About $Travis
In 2009, Travis the chimpanzee was at the center of a media frenzy when he nearly fatally attacked Charla Nash, a friend of the woman who kept him as a āpet.ā The attack left Nash severely and permanently disfiguredāand another individual dead.
The harrowing story that took the nation by storm more than a decade agoāand allegedly inspired a scene in Jordan Peeleās Nopeāhas resurfaced in episode two of Chimp Crazy, the latest docuseries from the director of Tiger King.
Who Was Travis the Chimpanzee?
Sandra Herold purchased Travis as an infant from the Missouri Primate Foundation to keep him as a āpetā in her Stamford, Connecticut, home. Unlike chimpanzees in nature, Travis didnāt spend his formative years climbing trees, foraging for food, making nests in tree beds, or communicating with his fellow apes. He rode shotgun in Heroldās tow truck, did household chores, and sat at a table for dinner.
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