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Pictures: Zoo Miami Chimp Falls in Love with a Box for Valentine's Day

It's a love story for the ages. The bond between a chimp named Bubbles and her pink, heart-painted box.The couple was set up by Zoo Miami's staff, and the box was stuffed full of the chimp's favorite fruits. All of the apes at the zoo were actually set up with...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

February 14, 2012

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It's a love story for the ages. The bond between a chimp named Bubbles and her pink, heart-painted box.

The couple was set up by Zoo Miami's staff, and the box was stuffed full of the chimp's favorite fruits. All of the apes at the zoo were actually set up with boxes, but judging from the photos posted on the zoo's Facebook page, this one chimp in particular fell head over heels.

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