15/10/2025
In 2009, a 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis — once treated like a son by his owner, Sandra Herold — suddenly turned into a monster.
When Sandra’s close friend Charla Nash came over to help calm Travis, the chimp snapped without warning. In a horrifying few minutes, he tore off Charla’s hands, nose, lips, and eyelids — leaving her blind, unrecognizable, and fighting for her life.
Police arrived to find the animal covered in blood; Travis was shot and killed after trying to attack an officer.
Charla miraculously survived and later underwent one of the world’s first full face and hand transplants. Today, she’s a living reminder that wild animals, no matter how “tame,” can never truly be pets.
