Booie, the smoking chimpanzee, dies

A chimpanzee that kicked a smoking habit and used sign language to beg for candy has died at a California animal refuge.Martine Colette, founder of the Wildlife WayStation, said Booie was being treated for a heart condition when he died, at the age of 44.The chimp had been living at the animal sanctuary near Los Angeles since 1995, after he retired from a research lab.Colette said she successfully turned Booie away from his smoking habit but could not make a dent

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