It can happen to any of us, R.I.P. Charlie

Excerpt from web blogger Ryan @ law.rightpundits.com/?p=2326:Charlie “The Smoking Chimp” dies at age 52 in a South African Zoo. Charlie started his famous (or infamous) smoking habit after zoo visitors began throwing cigarettes into his enclosure at the zoo in South Africa that Charlie called home. Zoo officials claim that the smoking did not contribute to the death of Charlie, and that Charlie lived ten years past the normal life expectancy of chimpanzees. The claim is that the Charlie simply died of old age. An autopsy will be performed on Charlie, and the full extent of any damage his smoking habit had on Charlie.Zookeepers in South Africa, in discussing Charlie’s death, stated that Charlie received special care, “including protein shakes, vitamin and mineral supplements” but died of old age. There are some conflicting reports on how much Charlie smoked, and where he picked up the habit. There is now talk of having Charlie’s body stuffed and keeping him as a future zoo

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