My son has loved chimps since he was a child': Mother speaks out as American student fights for life after two apes drag him more than a mile in horror attack
My son has loved chimps since he was a child': Mother speaks out as American student fights for life after two apes drag him more than a mile in horror attack Andrew Oberle was studying chimp behaviour at the Goodall Institute in South Africa. According to reports, Oberle bypassed two safety fences to get close enough to the chimps, and they attacked him. He was left fighting for his life after being bitten and dragged for half a mile. His parents asked the hospital not to disclose the extent of their son’s injuries, but reports have leaked saying that the victim lost his fingers and toes, and his arms were exposed to the bone. The attack was blamed on Oberle’s human error. A University of Texas graduate student was left fighting for his life on Thursday after two chimpanzees pounced on him at the South African reserve where he was studying their behaviour, dragging him along the ground for more than a mile. The mother of 26-year-old Andrew Oberle said that her son had been passion...