Monkey business
April 26, 2005

A South African zoo wants a chimpanzee to quit smoking cold turkey.
Keepers say Charlie the chimpanzee picked up the habit from visitors to the Bloemfontein Zoo who sometimes toss him cigarettes.
"Charlie mimics people and has learned to smoke," a zoo spokesman told the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
"It may look funny, but it's really bad for his health, especially as he gets older."
A zoo official said Charlie acted "like a naughty schoolboy" and hid his cigarettes when workers were around.
AP

SMH 26-4-5

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Unusual-Tales/Monkey-business/2005/04/25/1114281505192.html






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