re: #61 albusteve

where did this chimp come from?….I mean who has a chimp for a pet?…I dont get the mystery

There are people who like to have “exotic” animals as pets for various reasons. Some states are less restrictive than others, but even where restricted, people will keep them illegally. The animal starts out as a cute baby, then grows up of course. Usually it ends badly for the animal and often for people as well. There have been some pretty horrific attacks by “pet” chimps. (Not to mention lions, tigers, cougars, etc.) People seem to think that by raising these animals by hand they will grow up to look upon the human as a human would look upon another loved family member. But the animal will do what comes naturally to the animal, and animals can be pretty violent to one another. I remember reading about Jane Goodall being a bit surprised when some years into her study, she discovered that chimps would not only hunt small animals for meat, they would even kill and eat other chimps.