Spanish primatologist recounts his observations of Gina, a chimpanzee that only wanted to watch pornography when a television and remote control was placed in her enclosure.
By Lee Moran / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, January 14, 2013, 8:33 AM
Gina (not pictured) was found to prefer watching pornography by her handlers rather than any other form of television entertainment.
Gina is one naughty chimp.
Gina, a resident of the Seville Zoo in Spain, chose to solely watch adult entertainment channels when a television and remote control was placed in her enclosure.
Primatologist Pablo Herreros, writing in Spanish newspaper El Mundo, claimed he made the discovery some years ago on a tour of the nation’s chimpanzee enclosures.
During his research trip he conducted surveys on the behavior of the animals.
Herreros wrote, “What I could never imagine were the surprises prepared for me by a female of this species called Gina who inhabited Seville Zoo.”
“Due to the intense interior lives that these animals have, you have to enrich their environment to stimulate them physically and psychologically,” Herreros wrote. “These usually consist of artificial mounds, toys and other inventions that require them to be active and sharpen their wits. It is the equivalent of occupational therapy for humans.”
To enliven Gina’s nights, officials apparently decided to install a television, protected behind glass, and gave her a remote control so she could change the channels herself.
And enliven herself she did.
“The surprise was when they found that within a few days, Gina was not only using the remote control perfectly well, but that she also used to choose the porn channel for entertainment, as many of us would have done, ” Herreros wrote. “Although a small study estimated that porn films are only watched for about 12 minutes on average, the truth is that human and non-human primates possess an intense sexual life.”
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