CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA 
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Chimp bites finger of zookeeper
A chimpanzee had bitten off part of the finger of the zookeeper who used to look after it at the Dehiwala Zoo today causing serious injury, sources said.The victim Tilak Pushpa Kumara was admitted to Kalubowila Hospital after the incident. The keeper had looked after the animal who is named ‘Tony’ since it was an infant. It has been caged in the zoo for six years after its mother abandoned it. It shares the cage with another chimpanzee.
Mr. Kumara had been bitten when he tried to feed the chimp a toffee after caressing its head affectionately. All of a sudden, the animal had suddenly become violent and bitten the man’s index finger -- in the presence of visitors to the zoo who were shocked by the attack.
The man was admitted to the accident ward of the hospital. Hospital sources said the severed part of the finger could not be rejoined through a surgery as the nerves had been damaged. (H.H. Dharmapala)
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