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The famous story of a woman having her face literally torn off by an otherwise friendly and trained chimpanzee has caused a lot of fear around chimps that didn'

The famous story of a woman having her face literally torn off by an otherwise friendly and trained chimpanzee has caused a lot of fear around chimps that didn't exist before. I have no idea how common it is for a chimpanzee to decide to maul a person, but it absolutely does happen. I would rather they kill the chimp than allow even a small risk of it maiming or murdering a person.

hulitu 3y ago
There are humans who do this. Do you recommend killing all humans just to be sure that this wouldn't happen ? Where were the tranquilizer shots ?
tcbawo 3y ago
I would love to know how quickly and unexpectedly a chimpanzee would turn on a familiar human. Would they seem agitated? Or, would they just suddenly flip out? I imagine an unfamiliar human and unfamiliar environment is another story, though. This story is tragic.
- michaelmrose 3y ago
  It wasn't mentally healthy and it was on illegally obtained anti anxiety medication. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chimp-was-drugged-with-xanax https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chimp-was-drugged-with-xanax "It's been well known in primate circles that giving valium to monkeys and apes, particularly if their adrenaline is up, can have a very different effect and not be sedating," "Humans who are aggressive or unstable can get worse under the influence of Xanax, said Dr. Emil Coccaro, chief of psychiatry at the University of Chicago Medical Center. "They just have more frequent and severe outbursts," Coccaro said. It had basically been living like a human being since they took him from his mother at 3 days old in between acting stints and when he got stressed as with many actors he took drugs. I wonder why that didn't go well.
simonh 3y ago
They’ve also been known to tear fingers and hands off. In the wild the males will sometimes tear off a rival’s testicles. Chimps are faster, more agile, much stronger than any human, and capable of extreme violence.
- hulitu 3y ago
  So are humans. Where is the presumption of innocence ? /s
  - simonh 3y ago
    Of course we are. Why do you think I'm saying otherwise? Seriously, go back and look at my comments and tell me where I made any claims about presumption of innocence for humans. I look forward to your reply. The problem is with humans we have a better idea of the circumstances in which that sort of thing might happen, but with chips we have very limited insight into that sort of behaviour and can't ask them about it.

hulitu 3y ago

There are humans who do this. Do you recommend killing all humans just to be sure that this wouldn't happen ? Where were the tranquilizer shots ?

tcbawo 3y ago

I would love to know how quickly and unexpectedly a chimpanzee would turn on a familiar human. Would they seem agitated? Or, would they just suddenly flip out? I imagine an unfamiliar human and unfamiliar environment is another story, though. This story is tragic.

michaelmrose 3y ago
It wasn't mentally healthy and it was on illegally obtained anti anxiety medication. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chimp-was-drugged-with-xanax https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chimp-was-drugged-with-xanax "It's been well known in primate circles that giving valium to monkeys and apes, particularly if their adrenaline is up, can have a very different effect and not be sedating," "Humans who are aggressive or unstable can get worse under the influence of Xanax, said Dr. Emil Coccaro, chief of psychiatry at the University of Chicago Medical Center. "They just have more frequent and severe outbursts," Coccaro said. It had basically been living like a human being since they took him from his mother at 3 days old in between acting stints and when he got stressed as with many actors he took drugs. I wonder why that didn't go well.

simonh 3y ago

They’ve also been known to tear fingers and hands off. In the wild the males will sometimes tear off a rival’s testicles. Chimps are faster, more agile, much stronger than any human, and capable of extreme violence.

hulitu 3y ago
So are humans. Where is the presumption of innocence ? /s
- simonh 3y ago
  Of course we are. Why do you think I'm saying otherwise? Seriously, go back and look at my comments and tell me where I made any claims about presumption of innocence for humans. I look forward to your reply. The problem is with humans we have a better idea of the circumstances in which that sort of thing might happen, but with chips we have very limited insight into that sort of behaviour and can't ask them about it.