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Finger Food: Chimp Bites Off Berlin Zoo Director's Finger

Seeded on Mon Jun 8, 2009 12:48 PM EDT
Article Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE
odd-news, zoo, director, bars, feed, finger, cage, chimp, pedro, bernhard-blaszkiewitz
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Was it an accident, greed or revenge for being locked up? A chimpanzee called Pedro made a name for himself on Monday by biting off the forefinger of Berlin Zoo's director.

A chimpanzee called Pedro bit off the forefinger of Berlin Zoo director Bernhard Blaszkiewitz on Monday as he was trying to feed him through the bars of his cage.

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Zookeepers said their boss hadn't stuck to the safety rules that he kept on reminding them about -- maintaining distance to the animals. Chimpanzees are known to be potentially dangerous.

Do as I say, not as I do....

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#1 - Mon Jun 8, 2009 12:50 PM EDT
backroads

Raw finger is disgusting. Mother told us to ensure meat is properly cooked so we won't hurl later on in the evening.

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#2 - Tue Jun 9, 2009 12:51 AM EDT
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