The Noumea zoo died artist and playboy chimpanzee John
Moscow. 3 Nov. INTERFAX.RU — Trained chimpanzee John, “worked” at the time, the dealer in the Moscow casino “Space”, on Thursday died in Safari Park of Gelendzhik on the 25th year of life. About this “Interfax” said Director of the institution Nicholas Mashinsky.
The cause of John’s death was a stroke, he said.
Chimpanzees transferred to the zoo at the age of 18 years. Before that, he lived in Moscow, where he was in the casino “Cosmos” and addicted to Smoking and alcohol.
The first year in Gelendzhik John felt badly — made itself felt the consequences of the tumultuous city life. Chimpanzee earned a diabetes, dropsy and allergic dermatitis. Besides the primacy castrated.
Only two years later John returned to form, and the visitors were able to meet him. According to the Mashinsky, John was happy “again to Shine in public and to impress”, for him it was very important.
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The only harmful habit, which is a chimpanzee really could not cope, was craving for alcohol. He started yelling, pounding on walls, refused to eat, so zoo staff had to give him alcohol in small doses, gradually reducing them. In addition, John begged or stole the booze from tourists.
But in the end the chimp did quit drinking and got serious about drawing. His works enjoyed great popularity among visitors, especially children, told Masanskii.
The biography of John can be found on the Park’s website.