{"id":11972,"date":"2012-06-30T00:03:37","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T22:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/american-student-mauled-by-chimps-in-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2012-06-30T00:03:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-29T22:03:37","slug":"american-student-mauled-by-chimps-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/american-student-mauled-by-chimps-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"American student mauled by chimps in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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* Victim loses fingers in attack at abused chimps sanctuary<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Chimps can be aggressive if they feel threatened -expert<\/p>\n

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JOHANNESBURG, June 29<\/span> (Reuters) – An American graduate
\nstudent is in hospital in South Africa after being badly mauled
\nby two large male chimpanzees who attacked him as he stood close
\nto their enclosure in a sanctuary for abused chimps, the
\nsanctuary director said on Friday.<\/p>\n

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The victim lost several fingers and was dragged down by the
\nchimpanzees in the attack on Thursday at the Jane Goodall
\nInstitute Chimpanzee Eden near the northeastern town Nelspruit.<\/p>\n

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Chimp Eden, a joint venture with the ape conservation
\ninstitute founded by renowned U.S. primatologist Jane Goodall,
\nis a sanctuary for ill-treated chimpanzees rescued from the
\nillegal pet and bushmeat trades and from the entertainment
\nindustry.<\/p>\n

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Sanctuary director David Oosthuizen said the injured
\nstudent, whom he did not name, was from the University of Texas,
\nSan Antonio (UTSA), and was studying for a masters degree in
\nAnthropology and Primatology.<\/p>\n

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He was working as a guide and was with a group of tourists
\nat an enclosure holding adult male chimpanzees when he was
\nattacked by two of the larger males, called Mickey and Amadeus.<\/p>\n

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“The guy was just too close to the fence, they tried to pull
\nhim in,” he told Reuters. Sanctuary staff moved quickly to
\nrescue him and move the visitors to safety. The victim was
\nrushed to the nearest hospital and was being treated.<\/p>\n

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Asked what might have triggered the attack, Oosthuizen said
\nabused chimps were very like abused children. “Chimps in the
\nwild go into a frenzy … something just snaps,” he said.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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