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Chimp Bites Off Berlin Zoo Director's Finger

reuters.com — The director of the Berlin Zoo made famous by the polar bear cub Knut has had his finger bitten off by a chimpanzee called Pedro.

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  • allocate, on 06/12/2009, -2/+61Vote for Pedro.
  • akchrs, on 06/12/2009, -0/+25Take your stinking paws off me you damned dirty ape!! And spit out my finger!!
  • WELLDOITLIVE, on 06/12/2009, -0/+22But you're not a Mexican chimp.

    RACIST
  • Nidy1, on 06/12/2009, -2/+14Looks like this Zoo director.
    *puts on sunglasses*
    gave the wrong chimp the finger.
  • MasterAmerica, on 06/12/2009, -0/+11Don't ***** with Pedro?
  • jba68, on 06/12/2009, -0/+11Snap into a Slim Jim
  • cooterthekid, on 06/12/2009, -0/+10We need to kill off all the chimps!!! They're going crazy! Meanwhile I'm going to keep my kids around my ill tempered pit bull. :)
  • BlackOculus, on 06/12/2009, -0/+10That monkey needs a spank'n!
  • Exedous, on 06/12/2009, -0/+10Those damned Mexican chimps. (It's okay, I'm Mexican I can say it)
  • inactive, on 06/12/2009, -0/+8How'd he get the finger back?

    Did the monkey give him the finger?
  • asgardshill, on 06/12/2009, -3/+11If I were abducted and locked up in a cage through no fault of my own for the rest of my life and put on public display, I'd probably be looking to bite the SOB who put me there every chance I get too.

    Good for Pedro.
  • ChrisDaneOwens, on 06/12/2009, -1/+9YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH
  • asgardshill, on 06/12/2009, -0/+8Probably not such a good idea. Chimpanzees are stronger than humans by several factors - you'd probably pull back a bloody nub if you tried it.
  • Gloogle, on 06/12/2009, -1/+8Never, I mean never point your finger at Pedro!
  • anexanhume, on 06/12/2009, -4/+10OM NOM NOM NOM
  • SkippyDoorknob, on 06/12/2009, -0/+5Yet another step closer to Planet of the Apes...
  • CeruleanRed, on 06/12/2009, -0/+4Given the numerous, tragic news stories, any adult that does not understand how unpredictable and gruesomely violent Chimpanzees are has been living in a cave. On Mars.
  • Junkyarddawg, on 06/12/2009, -0/+4Don't put your finger where the monkey put his nut.
  • GreenMushroom16, on 06/12/2009, -0/+4Zoo Director: Hey Monkey! Pull my finger <chuckle>
    Monkey: You inconsiderate MotherFu... <Chomp!>
  • ghatid, on 06/12/2009, -0/+4I feel bad for the animals, but I actually think that zoos are very positive educational tools for children (our children being more important than animals). As long as they are taken care well, I have no issues with zoos.

    Also, you forgot to include that they named him Pedro...That would piss me off more than anything else.
  • mywhitenoise, on 06/12/2009, -0/+4yeah you do that, and watch as he swiftly grabs your left arm and rips it out of your socket, beating you to death with it.
  • the3stars, on 06/12/2009, -0/+3who says chimp treats are nasty looking?
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  • BunkeyLunkey, on 06/12/2009, -0/+3Comedy ≠ Tragedy + Time. Comedy = Anything + A Monkey Named Pedro
  • sindex, on 06/12/2009, -0/+3Chimps are ***** *****.
  • getoffmybridge, on 06/12/2009, -0/+3What does a "chimp treat" look like?
  • drchimp, on 06/12/2009, -0/+2To safely feed chimpanzees, simply toss the food items from a few feet away. If you hand them the food, they will sometimes think that you're daring them to take it away from you, as if its an invitation to tug-a-war, and that can make them really angry.
  • askantik, on 06/12/2009, -0/+2Well, I guess the zoo keeper is pwned. I'd probably bite off a strange creature's finger if it trapped me in a cage and then was dumb enough to poke its finger in where I could reach it.
  • brianbb98, on 06/12/2009, -3/+5Bush is in Germany?
  • damnshoes, on 06/12/2009, -0/+2@those who have no idea....

    Hold CTRL+Mousewheel down.
  • sindex, on 06/12/2009, -0/+2SPECIST!!
  • bumb1ebee, on 06/12/2009, -0/+2I'd prefer it to living out in the wild scared to death of poachers, starvation, diseases, parasites, and predators.
  • andrewh7, on 06/13/2009, -0/+2Hannibal Chimptor: I ate his finger with fava beans and nice kiante.
  • itsthehumidity, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1I'd go ape-*****.
  • inactive, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1Would have been awesome if the Chimp was named "Jesus"
  • CLAWC, on 06/12/2009, -1/+2wtf is that supposed to be?
  • cptcliche, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1Well, this chimp must have recently watched the third Lord of the Rings movie. He saw the zoo director's ring and thought it was a good idea.
  • aphexcoil, on 06/12/2009, -1/+2I blame Bush.
  • partrow, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1"had his finger bitten off"
    Who did he make the arrangements with?
    Buried.
  • Talphin, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1How DARE you insist that I descended from monkeys!!! *CHOMP*
  • Hero0fTime, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1Bad monkey! BAD MONKEY!
  • CLAWC, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1Thought it was gonna be another one of those bizarre ever-more-common "something chopped off man's penis" stories. whew!
  • getatmedigg, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1Forget a zombie apocalypse, it's going to be a chimp apocalypse!
  • inactive, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1I can't say that phrase in any other way than how I've heard it on television, even though you have no exclamation marks. Weird.
  • derekmas10, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1never scratch your ass and tell the chimp "here, smell this"
  • MasterAmerica, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1True.
  • Smilodon, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1"They're intelligent, but savage"

    Not surprising, they're closest relatives to humans.
  • BC200, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1I'll bite you, meign. Don't you know I'm locooo!?
  • StarDust13, on 06/12/2009, -0/+1Let me think about this a moment.

    I am doing my thing, swinging in a tree and some a-hole fires a mortar which carries a huge net over the tree me and my family are playing in. We scamper and scream as a bunch of natives getting paid little of nothing grab out azz and chunk us in a tiny steel box then they carry us miles and miles chunk us on a boat or plane to haul us to places we are NOT allowed to roam freely and without or family to live until we die of mistreatment, loneliness, and even some by medical experiments.

    Oh hell no, we harbor no resentment and appreciate you exploiting us so you can get a nice check while we hang out and allow kids to toss sticks and rocks at us. Please sir, can I have another???

    Hell yea I bit his finger off and next time I am going for his groin section so bring it on.
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