Visitors to a newly reopened zoo in North Korea have been flocking to a new attraction: a smoking chimpanzee. The chimpanzee can use a lighter to light her own cigarettes, or spark up from a lit cigarette. North Korea claims 'new liver medicine made at national zoo' Read moreThe spectacle, which would shock animal rights campaigners, made visitors roar with laughter on Wednesday as the chimpanzee sat puffing away. NK News reported North Korea has stocked the zoo with animals from all over the world, with many of the deals being called into question by animal rights campaigners. The zoo has also been criticised in the past for keeping animals in “woefully inadequate” conditions.

Source: The Guardian October 19, 2016 15:00 UTC