Weapon X Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 puff JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African zoo is trying to persuade its star chimpanzee to kick a bad smoking habit. Charlie, a grown male chimp and the Bloemfontein Zoo, has been picking up cigarettes thrown to him by visitors and smoking them -- a habit he probably picked up by observing humans, zoo officials told the SAPA news agency on Thursday. "Baby chimps pick up habits by mimicking adults and we think he started mimicking smokers at his enclosure which probably led to smokers throwing him cigarettes," spokesman Daryl Barnes told SAPA. Barnes said Charlie was already showing the signs of a true nicotine addict. "He even acts like a naughty schoolboy by hiding the cigarette when staff approach the area," Barnes said, adding that the zoo was determined to help him quit. Barnes said the most important thing was that people stop providing Charlie with cigarettes or any other treats, noting the chimp already had three bad teeth because of all the cans of sweet soft drinks that people throw at him. Charlie is not the only smoking chimpanzee. A zoo in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou reported last year that one of its chimps had taken up smoking and was desperately bumming cigarette butts off visitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willy.wonka Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Originally posted by Weapon X@Apr 19 2005, 09:21 PM puff Charlie is not the only smoking chimpanzee. A zoo in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou reported last year that one of its chimps had taken up smoking and was desperately bumming cigarette butts off visitors. Quoted post i like how people toss soft drinks to them too. all they need now is a job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.testical Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 yeah and microwaves cause cancer. the lighting in refigerator supermakets from the years 1976 to 1988 have caused most of the natural caused" deaths in those years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willy.wonka Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 get irie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarcasm Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 lol that's fucking awsome and sad at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Ahh! That old man's arm is fucking rotting! Imagine how it smells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Almost as bad as anime creatures trying to push alcohol on you. Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neskoner Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 im gonna buy me a chimp and get it high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokejuda Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 the chimp smoking is awsome i think everyone should smoke... but that aold guys arm is fuckin gross.. and i think his other arm is chained to the monkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teen_014.jpg Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 the original Cheetah from the old Tarzan movies is 73 years old. He's retired nowadays, and smokes cigars, drinks, watches tv etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krie Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 "The monkeys they'a no'a 'DO IT'. They make'a love. They touch'a gentle of the palms'a, look'a deep in the eyes'a....Tony start the car, Tina get your mother! WE'RE GOING TO THE ZOO TO WATCH THE MONKEYS MAKE AMORE!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TresOne Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Fucking people. If i ever saw someone toss a butt into any cage at a zoo, i'd make sure they'd be heading in face first to fucking get it. Assholes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeizm Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 monkey on speed..... imagine that shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Time Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 :crazy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Time Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 :crazy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8onus Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 this reminds me of the CLERKS animated series where jay bought a chimp soley to teach it to smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEROJUANA Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Originally posted by dr.testical@Apr 20 2005, 12:28 AM yeah and microwaves cause cancer. the lighting in refigerator supermakets from the years 1976 to 1988 have caused most of the natural caused" deaths in those years Quoted post AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS NIGGA IS SAYING? M E R O E INDY5GEE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i11igul Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 how fucking stupid is this? it can't be that hard to stop people from throwing the cigarettes or to keep the chimpanzees from smoking them, try a little hard losers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 if the second smartest animal on earth does it it must be must be good for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porque Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 ...i heard this on npr the other day...they were interviewing the zoo keeper...it was pretty funny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 monkey see monkey cancer ddddddddrunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neskoner Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 im smoking like a monkey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 Someone should throw it a zippo and a carton of marlboro reds. Oooh oh or better still, a pile of like 5000 cigarettes and a gasd fuelled little pilot light flame type thing. I would go and have a cigarette with him. Good lad, crack on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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