Escaped chimp gets snack, cleans bathroom

[tocqueville]

Wed Jan 17, 7:51 AM ET

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An escaped chimpanzee at the Little Rock Zoo raided a kitchen cupboard and did a little cleaning with a toilet brush before sedatives knocked her out on top of a refrigerator.

The 120-pound primate, Judy, escaped yesterday into a service area when a zookeeper opened a door to her sleeping quarters, unaware the animal was still inside.

As keepers tried to woo Judy back into her cage, she rummaged through a refrigerator where chimp snacks are stored. She opened kitchen cupboards, pulled out juice and soft drinks and took a swig from bottles she managed to open.

Keeper Ann Rademacher says Judy went into the bathroom, picked up a toilet brush and cleaned the toilet. Rademacher says the 37-year-old Judy was a house pet before the zoo acquired her in 1988, so she may have been familiar with housekeeping chores. Judy wrung out a sponge and scrubbed down the fridge.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070117/ap_on_fe_st/chimp_spree_1

[MissB]

1. She could probably come over and clean my house if she wanted.

[tocqueville]

4. beware of escaped chimps

they could clean out your house completely...

[hippiechick]

2. Now if we could just train George to do basic tasks ...

:rofl:

[villager]

3. No: "Escaped Chimp Handed Keys to White House by Supreme court"

n/t

[ClusterFreak]

9. ROFLMAO!!!

:rofl:

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Good GOP prospect for '08. Brighter than the one in office now.

[vicman]

6. Does she mop?

Dang Jesus I HATE mopping.

Vacumming si

Mopping NO

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

7. Too bad that Chimp wasn't in charge of cleaning up after Katrina

Sounds like at least one Chimp is competent at cleaning up messes.

[spacelady]

8. A true life Bathroom Monkey! Old SNL Commercial come true!n/t

[caffeinefwee]

10. Sounds like the perfect job for Bush after he leaves office

[WI_DEM]

11. yes, he could be put in charge of cleaning all the prison toilets!

[caffeinefwee]

13. good one!

:thumbsup:

[Marie26]

12. Everytime

I see this headline, I first think it's talking about Bush! Been at DU too long...

[caffeinefwee]

14. Bush when he wakes up

[kineneb]

15. hate to say it

but our primate friend is better trained than many of the so-called "homo sapiens" ... so much for our vaunted "intelligence"

she, at least, knows how to use the toilet brush...