Belgian woman banned from zoo for having ‘affair’ with chimpanzee
Yes, the woman claims to be having an ‘affair’ with a specific chimpanzee at the Antwerp Zoo.
Hyderabad: Are you an animal ‘lover’? Well, being an animal lover in general, means to have compassion for the four-legged ones, however, this Belgian woman seems to have taken the notion too literally.
Yes, the woman claims to be having an ‘affair’ with a specific chimpanzee at the Antwerp Zoo. Having been spending a little too much time with the chimpanzee, the woman said she visited him often as they were having an affair! However, the statement baffled the zoo authorities who then decided to ban her visit to the chimpanzee.
Back story of their relationship
The woman named Adie Timmermans started visiting the zoo every week and used to keep conversing with a 38-year-old chimpanzee called Chita. The two used to interact from the opposite sides of the glass enclosure while waving and blowing kisses at each other.
Her visits continued for four years before the zoo authorities decided that an action had to be taken against the growing friendship as this ‘love affair’ was proving to be harmful for Chita – as it was becoming a hindrance in developing a relationship with the other chimpanzees.
“I love that animal and he loves me. I haven’t got anything else. Why do they want to take that away,” Timmermans told a source. “We’re having an affair, I’ll just say.”
“When Chita is constantly busy with visitors, the other monkeys ignore him and don’t consider him part of the group, even though that is important. He then sits on his own outside of visiting hours,” the zoo said.
The chimpanzees lover, however, feels the zoo is being unfair and questioned, “Other dozens of visitors are allowed to make contact. Then why not me?”
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