Animal Planet Responds to Chimpanzee Attack Animal Planet hosts comment on the tragic events that took place on Monday, February 16, 2009 when Sandra Herold frantically called 911 dispatchers as her 200-pound chimpanzee, Travis, violently attacked her friend, Charla Nash. — Eugene Cussons, host of Escape to Chimp Eden, issues a statement and deepest sympathies to Charla Nash and Sandra Herold. — Dave Salmoni, host of After the Attack and upcoming series Walk the Lion, gives a Q&A about the attack, possible factors that contributed to Travis's aggression and how it can be avoided in the future. — Discovery Channel News has the latest on the story. ON TV Rouge Nature — Chimps airing February 19 at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Animal Planet takes a look at several different chimp attacks to learn more about what can be done to end our conflicts with our closest cousins. RELATED CONTENT |
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