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Travis (chimpanzee) - mauled and ate parts of his owner's friend. Wild animals are not pets. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A few of my friends keep telling me to watch a recent HBO show called Chimp Crazy, which mentions this incident among others. Chimpanzees can pull with roughly 800lbs (~360kg) of force, meaning they can literally rip parts of your body off (which also happened to the victim in the OP). If you're going to have a pet, probably best to ensure it's one that isn't disproportionately stronger than you are. But really, just don't be a dumbass and keep exotic pets that can easily slaughter you.