News Source: Rocky Mount Telegram
| 6 months ago
Boaters would stop to see Sammy, who would jump in canoes and help himself to food and drinks from the cooler. "That would be the price of admission for him," Cochran says. "He would drink beer if you let him. He liked beer." Now Sammy is a powerful...
News Source: Rocky Mount Telegram
| 6 months ago
food _ $8,000: caregiver/staff salaries _ $1,000: medicine _ $3,500: facilities, including caging, maintenance, equipment and security Source: Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest ___ Copyright 2009, The Associated Press.
News Source: The Advocate
| 6 months ago
The chimpanzee that attacked a Stamford woman in February had Xanax in its system, police said Wednesday...Richard Conklin said police and prosecutors are still determining whether the 14-year-old pet chimpanzee's owner, Sandra Herold, 71, of 241...
News Source: Fox News
| 6 months ago
The attack lasted about 12 minutes, and ended when police fatally shot Travis as he attempted to open a police cruiser's door. Herold owned the 14-year-old chimp nearly all its life, dressed the animal and fed it human foods. When he was younger,...
News Source: The Mercury News
| 6 months ago
Conn. — A Connecticut prosecutor says blood test results show a chimpanzee that mauled a woman had the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in its system. Stamford State's Attorney David Cohen said today that it's unclear if the drug played a role in the attack.