Primates are much stronger than humans are, but not five times stronger. The chimpanzee, named Moe, lived with the couple in their California home until 1999. We have been a family for over 30 years, LaDonna Davis said at the time. In 2009, the then 50-year-old went to visit her pal Sandra Herold in Stamford Connecticut, where she had raised her pet chimpanzee Travis for most of his life. He was born near Festus, Missouri on October 21, 1995, at Mike and Connie Braun Casey's compound, currently named the Missouri Chimpanzee Sanctuary. One resident, fearing for his family's life, grabbed his gun. [51], Nash attempted to sue the state of Connecticut in 2013 but her claim was denied. The attack ended when the son-in-law of the sanctuarys owners shot and killed the two rampaging chimps. June 30, 2008 Moe, a 42-year-old chimpanzee who grew up in suburbia until being forced to live in an animal sanctuary, was believed to be at large in a Southern California forest Monday after escaping his cage. When Charla Nash was savagely mauled by her friend's pet chimpanzee, it was a wonder she survived at all. Chimps' attack on man might have been jealousy, expert says Whereas if another wild animal, like a lion, wanted to attack you, it sure as hell wouldn't bother ripping you apart and chewing your face off. In the end, her heart, which had been broken so many times before, could take no more. Their arms are designed to swing them through the trees, and they have a much higher proportion of fast-twitch muscle fibers, which seems to be what gives chimpanzees their extraordinary strength. This result matches well with the few tests that have been done, which suggest that when it comes to pulling and jumping, chimps are about 1.5 times as strong as humans relative to their body mass. chimp cake attack video - look.perfil.com Chimp -- An article in the California section Wednesday about a West Covina couple recently attacked by two chimps incorrectly reported that their own chimp, Moe, was placed in a Kern County . In 2014, and just six-year-old, Dunia Sibomana was playing with his cousin and four-year-old brother near a nature reserve in the Congo when a group of chimps launched a terrifying attack.