Actual Caption: Stephan Tello carries four chimps prior to taking their DNA samples at Primarily Primates in San Antonio, Monday, Nov. 19, 2001. The DNA of several chimps, descendants of U.S. Air Force chimpanzees used in the early space program, was taken in the form of hair samples and is set to to travel in space in honor of the early space travelers. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Stephan Tello takes four juvenile chimps home to see once and for all if humans and chimpanzees can produce viable offspring.
On a side note, isn't this how planet of the apes started. Putting Monkey dna into outerspace sounds like some kind of mistake.
<B>The DNA of several chimps, descendants of U.S. Air Force chimpanzees used in the early space program, was taken in the form of hair samples and is set to to travel in space in honor of the early space travelers.</B> Who the hell thinks of this kind of stuff? "Hmm, let's honor the first chimp in space by taking a hair sample of a descendent and send into space." WTF?
Do you really not understand what is going on? It's a shout out to technology, from the past to the present. Get over it.
i hope they are using the dna studies of these chimps for something more useful than a symbolic tribute. the amount of man hours and cost for those tests are pretty high and to waste it on this just shows me how screwed up some peoples priorites are... rant over...
- Outta My way, Chimp Porno in progress! Don't stop filming the orgy! - The Notorious Chimp Bandit has finally been caught red-handed!
"The GW Bush Advisors are taken away for a Bath, Bananas and the opportunity to beat off without Georgey watching".