Saturday, November 2, 2013

Oliver; one of the most bizarre animals you can ever read


Oliver was a chimpanzee lived from 1958 to June 2012.

  • He had many human-like features making the people to think that it was a human-chimpanzee hybrid thought it was not.
  • He had a flattered face (unlike other chimpanzees). He holded a bizarre pointed ear shape, freckles and a bald head.
  • He, usually, walked on two legs. He had always walked upright and never moved on his knuckles like other chimps. 
  • This showed that Oliver probably preferred human females over chimpanzee females. During a December 16, 2006 Discovery Channel special, Janet Berger, Frank and Janet Berger acquired Oliver at the age of 2 in 1960, herself claimed that Oliver was becoming attracted to her when he reached the age of 16 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C6NkRUbI38). After he tried it several times it became apparent that Oliver was a threat to Janet, and had to be sold.
  • Other chimpanzees that had been placed in the same cage with Oliver avoided him at all cost. 

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