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Travis (October 21, 1995 – February 16, 2009) was a male common chimpanzee (''Pan troglodytes'') who appeared in American television shows and commercials. In February 2009, Travis and his owner Sandra Herold gained international notoriety after he suddenly attacked Herold's friend Charla Nash〔()〕 and grievously mauled her, blinding her while severing her nose, ears, and both hands, and severely lacerating her face. He was subsequently shot dead on the arrival of the police, after trying to attack an officer. As an animal actor, Travis had appeared in several television commercials, including spots for Coca-Cola and Old Navy. He had also appeared on ''The Maury Povich Show'', ''The Man Show'', and a television pilot that featured Sheryl Crow and Michael Moore.〔Roger Catlin, (About that Chimp ), ''Hartford Courant'', February 18, 2009, Accessed February 18, 2009.〕〔James Bone, (Celebrity chimp who savaged handler in drug-fuelled frenzy shot dead ), ''The Times'', February 18, 2009, Accessed February 18, 2009.〕 ==Socialization== Travis was born near Festus, Missouri on October 21, 1995, at Mike and Connie Braun Casey's compound, currently named the Missouri Chimpanzee Sanctuary. In a separate incident, Travis' mother Suzy was shot and killed following an escape in 2001.〔Rich Schapiro, (Mom of crazed chimpanzee, Travis, also shot dead during rage in 2001 ), ''New York Daily News'', February 21, 2009, Accessed February 24, 2009.〕 Sandra and Jerome Herold adopted Travis when he was three days old.〔〔 They raised him at their home at Rock Rimmon Road in the North Stamford section of Stamford, Connecticut.〔Jeff Morganteen, (Victim's face mauled in Stamford chimpanzee attack ), ''Stamford Advocate'', February 18, 2009, Accessed February 18, 2009.〕 Travis was the Herolds' constant companion and would often accompany them to work and when they went shopping in town.〔 The Herolds owned a towing company, and Travis would pose for photos at the shop and ride with the tow truck, his seatbelt buckled and wearing a baseball shirt. Travis became well known in the town and had been known to greet police officers they would encounter when towing cars.〔(Woman remains in critical condition after mauling by chimpanzee ), ''Stamford Advocate'', February 16, 2009, Accessed February 18, 2009.〕 Having grown up among people Travis had been socialized to humans since birth. A neighbor said he used to play around with Travis and wrestle with him. He said the animal always knew when to stop and paid close attention to its owner. "He listened better than my nephews", the neighbor said, after Travis had mauled Nash. "I just don't know why he would do that". Travis could open doors using keys, dress himself, water plants, feed hay to his owners' horses, eat at a table with the rest of the family, and drink wine from a stemmed glass; he was so fond of ice cream that he learned the schedules of passing ice cream trucks. He logged onto the computer to look at pictures, watched television using a remote control, and brushed his teeth using a Water Pik.〔〔〔(), ''USA Today'', Updated 2/20/2009 , Accessed September 21, 2010.〕 He enjoyed watching baseball on television.〔Ed Pilkington, (Chimpanzee shot after attack outside New York ), ''The Guardian'', February 17, 2009, Accessed February 18, 2009.〕 Travis had also driven a car on several occasions.〔Mike Celizic, (Owner describes chimp’s terrifying rampage ), TODAYShow.com, February 18, 2009, Accessed February 18, 2009; also see associated video available (on the Today Show website ).〕 Jerome died from cancer in 2004, and the Herolds' only child died in a car accident; as a result, Sandra Herold regarded Travis almost as a son and pampered him.〔〔 Sandra slept and bathed with Travis, saying, "I'm, like, hollow now. He slept with me every night. Until you've eaten with a chimp and bathed with a chimp, you don't know a chimp." Chimpanzees possess great strength. Male ''Pan troglodytes'', once past puberty, may exhibit aggressive behavior as they age. They attack faces and other projections of the body, biting and pulling with their hands and feet.〔(Residents Shocked By Brutal Chimp Attack ), ''Eyewitness News 3'', updated: March 4, 2009, Accessed September 19, 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Travis (chimpanzee)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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