Chinese Smoking Chipanzee

[Googer]

Reading this story and looking at those pictures reminds me of how much we really have in common with them. We share a lot of the same attributes. We are also just as vulnerable to drugs and the negative things in life as they are.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/27/content_3409751.htm

 

[dahunan]

shh... you will offend the religious people in here 😉

 

[Miramonti]

I prefer the smoking chimp pictured below Aiai, the one in the middle. 🙂

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: dahunan
shh... you will offend the religious people in here 😉

I am not offended.

 

[Stunt]

How does it get cigs to begin with? 😕

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Stunt
How does it get cigs to begin with? 😕

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe the Chineese have figured out how to fully intergrate Chimps in to their society (Talk about embracing diversity!). She must have gone to the quckie mart to buy them with money she earns as a waitress.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Stunt
How does it get cigs to begin with? 😕

at first it picked up discarded butts that the visitors left, and then it became so funny (to some people) to see a chimp puff on one that visitors freely gave him the lit rolled turds.

 

[Stunt]

The way I look at it is; She got her hands on some cigs and put the "Monkey see, monkey do" idea into practice. As tobbacco is an addictive drug, she got hooked and continued to smoke them, more excessively when not using energy and time with her mate.

I don't think this has anything to do with human qualities or emotion other than watching and copying humans (chimps are notorious for this). Your original analysis is very questionable

 

[2Xtreme21]

I'm wondering how she lights the damned things, let alone get them.

 

[joshw10]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
I'm wondering how she lights the damned things, let alone get them.

likely as someone else said, visitors saw her putting the butts in her mouth, thought it was funny and gave her lit cigarettes. now that she's hooked zoo officials probably figure they can make a bunch of money off keeping the habit alive...i'd go to see it 🙂

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: jjsole
I prefer the smoking chimp pictured below Aiai, the one in the middle. 🙂

😀

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Stunt
The way I look at it is; She got her hands on some cigs and put the "Monkey see, monkey do" idea into practice. As tobbacco is an addictive drug, she got hooked and continued to smoke them, more excessively when not using energy and time with her mate.

I don't think this has anything to do with human qualities or emotion other than watching and copying humans (chimps are notorious for this). Your original analysis is very questionable

it is entirely feasible that smoking has some kind of stress relieving action

 

[imported_Condor]

Originally posted by: Googer
Reading this story and looking at those pictures reminds me of how much we really have in common with them. We share a lot of the same attributes. We are also just as vulnerable to drugs and the negative things in life as they are.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/27/content_3409751.htm

What I find hard to believe is that there is a chimp stupid enough to smoke.

 

[joshw10]

Originally posted by: Condor

Originally posted by: Googer
Reading this story and looking at those pictures reminds me of how much we really have in common with them. We share a lot of the same attributes. We are also just as vulnerable to drugs and the negative things in life as they are.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/27/content_3409751.htm

What I find hard to believe is that there is a chimp stupid enough to smoke.

they tend to prefer coke

 

[0roo0roo]

think there was another one in the us too