In the late 70's there was a chimp, nicknamed Eric (or something like that) that walked upright and exhibited a great many other human characteristics, both physical and behavioural. There was even speculation that he could in fact be a "humanzee".
A documentary was shown not too long ago about him and the fascination that surrounded him.
He survives, albeit very elderly and incapable of standing upright, to this day (or at least to the point the documetary was filmed) having endured his fifteen minutes fame at the hands of unscrupulous vegas types and ultimately being left to rot in a cage at some research institution for the best part of a decade.
Ultimately it transpired (thanks to genetic analysis) that he is a chimpanzee, perhaps just a rare mutation or a genus not yet fully known.
@KennyR
I know exactly what you mean :lol:
