Chimp bites off Berlin zoo director's finger

Berlin doctors on Tuesday refused to give a prognosis on whether Berlin zoo director Bernhard Blaszkiewitz' index finger had been successfully reattached after a chimpanzee bit it off on Monday.

"There is a chance for the very destroyed finger, but it is not big," head surgeon at Berlin's Marzahn district hospital Andreas Eisenschenk said, adding that though the bite wound is flush, there is a high risk of infection.

"With chimpanzees there are some germs in play that we can't control," he said.

As 55-year-old Blaszkiewitz was giving a tour through the zoo on Monday, he stopped at Pedro the chimpanzee's cage to give him some food, at which point the powerful primate pulled his right arm into the pen and bit his finger off, a zoo spokesperson said.

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Nobody likes the boss.

I guess he got tired of the bananas. Anyway, I hope the surgeons are able to reattach the finger.

seems like he did not stick to his own imposed safety rules.

Er..am I seeing things, or is that a rather funny looking chimp (on the left!)?

maybe the monkey mistook the finger for a Bratwurst.

It must have been a thumb or index finger for them to bother. Monkey bites are among the most toxic. Apparently human bites are the worst.

Uh, Night Owl, the animal on the left is the current mascot for the Berlin Zoo - Knut the Eisbärbaby. The Chimp is on the right!!

One should never bite the hand that feeds you.