Woman Banned From Zoo Over Relationship With Chimp

A Belgium woman has been banned from a zoo for her "unhealthy" relationship with a chimpanzee. Officials at an Antwerp zoo say Adie Timmermans' weekly visits to see Chita are preventing him from socializing with his own kind. Timmermans told local media that the two have a "real" relationship, and they love each other. Zoo experts say due to more visitors, Chita has been ostracized and spends nearly 15 hours a day alone. Even with the ban, they say Chita probably won't be able to re-integrate because he was kept by humans since he was young. Timmermans says she is heartbroken by the ban.


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