attacking animals were shot dead.
St. James and LaDonna Davis were at the Animal Haven Ranch in Caliente to celebrate the birthday of Moe, a 39-year-old chimpanzee who was taken from their suburban Los Angeles home in 1999 after biting off part of a woman's finger.
Moe was not involved in Thursday's attack, said Steve Martarano, a spokesman for the California Department of Fish and Game.
The couple had brought Moe a cake and were standing outside his cage when Buddy and Ollie, two of four chimpanzees in the adjoining cage, attacked St. James Davis, Martarano said. Officials have not determined how the chimps got out of their enclosure, he said.
LaDonna Davis, 64, suffered a bite wound to the hand while trying to help her 62-year-old husband, Martarano said.
The son-in-law of the sanctuary's owner killed the attacking animals, Martarano said.
"He saw what was happening and had one kind of weapon with him and then got another he felt would be more substantial and shot them," Martarano said. "He pretty much saved a life."
St. James Davis had severe facial injuries and would require extensive surgery in an attempt to reattach his nose, Dr. Maureen Martin of Kern Medical Center told KGET-TV of Bakersfield. His testicles and a foot also were severed, Kern County Sheriff's Cmdr. Hal Chealander told The Bakersfield Californian.
Davis was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he was undergoing surgery late Thursday, Martarano said.
Buddy, a 16-year-old male chimp, initiated the attack and after he was shot, Ollie, a 13-year-old male, grabbed the gravely injured man and dragged him down the road, authorities said.
"Everybody was trying to get the chimp off," Chealander said.
Two other chimps, females named Susie and Bones, also escaped from the cage they shared with Ollie and Buddy, prompting sheriff's deputies, animal control workers, and Fish and Game officials to launch a search.
The wayward pair were recovered by Animal Haven owner Virginia Brauer after five hours. Martarano said one chimp was two miles from the sanctuary, located 25 miles southeast of Bakersfield.
The Davises had waged an unsuccessful legal fight to bring Moe back to their West Covina home and visited him regularly at the sanctuary where he had been living since October. They brought the chimp from Africa decades ago after a poacher killed his mother.
Animal Haven Ranch has held state permits to shelter animals since 1985 and serves as a sanctuary for animals that have been confiscated or discovered lost, Martarano said.
It is allowed to house up to nine primates at one time and is home to one spider monkey and six chimpanzees, he said. The permits are held by Virginia and Ralph Brauer, whom neighbors described as responsible animal lovers.
"She's devoted her whole life to taking care of these chimpanzees," said Jeanne Miller, a family friend.
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hmmm.. darwin's dilemma...
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Always amazes me when someone trys to treat a wild animal as if it were human and then everyone seems shocked that something went wrong and the animal didn`t play by their rules and reasoning.
Same holds true for people who make a habit of swimming with sharks and then when someone gets munched on the press goes into a frenzy like it shouldn`t have happened.
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The Law of the Wild...kill or be killed...kill to eat...kill or flee to keep from being eaten...fight or flight...natural responses to certain stimuli...
...no amount of human pampering or disneyesque "humanizing" of animals can remove any of the above from their nature. Who knows what set the chimps off...perhaps the man unintentionally made some gesture that was interpreted as threatening.
A cousin of mine, who studied at LSU to become a veterinarian, said that a lady brought a pet chicken to their on campus "clinic" for treatment, and offered to spend nearly $6,000 dollars if they could save it.
Urban life really divorces some people from nature and reality.
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St. James Davis had severe facial injuries and would require extensive surgery in an attempt to reattach his nose, Dr. Maureen Martin of Kern Medical Center told KGET-TV of Bakersfield. His testicles and a foot also were severed
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
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Indy, chimps may look small, but they are terrifically strong. A full-grown male chimp could, quite literally, pull a man's arm off.
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I was wondering about that... I'm just curious how the hell that works. I can see biting off his nose... noses are kinda small and something with a big mouth like a Monkey could prolly just chomp that sucker right off.
But how'd they get his FOOT off? Just pull on it really hard... or did they have REALLY big mouths?
And his balls? That is just going over the top. They yank his pants off and then go for the beanbag? What kind of ANIMALS are they? lol.
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Deliberate castration of competing males within a species is quite common in the natural world.
Boar squirrels will slip into a nest of youngsters and castrate the males.
Who knows what triggered this attack. Since the injuries were partly sexual in nature, perhaps there was a female in heat nearby, and the male chimps saw the man as a competitor.
Male chimps in Africa have been known to travel many miles through the jungle in order to kill males in rival groups and incorporate their females into their own tribes.
Raises a few questions about the origins of warfare, doesn't it?
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Niether of the attacking chimps were the one the couple was visiting. A total of 4 got loose. The other 2 were rounded up without harming anyone.
Of course this is now a PETA issue after the tiger was killed recently in the area they are gonna make a stink about giving preferential treatment to the other 2 chimps... Animal racism? Why kill the tiger?
The guy is at a hospital about 10 miles from here. They are trying to reattach his nose. They said on the news that the testicals were found a few yards from the body.
ewwwwwwwwww.
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In sixth grade I got beat up by a spider monkey- it was one of the most terrifying moments of my life. Had the monkey's owner not been there to help I would been killed...or casterated.
Criminy.
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Airhead...sorry to hear about that! I think I speak for all concerned souls on these bbs when I say...........
.....erm?...ahem......
...dam...lost my train of thought...
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Originally posted by Airhead
In sixth grade I got beat up by a spider monkey
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ROFL When i read that, an image of the front page headline for National Enquirer flashed through my mind.
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Spider monkeys will go midievil on ya. They especially hate printer's ink and hippies.
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Perhaps that is what truly happened to Jacko's face...
Bubbles tore it off and Mikey needed massive reconstructive surgery, and what he has now is as good as the surgeons could do...
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Originally posted by Shuckins
Indy, chimps may look small, but they are terrifically strong. A full-grown male chimp could, quite literally, pull a man's arm off.
I know. I grew up in Tampa. I've been to Busch Garden's: The Dark Continent a few hundred times... but man, I'm just amazed (not really suprised.. just amazed) at how medieval they got on him.
Shuckins probably nailed it on the mating reason. It's been documented that chimps will even go to war on each other wielding clubs and massacre rival groups.
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Looks like the celebrants should have brought enough cake for all the chimps.
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somewhere nearby...
(http://re2.mm-b.yimg.com/image/1367961153)
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Suntracker,at least edit out the advertisement links if you're going to copy and paste,lol.
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This has FDB written all over it.
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I think the monkey got pissed when a stripper didnt pop out of the birthday cake.
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wild amimals are not pets.
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A lot of wild animals can kill you.
Chimps are one of the few that will torture you first.
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What happened was I got too close to his pen and he was able to get his hands on me- then he pulled me into the chicken wire and ripped out my hair with one hand while holding me face first against the chicken wire.
By the time his owner (a buddy's Dad) got in the cage and distracted him my shirt war torn off and he'd cut my face up on that chicken wire.
Thank God that sucker didn't bite me- I guess he was too busy terrifying me with his screeching.
For a kid of 11-12 years old it was terrifying, and I've never liked monkeys since then.
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imagine having your balls torn off........
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Kinda makes one look at humorous chimp commercials in a whole new light.
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Ok, here's a drinking song I just wrote to commemorate the occasion. Sorry if it's stupid. It's a rowdy drinking song.
Would chimpanzes understand fire?
Would they suddenly have a desire
To eat birthday cake
And make no mistake?
Those candles incited their ire.
(Chorus)
Beer and cigs
Beer and cigs
That's all the monkeys want.
They got their cake and ate it too
by shotguns at their butt.
The chimpanzes they did not like
the party made for them.
They wanted beer
was nowhere near
Now what you gonna do?
(Chorus)
Beer and cigs
Beer and cigs
That's all the monkeys want.
They got their cake and ate it too
By shotguns at their butt.
For true words of wisdom
this now I will say,
and please take this matter to heart.
Cold beer and cigs is all they do want
so don't bring birthday cake.
And don't give em cigs
and don't give em beer
and don't give em cigarette lighters.
Cause you just cannot say
when they might have their day
and turn into serious fighters.
Les:D
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All I can say is that chimps nuts woulda been laying next to mine on the floor.
Nice shot there Les :D
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It was written in the spirit of the thread.
Les
:cool:
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Originally posted by Yeager
imagine having your balls torn off........
Imagine it? I can tell you from first-hand experience that it is extraordinarily painful. Let me tell you about my first wife and alimony...
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Poor Guy !!!
Thats a pretty horrific thing to happen. :eek:
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They will eventually evolve into a semi-intelligent sub-species that we can use as butlers, gardeners, pool cleaners. Heck, they could even mow the lawn.
Golly-geened evolution is so slow!:mad:
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It's amazing people treat wild animals like domesticated dogs and cats.
They probably would take their kids to the Wolverine/Hyena/Timber Wolf petting zoo.
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Originally posted by GScholz
All these primates should be hunted to extinction. They serve no real purpose in nature except as a germ-factory for deceases that will eventually jump species and infect us humans. Having genetically-not-so-distant relatives running around in the jungle is not a good thing.
Damn, same thing I was thinking.
culero (its wrong, but WTF)
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Originally posted by Lazerus
They will eventually evolve into a semi-intelligent sub-species that we can use as butlers, gardeners, pool cleaners. Heck, they could even mow the lawn.
Golly-geened evolution is so slow!:mad:
Idi Amin is My Yardman (http://www.a-1parts.com/savs/tunes/idiamin.mp3)
culero :)
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Originally posted by Urchin
I was wondering about that... I'm just curious how the hell that works. I can see biting off his nose... noses are kinda small and something with a big mouth like a Monkey could prolly just chomp that sucker right off.
But how'd they get his FOOT off? Just pull on it really hard... or did they have REALLY big mouths?
And his balls? That is just going over the top. They yank his pants off and then go for the beanbag? What kind of ANIMALS are they? lol.
animals routinely attack genitalia, in fact I'm gonna pounce frau storch right now. :D
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Originally posted by GScholz
All these primates should be hunted to extinction. They serve no real purpose in nature except as a germ-factory for deceases that will eventually jump species and infect us humans. Having genetically-not-so-distant relatives running around in the jungle is not a good thing.
We all know that GS, so what's yer point? Are you looking for a good zoo to go live in?;)
Les
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Notice that the title of this thread is nothing to do with what happend.
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I repeat..........
THE MONKEY TORE HIS BALLS OFF!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!111
TEH MUNK33Y STOL3D MY BALLZ@@@!!!1!
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The monkey tore off his BALLS.
Im sorry, Im having diffulty comprehending this horror!
:(
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Guy got what he deserved....
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Ya those guys that have pet monkeys and keep them for several decades then try to give them birthday cakes deserve to be dismembered.
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Originally posted by myelo
A lot of wild animals can kill you.
Chimps are one of the few that will torture you first.
Hmmmm, kinda shows just how closely related they are to us doesnt it?
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Originally posted by Lazerus
They will eventually evolve into a semi-intelligent sub-species that we can use as butlers, gardeners, pool cleaners. Heck, they could even mow the lawn.
Golly-geened evolution is so slow!:mad:
Don't be :mad: be :eek: That's how it will start...
(http://www.rod-serling.com/images/planet.jpg)
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Its a sad soup...crazy folk, caging animals, and gun control.
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Originally posted by Lazerus
They will eventually evolve into a semi-intelligent sub-species that we can use as butlers, gardeners, pool cleaners. Heck, they could even mow the lawn.
Then what'll we do with all the Mexicans???
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Originally posted by Airhead
Then what'll we do with all the Mexicans???
INcredible
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Oh boy! Bring on the NF! :rolleyes:
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local morning radio show talked about the "evil face-eating monkeys" 1/2 the morning today. LMFAO it was funnay!