Kalu, the resident chimpanzee of Broadlands farm in Somerset West, bit off Juliana Cromhout's right index finger as she fed the primate figs.
Pat O'Neill faced a civil lawsuit after her pet chimpanzee Kalu bit off a woman's finger.A chimpanzee's monkeying around that led to a woman losing her finger is no fault of the farm where the animal lives, the Cape Town High Court said on Tuesday.
Cromhout, who was renting a room on the property, sued Broadlands owner Pat O'Neill and two others for R649,000 in damages. The defendants maintained that the area was kept secure with wire mesh and electric fencing, while signs and disclaimers warned of possible danger - to which Cromhout later conceded. They said Cromhout was also verbally warned about previous incidents with Kalu.
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