"We are still investigating, along with the sheriff's department, how the four chimps got out of the cage," Mr Martarano said. The two female chimps that had been in the cage escaped the sanctuary during the attack and were tracked down, tranquillised and returned safely to their cage after a four-hour hunt, Mr Martarano said. The two chimps involved in the attack - 16-year-old Buddy and 13-year-old Ollie - were shot and killed by a relative of the sanctuary's owner. "The Davises were visiting Moe to give him a birthday cake, and somehow the two males escaped from the cage next to Moe's that housed a total of four chimpanzees," Mr Martarano said. The victim's wife, La Donna Davis, 64, sustained serious hand injuries during the attack that ended when the two chimps were shot dead, Mr Martarano said. Mr Davis was rushed to hospital, where he underwent extensive operations, including reconstructive surgery to reattach parts of his face torn off in the attack. "The two male chimpanzees attacked Mr Davis, who received substantial injuries to his face, abdomen and upper body," department spokesman Steve Martarano told AFP. Mr Davis was attacked by two male chimpanzees who had escaped from a cage adjoining Moe's at the Animal Haven Ranch, near the town of Bakersfield, north of Los Angeles, the California Department of Fish and Game said. The victim, St James Davis, 62, was in critical condition after suffering severe facial and bodily injuries as he and his wife paid a visit to their old simian pal, Moe.
An American animal lover's face was torn off in a savage attack by two chimpanzees as he delivered a birthday cake to his former chimp pet of 30 years, officials said.
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