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       Charlie the smoking chimpanzee dies aged 52
       By: crazynutsx Date: April 24, 2012, 12:50 pm
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       Charlie, a Chimpanzee in a South African zoo who became addicted
       to cigarettes, has died at the age of 52, exceeding the average
       lifespan of a captive chimpanzee by twelve years. After a video
       of Charlie puffing on cigarettes discarded by visitors appeared
       on the Internet, the animal and the zoo gained international
       attention and some visitors threw him additional cigarettes.
       According to his keepers, Charlie was "an occasional smoker"
       and even tried to hide his habit from his keepers, who were
       trying to get him to quit by giving him medical care and a
       special diet. A recent study found that only seven percent of
       chimpanzees in captivity live beyond forty years of age. It is
       estimated that 500,000 people die due to smoking-related
       diseases every year in the United States alone.
       It is believed that Charlie learned to smoke during his time in
       a US circus before being transferred to the zoo. Zookeepers say
       that the animal died of old age but an autopsy has yet to
       confirm this. The zoo suggested that Charlie's body could be
       stuffed and put on display.
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