Alpha Chimp is Killed in Front of Horrified German Zoo Guests After His Son Takes Over the Troop and Uses Them to Attack His Father

[Turd Fergusen]

An Alpha chimpanzee was drowned in front of horrified German zoo guests after his son took over the troop and used them to attack his father.

Robert, 47, was the former leader of the chimpanzees at Pongoland in Leipzig Zoo who asserted himself against the younger apes.

But by the time he got a bit older, his son Frodo, 29, had taken over as leader.

Sadly, according to Bild, there was an aggressive altercation in the enclosure between Robert and the other chimpanzees which led to his death.

Zoo boss Dr Jörg Junhold today said that group members had pushed Robert to the edge of a ditch in the outdoor enclosure.

Shocked staff and visitors then watched Robert going over the safety boundary into the water.

He drowned immediately, as chimpanzees cannot swim. And soon after, his body was pulled out of the water by staff.

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Alpha chimpanzee is drowned in front of horrified German zoo guests

Robert, 47, was involved in an aggressive altercation at Leipzig Zoo which led to his death. He entered the water after being pushed into the edge of a ditch. Pictured: Pongoland at Leipzig Zoo.

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[thuumpr]

You'd think they could just show their displeasure by flingin' poo.

 

[cubby]

Well chimps are gonna chimp, it's the way of the natural world, horrific to humans, but all in a day's work for Frodo and friends.

 

[Sejanus]

Monkeys are gross and frankly evil.

 

[Blizzard]

Chimpanzees and humans are bad about this kind of thing.

 

[knockout]

Humans would’ve done worse

 

[Symmachus]

This would've never happened if only they had destroyed that ring long ago...

 

[Hermy]

Easy to say in hindsight but could the zookeepers not have intervened when it was clear that the situation was turning ugly? Or maybe it deteriorated too quickly?

 

[Satanica]

Easy to say in hindsight but could the zookeepers not have intervened when it was clear that the situation was turning ugly? Or maybe it deteriorated too quickly?

I'm not even sure how they could've done so. Maybe high pressure water hoses? It definitely couldn't have been a "hands on" intervention.

 

[Turd Fergusen]

He drowned immediately, as chimpanzees cannot swim.

I feel like this somehow has racist overtones. There's got to be at least one chimp that can swim, right?

 

[Blizzard]

I feel like this somehow has racist overtones. There's got to be at least one chimp that can swim, right?

heh

interwebs says nope

too high muscle mass, too little fat, too sinky, and little inherent swimmyness.