[monkeywire] Chimp smokes more after death of mate

Carrie McLaren stay.free at verizon.net
Fri Aug 26 11:09:08 EDT 2005


Chimp smokes more after death of mate 
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/08/26/smoking-chimp20050826.html

Last Updated Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:27:51 EDT
CBC News

Zoo Keepers at the Qinling Wild Animal Zoo in Xi'An in China are 
encouraging a 26-year-old chimpanzee called Ai Ai to quit smoking.

Ai Ai, which means "love love" in Mandarin, has been smoking for 15 
years. She started by picking up tourists' cigarette butts.

Her mate died recently and Ai Ai is smoking more. She's up to seven 
or eight cigarettes a day now and her keepers are worried about her 
health.

The zoo is trying to feed her milk instead of cigarettes to get rid 
of her addiction.




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