Deprived of sex she has turned to begging cigarettes of passers by, spitting on those who ignore her demands. Another sordid tale of modern day living? Well, not quite, because this female is a chimp...
- http://iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=vn20040830063837347C686813Beijing - Visitors to the Zhengzhou Zoo in central China's Henan province who don't enjoy passive smoking - let alone being spat on - had better avoid the monkey cage.
Feili, a 13-year-old chimpanzee, has turned to smoking, begging cigarettes from visitors and spitting on them when they do not comply, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
Her fierce behaviour is in reaction to being paired with a male, 28 years her senior, who seems to lack either the interest or the capability to satisfy her sexual demands, the agency said.
Feili's behaviour may seem outrageous, but it is no more so than that of the people outside the cage, as she took up her new habits only after observing visitors to the zoo, according to Xinhua. - Sapa-AFP