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    In another bizarre episode, a woman has taken her bond with a chimpanzee at the zoo a little far than we usually expect. It was too much that the zoo authorities have now banned her from visiting the 38-year-old male chimpanzee named Chita in Antwerp, Belgium.
    According to reports by Times Now, the zoo authorities have termed their close relationship unhealthy for the chimpanzee. 
    Adie Timmermans has been visiting Chita for the past four years now and according to her they have developed a strong bond and they love each other. Not only this, she also said that both of them are having an affair with each other. 
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    The zoo authorities also said that Chita has already been excluded by other chimps from the group. 

    In an interview with the new channel ATV, Timmermans said, "I love that animal and he loves me. I haven't got anything else. Why do they want to take that away? We're having an affair, I'll just say. Other dozens of visitors are allowed to make contact. Then why not me?"
    The zoo told Timmermans, “An animal that is too focused on people is less respected by its peers. We want Chita to be a chimpanzee as much as possible."
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    They added, “Outside of visiting hours at the zoo, he has to manage 15 hours [a day] in his group. We want to give him the chance to be as happy as possible." 

    The spokesperson also said, "When Chita is constantly busy with visitors, the other monkeys ignore him and don't consider him part of the group, even though that is important. He then sits on his outside of visiting hours."
    Speaking to Radio 2 Antwerp, Sarah Lafaut, curator at the Antwerp Zoo, said, "Of course we are happy when our visitors feel so involved with the animals, but animal welfare comes first here. Chita was brought to the zoo 30 years ago because he was a pet at the time and became unmanageable. He learned chimpanzee behavior with us, but the interest in humans has remained." 

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