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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
by 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 agoIt 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.