Do chimpanzees make good pets

Answer 1

i dont know but i want one

Chimpanzees cannot be pets. As babies, they are relatively easy to care for, and pretty much can be raised as human children.

Upon reaching adolescence however, they become too hard to handle. Adult chimpanzees are 7-10 times stronger than humans. No matter how loving a relationship a chimp has with their human family there is always danger they will lose their temper and attack their owner, or even a neighbour. Not even Hollywood trainers can handle them after this time, and after abusing them their whole lives, they usually get rid of them or use them for breeding.

Also, it is cruel to the chimp. When an owner realises what they have gotten themselves into, there is almost nowhere for the chimp to go. Most zoos cannot take pet chimps as chimpanzees learn their social skills from other member of their community as they get older, so they are usually unable to form relationships with other chimps. Most sanctuaries are already filled to capacity. Many owners resort to biomedical labs as a place to dump their chimps, where the chimps live in 5x5x7 foot cages their entire lives.

Furthermore, the chimps destined to be pets are torn from their mothers at birth, and this has the exact same effect it owuld on a human and child.

Chimps are also endangered in the wild, and sometimes people will smuggle in wild baby chimps, and their family would have been killed to capture them.

If you love chimps, do research, donate or volunteer for sanctuaries and spread the word of their plight, but NEVER get one for a pet.

Answer 2

Chimps are said to make good pets, but keep in mind they are wild animals and can never be fully trained. Even if they were able to be completely trained it is illegal in many countries to own them for their safetey as well as the safety of the community. Chimps actually are very strong and can be very destructive despite their cute appearance. There have actually been reports of chimps killing poeple, though it is extremely rare.

No. Chimpanzees cannot be pets. As babies, they are easy to care for and can pretty much be raised as a human child. However, once they reach adolescence, they become 7-10 times stronger than a human. No matter how loving a relationship a chimp has with their human family, there is always the possibility they will lose their temper and attack, or attack a neighbour. Not even the trainers in Hollywood can handle them after this, and usually get rid of them or keep them in cages their whole lives after a childhood of severe abuse.

Also, it is not kind to the chimp. When they become too strong to handle, many zoos cannot take pet chimps, because chimps learn their social skills from watching the members of their community as they get older, and they do not know how to interact properly with other chimps. They also cannot be put into the wild for this reason. Sanctuaries are usually full to capacity. Some owners are so desperate they resort to sending their chimp to a biomedical lab to be used as a research subject. Not to mention the fact that these baby chimps are taken from their mothers to be raised by humans. This has exactly the same effect it would on a human mother and child.

Chimps are also very endangered in the wild, and keeping them as pets gives the impression that the species is stable, when nothing could be further from the truth.

If you love chimps, do some research and help protect them in the wild, or fundraise or volunteer for a sanctuary. But never ever ever get a pet chimp. It ends badly for all involved.

Answer 3

No, chimpanzees do not make good pets. Many of the chimpanzees that are adopted by human families or work in the entertainment industry are young. This is because, though strong for their age, they are cute, curious, and love to play-i.e., they are just like human children. However, most of these individuals are discarded by the time they are 6 to 8 years old. This is when chimps start to make the transition to sexual maturity. They become more aggressive and do not know their own strength. This aggression helps them to protect themselves, their children, and their communities from harm in the wild. Chimps who are kept well into maturity become ticking time bombs because even the tiniest change in routine can have fatal consequences. A very good example of this is the chimp Travis.

Travis (1995-2009) had been involved in TV shows and commercials for many years. In 2009, he horribly mauled Charla Nash, the friend of his owner. He tore off her face, including her nose and eyes, and her hands. The reason for the attack has never been fully explained, but it is known that Travis was on medication for lime disease and depression. In addition, the poor woman who was attacked had a different hair color at the time. Scientific America reports that the depression medication given to him can sometimes rarely cause great confusion and aggression. Therefore, the combination of the meds and the different hair color might have caused Travis to look upon Nash as a foreign intruder into his domain (adult chimps are very territorial). It is important to note that Travis had an incident in 2003 when he got out of his owner's car and chased a man down for throwing something at him. Travis was 8 years old when this happened, right around the time that most chimps begin to become aggressive.

Travis was unfortunately shot to death by the police because he would not stop attacking Nash. This could have been entirely avoided if he had never been a pet in the first place. Jane Goodall, the world's most famous primatologist and animal rights activist, has written at length on the dangers of keeping chimps as pets. See the links below for more information. See also the book Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees (1997) by Roger Fouts.

Answer 4

Chimpanzees cannot be pets. As babies, they are relatively easy to care for, and pretty much can be raised as human children.

Upon reaching adolescence however, they become too hard to handle. Adult chimpanzees are 7-10 times stronger than humans. No matter how loving a relationship a chimp has with their human family there is always danger they will lose their temper and attack their owner, or even a neighbour. Not even Hollywood trainers can handle them after this time, and after abusing them their whole lives, they usually get rid of them or use them for breeding.

Also, it is cruel to the chimp. When an owner realises what they have gotten themselves into, there is almost nowhere for the chimp to go. Most zoos cannot take pet chimps as chimpanzees learn their social skills from other member of their community as they get older, so they are usually unable to form relationships with other chimps. Most sanctuaries are already filled to capacity. Many owners resort to biomedical labs as a place to dump their chimps, where the chimps live in 5x5x7 foot cages their entire lives.

Furthermore, the chimps destined to be pets are torn from their mothers at birth, and this has the exact same effect it owuld on a human and child.

Chimps are also endangered in the wild, and sometimes people will smuggle in wild baby chimps, and their family would have been killed to capture them.

If you love chimps, do research, donate or volunteer for sanctuaries and spread the word of their plight, but NEVER get one for a pet.

Answer 5

No. Chimpanzees cannot be pets. As babies, they are easy to care for and can pretty much be raised as a human child. However, once they reach adolescence, they become 7-10 times stronger than a human. No matter how loving a relationship a chimp has with their human family, there is always the possibility they will lose their temper and attack, or attack a neighbour. Not even the trainers in Hollywood can handle them after this, and usually get rid of them or keep them in cages their whole lives after a childhood of severe abuse.

Also, it is not kind to the chimp. When they become too strong to handle, many zoos cannot take pet chimps, because chimps learn their social skills from watching the members of their community as they get older, and they do not know how to interact properly with other chimps. They also cannot be put into the wild for this reason. Sanctuaries are usually full to capacity. Some owners are so desperate they resort to sending their chimp to a biomedical lab to be used as a research subject. Not to mention the fact that these baby chimps are taken from their mothers to be raised by humans. This has exactly the same effect it would on a human mother and child.

Chimps are also very endangered in the wild, and keeping them as pets gives the impression that the species is stable, when nothing could be further from the truth.

If you love chimps, do some research and help protect them in the wild, or fundraise or volunteer for a sanctuary. But never ever ever get a pet chimp. It ends badly for all involved.