![]() Paul said she had tried to shake Travis' hand after Herold gave her permission to say hello. Leslie Mostel Paul told The Associated Press the chimp grabbed her hand and bit it hard enough to draw blood in 1996, while the animal was sitting in Herold's car in a Stamford office parking lot. ![]() Monday's attack was not the first time Travis bit someone, a former Stamford resident now living in Atlanta said Thursday. Hospital officials say Nash is being treated for her injuries and it's unknown if she will be a candidate for a face transplant. She was transferred in critical condition Thursday to the Cleveland Clinic, which two months ago performed the nation's first successful face transplant. Nash suffered massive injuries to her face and hands, requiring more than seven hours of surgery by four teams of doctors to stabilize her. Herold speculated that Travis was being protective of her and attacked Nash because had a different hairstyle, was driving a different car and held a stuffed toy in front of her face to get the chimp's attention. Police say Travis attacked Nash when she arrived at the house to help lure the chimp back into Herold's house. "If there is another person entering his space, he might consider it a threat to his territory, or even his mate," Tello said. I can kind of see it in his eyes this is his surrogate mother."Īnd chimps like 14-year-old Travis, who was shot and killed by police, protect their mates and turf. "This is a crazy relationship," said Stephen Rene Tello, executive director of Primarily Primates, a sanctuary for chimps in Texas. It may have also played a role in Travis' savage attack Monday on Herold's friend, 55-year-old Charla Nash of Stamford. "If I left with someone Travis would get upset," Herold said Wednesday.Įxperts say the unusually human relationship would have been confusing for any animal. If she left the house alone, Travis would give her a kiss. Travis brushed Herold's hair each night and pined for her when she was away. ![]() They took baths together and cuddled in the bed they shared. She gave him the finest food, and wine in long-stemmed glasses. (AP) - Travis the chimpanzee's relationship with his owner, a lonely widow, was closer than those of some married couples.
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