49-year-old female chimp dies at Toledo Zoo

[The Straight Story]

49-year-old female chimp dies at Toledo Zoo

(AP) – 3 hours ago

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo says one of the oldest female chimpanzees in the North American zoo population has died.

Fifi, a 49-year-old chimp, died Friday. Fifi came to the Toledo Zoo in 1963 at the age of three and was easily identified by a small white toy alligator she carried for nine years.

The zoo said Sunday that Fifi's keepers noticed Thursday morning that she seemed stiff and tired. After improving early Friday, she then appeared disoriented in the afternoon and then deteriorated rapidly until she died.

A necropsy revealed possible blood vessel abnormalities in her brain. Further tests will be done.

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[shraby]

2. You don't have any heart?

[Electric Monk]

7. Would you like to turn this into a PETA thread?

http://www.kirotv.com/news/15189249/detail.html

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. People Eating Tasty Animals?

I don't know, I bet a 49 year old chimp would be rather gamey.

[The Straight Story]

21. With the right spices and a pressure cooker though, might taste like chicken

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[Electric Monk]

5. ...says the guy with a skull for an avatar...

Excuse me for thinking this was a political discussion board.

[The Straight Story]

6. Obviously you have not been here very long

The lounge, 9/11, GENERAL discussion, etc and so on - we discuss a lot more here than politics (And check out GD:P for more politics discussion).

And most all things can have ties to political discussion (crime, zoos, regulations, etc and so on).

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[Electric Monk]

11. Break some more rules. Have fun.

[The Straight Story]

14. You mean like:

"Do not post personal attacks against other members of this discussion forum."

"Lefty Drudge Fail"
"you're a poseur lefty"

You lose yet again :)

[Electric Monk]

16. bring it

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6807966&mesg_id=6807968

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12. You're jumping on the wrong bandwagon here, Skittles.

The Straight Story is not your friend.

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13. SS IS INDEED MY FRIEND

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[Cleita]

3. Aww.

That is a very old age for a chimp I believe. Poor thing. Maybe she rest in peace.

[miyazaki]

18. Another chimp passing with an amazing pic in the science forum

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=228&topic_id=57793&mesg_id=57793

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19. That is a powerful pic (nt)

[elocs]

23. Yes it is and the chimp seemed to be treated with such respect.

For such a simple thread this certainly has an inordinate amount of deleted posts. Sad.

There may come a day when the only places where chimps can survive is in zoos considering the habitat destruction. Also sad.

[Irreverend IX]

24. Why do dying chimps spark massive flamewars? nt

[AllentownJake]

25. I blame W

We've called him a chimp for 8 years

[The Straight Story]

27. Indeed, I can't believe we insulted chimps that much here

;)

[Blue Diadem]

26. RIP Fifi. I'm sure my family and I saw you many times through the years.

http://www.toledozoo.org/animals/fact-pages/mammals/chimpanzee/data.html