Saturday, August 11, 2012

Bedmates




Travis, the chimp above, was 'adopted' by Sandra Herold in 1995.  Herold loved Travis so much that the chimp slept with her and her husband even when it had grown up and weighed 200 pounds.  Travis was apparently a rather unique chimp as, according to  Herold, he ate steak and lobster, drank wine from stemmed glasses, watched TV, used a computer and traveled to work with her.  

Travis has been in the news since February 2009 when he just about tore off the face of a woman whose primary job was taking care of Travis.  The woman is suing the estate of Herold and is also trying to sue the state, which, she claims, should have removed Travis from Herold's home.

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