PMedMoe said:
Just how long did this woman get "mauled"?
Moe, it was this case that I posted just above.
Here is Wikipedia:
"On February 16, 2009, Travis attacked Sandra Herold's friend Charla Nash, age 55, inflicting grave injuries to her face and limbs. Travis had left the house with Harold's car keys, and Nash came to help get the animal back in the house; upon seeing Nash, Travis immediately attacked her. Travis was familiar with Nash, who had also worked at the Herolds' towing company, although Nash had a different hair style at the time of the attack. Earlier in the day, Herold may have given Travis the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in a cup of tea because he had been acting anxious; the ape had also been taking medication for Lyme disease. Herold, then 70 years old, attempted to stop Travis by hitting him with a shovel and stabbing him with a butcher knife; however this did not stop the attack. She then called 9-1-1 and gave a desperate plea for help to stop Travis from killing Nash. Emergency medical services waited for police before approaching the house. Upon arriving, Travis walked to the police car and tried to open the passenger door, smashing the side-view mirror. Unable to get it open, the chimpanzee went around to the driver's-side door and opened it, at which point the police officer shot him several times. Travis retreated to the house, where he was found dead inside his cage.
Injuries to Nash were described as "horrendous" by the emergency crew. Within the following 72 hours, she underwent more than seven hours of surgery on her face and hands by four teams of surgeons; because of the nature of the injuries, the hospital provided counseling to its staff members who initially treated her. Paramedics noted she lost her hands, nose, eyes, lips, mid-face bone structure, and received significant brain tissue injuries. Doctors were able to successfully reattach her jaw, but announced on April 7, 2009 that Nash would be blind for life. Her injuries made her a possible candidate for an experimental face transplant surgery. After initial treatment at Stamford Hospital, Nash was transferred to the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio."
Warning, the 911 call is very graphic:
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/02/17/chimpanzee.attack/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_%28chimpanzee%29
He weighed in at 200 lbs. and was as strong as King Kong.
Pic of Travis driving his small tractor! :
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-chimptravis-pg,0,3268016.photogallery
The lady who owned him said, "He could drive. He took off with the car a couple of times."