I was leaving a surf competition when something made me do a double take....Two chimpanzees! Told my friend that I would see her later, had to check out the chimpanzees. People were having their photos taken with one of them, Angel who was three years old and I am sorry to admit it now, but I was one of them. Wish I could apologize to Angel for being a party to that. I wanted to get close to her. I was to learn that Angel hates posing for the camera with a passion. It is not so much the taking of photos I think, but being required to sit for hours and posing, putting on a fake smile. Some people displayed affection towards her and other people screamed if she came too close, treating her like a freak. This has to affect her emotionally.
Angel and I clicked, I felt something between us, in spite of the fact that she sees so many people every day. I was to learn later that she had chomped down on a girl's hand during one of her photo shoots and yet I felt no threat. I hung back and spoke with the owner who admitted that Angel did seem to like me. I asked if I might visit Angel and I was given directions to the "Ranch".
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