captain obvious to the rescue!

Cigarette-smoking orangutan forced to go cold turkey

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA -- A captive orangutan [named Shirley] often spotted smoking cigarettes given to her by zoo visitors is being forced to kick the habit, a Malaysian wildlife official said Monday.

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Melaka Zoo Director Ahmad Azhar Mohammed said Shirley is not being provided with any more cigarettes because "smoking is not normal behaviour for orangutans."

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why thank you so much, melaka zoo director ahmad azhar mohammed... if you hadn't told me, i would have thought all orangs were two-pack-a-day smokers. from what i've seen, i would have assumed it was totally natural... i'm sure i've seen it on the national geographic channel or something.