Zoo chimp 'regifts' present by throwing it at little girl

The primates at Lowry Park Zoo were enjoying a special Christmas treat, but the gifts apparently did not go over well with one of them.

Seconds after a zoo attendant dumped oranges into the Primate World habitat, a chimpanzee grabbed one of the oranges and tossed it into the crowd of onlookers, striking a young girl in the head.



Zoo employees in the crowd rushed to help the girl and called for an ice pack, though the young victim seemed to be more stunned than injured. A zoo spokeswoman later confirmed that the girl was not hurt and even stayed at the zoo after the incident.

'Alex' the chimp, meanwhile, was described as a "feisty teenager" who got especially excited after another chimp snatched his present.