Mwanamke mmoja nchini Belgium aitwaye Adie Timmermans, amepigwa marufuku kutembelea sehemu ya kuhifadhi wanyama pori ‘Antwerp’ baada ya wahudumu wa zoo hiyo kugundua kuwa anakaa muda mwingi sana na sokwe mmoja. Mwanamke huyo amekiri kuwa na mahusiano ya kimapenzi na sokwe huyo.
A ZOO has banned a woman who “loves” one of its chimps after she and the ape would blow kisses and wave to each other during weekly visits.
Adie Timmermans has been left heartbroken by the decision after spending the last four years visiting Chita, a 38-year-old chimpanzee, every week at the zoo in Belgium.
But bosses at Antwerp Zoo said the unlikely friendship has caused problems and Chita now needs to concentrate on socialising with other primates, according to local reports.
Devastated Adie said she and the Chita would both be upset if they are not allowed to see each other any more for their weekly meetings to blow kisses and wave through the glass of the enclosure.
“I love that animal and he loves me,” Adie said.
“I haven’t got anything else. Why do they want to take that away?”
But the zoo though has thrown cold water over the beloved friendship and sent a letter to Adie warning her not to visit Chita, de Gelderlander reports.
Bosses said the frequent visits are not good for the chimp on a social level and said he must be able to get on with the other chimps.
“An animal that is too focused on people is less respected by its peers,” the zoo said.
“We want Chita to be a chimpanzee as much as possible.
“Outside of visiting hours at the zoo, he has to manage 15 hours a day in his group. We want to give him the chance to be as happy as possible.”
According to reports, Chita grew up as a pet and was donated to the zoo when he became too big and unmanageable.
But the zoo said he has not easily adapted to the other chimps and there have been several fights – including one where he injured his back in 2008.
The zoo reportedly said Adie will not be welcome at the attraction if she continues to visit Chita – but Adie doesn’t understand what she is doing wrong.
“Chita is 38 and has been used to people from an early age. On average chimpanzees live to about 40 so his behaviour isn’t going to change now, is it,” she said.
Being an animal lover is one thing, but a woman in Antwerp, Belgium, took the expression quite literally after she claimed that she had a 4-year-long affair with a chimpanzee at a zoo.
Adie Timmermans was recently banned from the zoo after claiming that she had an affair with Chita, the chimpanzee at the zoo. The two used to apparently interact from the glass partition between them and blow kisses at one another. The zoo decided to ban the woman because authorities there believed that Chita’s closeness to Adie was proving to be harmful for his relationship and bonding with the other chimpanzees there and hindering his growth with them.
Responding to the ban, Adie said, “I love that animal and he loves me. I haven’t got anything else. Why do they want to take that away. We’re having an affair, I’ll just say.”
The zoo, however, stood its ground and even said, “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.”
Adie continues to feel discriminated against and does not agree with the zoo’s decision.
If you think you have heard the most bizarre story in the world, let me take you through this tale of a woman and chimpanzee.
A woman has been banned from visiting a chimpanzee at a zoo in Belgium. Why? Well, turns out she got a little too close to the primate. She has made statements like they are “having an affair”.
The woman, Adie Timmermans has been visiting Chita, a 38-year-old male chimpanzee who lives at Antwerp Zoo in Belgium, for the past four years. According to Timmermans, she and the chimpanzee have developed a strong bond and they love each other.
However, Antwerp Zoo officials told her that she is no longer to make contact with Chita. They said he’s already been excluded by other chimps within the group.
