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News & ArtsFriday, December 16, 2011
Animals Booie the Smoking Chimp Dead at 44
Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 8:04 AM
WaPo:
A chimpanzee that kicked a smoking habit and used sign language to beg for candy has died at a California animal refuge.Martine Colette of the Wildlife WayStation says Booie (BOO’-ee) was being treated for a heart condition when he died Saturday at 44. The chimp had been living at the animal sanctuary near Los Angeles since 1995, after he retired from a research lab.
Chimps also have a taste for the drink...
Chimps apparently prefer beer to vodka.
1
"After he retired from a research lab."
Yes, I'm sure he felt the need to move on and enjoy his twilight years in leisure. Packed up his little ape suitcase and got a gold watch and said goodbye to the 9-to-5.
Yes, I'm sure he felt the need to move on and enjoy his twilight years in leisure. Packed up his little ape suitcase and got a gold watch and said goodbye to the 9-to-5.
2
@1: Your satire isn't that far from the truth. A lot of the chimps that end up in this sanctuary did in fact have careers in the entertainment industry.
3
Which beer, and which vodka?
...and really, somebody should probably do a QFC run for some mixers for those poor chimps. They're too old to be doing shots like college kids.
...and really, somebody should probably do a QFC run for some mixers for those poor chimps. They're too old to be doing shots like college kids.
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