How much money would a chimpanzee cost?

right now i am only eleven. but when i get older i want a chimpanzee for a pet. people say that chimpanzees are hard to take care of. also how long do chimpanzees usually live?|||It is not very nice for the chimp to live with people. In the beginning, everything can go fine. But when the chimp gets older, he gets more dangerous. When his hormones kick in his behavior changes.


Chimps are very strong, and start to cause trouble. Then the animal has to go. That is very sad and he will suffer badly from that. The place he will go to could be worse.


You also will feel the loss. Because you would have the face the fact that this lovely chimp who grew up with you and is your friend, has to go.





Spare the chimp and yourself all this horror. Chimps would be far better of if people were not allowed anymore to buy them.|||Chimps are not pets.





Cats and dogs make great pets.|||500 dollars|||You cannot not have a chimp unless you are a research lab, a zoo, or some sort of sanctuary, for the most part.





You don't want a chimp as a pet. They can live 40-60 years in captivity. After they are a few years old, they will be much stronger than you and quite grumpy and wild. The ones you see on TV are infants and toddlers (generally under 3). After that, they become unable to handle and are therefore unfit for cinema work.





Seriously, this is not a good idea. I'm going to give you some links that you need to read so that you can put this 'dream' aside. Please read them so that you can really understand how bad of an idea it is in reality.





If you like Chimps, then consider getting a primatology degree once you are in college. If you are in the LA area, do some volunteer work at the LA zoo or at the Gibbon Preserve. Volunteer with Primate Rescue Organizations.





Good luck to you and I hope you are able to find a companion in something a little more traditional. Like a cat.|||Get a picture book on chimps, or download some nice pictures instead. Or "adopt" a chimp at the zoo. Chimps get very aggressive when they mature, and they can easily lift 400 pounds and have fang like teeth. Whenever my daughter asks about chimpanzees, I ask her what a recent news story said about a preserve chimpanzee that got out and attacked a taxi cab. (True story) Laura, what again did that chimpanzee do to those four people in the taxi cab? "Ripped them to shreds!" Right... right... So why do we have dogs, guinea pigs, chinchillas and hamsters, and no chimps? "Because they don't do that to people." Right... :).|||Chimps are very temperamental, and easily capable of inflicting wounds that can kill or severely disfigure. Try a yahoo search for "chimp attack" and see for yourself.|||R U even able to have one?|||Dont know but it would be cruel to buy one and keep it as a pet|||dont people get over these wierd wants around 7 years old?|||Before worrying about whether or not you can afford one, research it. People get into trouble so much with exotic pets, primarily because they do not know how to properly care for one. Also, you need to check if chimps are allowed in your city. Many places they are illegal to have (unless you own a zoo or circus). Assuming you can have one when you get older, another thing you need to worry about is if you will obtain your chimp legally or through the black market. Lots of things to consider.