Exotic Incident #849
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Columbus, OH - USA
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Incident Date:
03/02/2006
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Summary:
A zookeeper at the Columbus Zoo lost her fingertip when Toby, an adult male bonobo (or pygmy chimpanzee), bit her. The incident happened when the zookeeper fed Toby a grape as a reward for stepping on and off the scale.