[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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