南非會抽菸大猩猩去世 竟活到52歲
Charlie the Chimp, who is well known for his severe cigarette smoking habit, has finally died at the old age of 52.
南非動物園一隻大猩猩因爲喜歡抽菸而聲名遠播，日前去世，高齡52歲。
Charlie started smoking almost a decade ago, after some visitors to the zoo threw lit cigarettes to him in hopes he would follow their example and smoke them. He did, and he was hooked from that day on. Due to the partial to tobacco, he has become quite a famous star in the zoo, attracting tens of thousands visitors to watch every year.
這隻名叫“查理”的大猩猩多年前，因爲遊客丟給它一支香菸，開始愛上吞雲吐霧，隨後“查理”因爲愛抽菸，成爲動物園最有名氣的動物，每年因此吸引成千上萬名遊客前來觀看。
For years, zookeepers have attempted to break his habit, but continuous problems with tourists and locals giving him cigarettes from their packs made it difficult.
過去多年來，雖然園方想盡方法，讓“查理”戒菸，但因爲遊客經常拿煙給“查理”，戒菸也沒有成功。
Generally, the average lifespan for chimps is 40 years. Despite the smoking, it was not this that killed him, his keeps say. At the age of 52, he was ten years older than most chimps survive.
通常，大猩猩的平均壽命是40歲，動物園發言人說，他很難想象，“查理”有抽菸惡習，居然還能多活十年。
Even though he has been receiving special care, and a special diet including protein shakes, vitamin and mineral supplements, he succumbed to old age.
儘管他受到了特殊關愛，以及享用含有蛋白粉，維他命，特定飲食，礦物補充劑的特定飲食， 他還是老死了。
