SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., June 30, 2008
Chimp With Troubled Past On The Loose
Moe, The 42-Year-Old Chimpanzee, Escaped From Southern California Sanctuary
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Owner St. James Davis, above, was nearly killed in 2005 by two chimps who attacked him while visiting Moe at the Bakersfield sanctuary where the animal was living at the time. (AP (file))
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County animal control staff and volunteers were fanning out over the weekend across a densely forested area near the town of Devore in search of Moe the chimpanzee.
A friend of Moe's owners says the chimp escaped Friday from his cage at an animal sanctuary near the town.
Mike McCasland says he thinks Moe may be lurking in a nearby part of the San Bernardino National Forest.
"We could find him in a heartbeat if we could just get a break," McCasland told the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. "He's somewhere out there."
Moe lived with his owners in their West Covina home until 1999, when the animal bit a police officer and a female visitor.
Owner St. James Davis was nearly killed in 2005 by two chimps who attacked him while visiting Moe at the Bakersfield sanctuary where the animal was living at the time.
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- There is a 3 stooges joke in there somewhere...
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- The Chimp that escaped is BUBBLES, The Chimp that Michael Jackson use to own and have sexxxxx with. Now the Chimp is GAYE and is angry because Michael Jackson ruined his life.
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- I hear the reason he was able to escape was because he was wearing a rubber Cheney mask.
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- Many chimps were turned loose after filming Tarzan films with actor Johnny Wiesmuller at the Tallahassee, Florida locations. They were seen for years roaming in the forests, until they were presumed to have died off.
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- Wait a minute. I''m sorry, I got Moe confused with Schmoe. Obama is meeting with Some Schmoe about being is running mate.
Moe is actually on his way hook up with Al Franken for a new Air America show that begins airing on Monday. Franken was quoting as saying "Moe should help us to increase the average intelligence quotient of our listening base". - Reply to this comment
- Now calm down everyone Moe isn''t "on the loose" at all. Don''t tell Hillary but Moe is on Obama''s short list and went to meet with him to discuss the V.P. slot.
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- Has anybody thought that the CHIMP might be hiding behind the Bushies.
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- QUICK, someone check the white house!
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- YOU GO MOE!!!
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- have they searched in Crawford, TX?
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- I LOVE the comments! Can''t stop laughing!!
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- Lance Lott Link Secret Chimp escapes thats Frickin Fantastic!
LOL. - Reply to this comment
There is quite a difference between George Bush and the monkey. The monkey knows when to leave.- Reply to this comment
- Oh, sure - make this about our commander-in-chief, you dirty, bed-wetting liberals!
Oh, wait - that''s pretty funny!!! - Reply to this comment
- OOPS and I was not the only one. ROFL
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- When I read the Headline I thought Bush is on the loose.
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- He''s probably looking for Curly and Larry.
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- if this chimp causes all the trouble attributed to him, he can only be GWB
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- At first I thought this story was about Bush.
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- This story is NOT about President Bush you liberals!!!!
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