Belgian Woman Banned from Zoo After 4-Year 'Affair' with Chimpanzee Adie Timmermans is banned from coming in contact with a chimpanzee at the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium after developing a close bond with the primate over several years By Vanessa Etienne August 24, 2021 03:41 PM FB Tweet More CREDIT: GETTY A Belgian zoo banned a local woman from visiting the park's chimpanzee exhibit due to her "affair" with one of the primates. A chimpanzee named Chita arrived at the Antwerp Zoo 30 years ago. Over the past four years, Adie Timmermans has visited the primate every week, developing a close bond with the animal. "I love that animal, and he loves me. I haven't got anything else. Why do they want to take that away," Timmermans said, per Newsweek . "We're having an affair, I'll just say." RELATED: Detroit Zoo Helps Baby Chimpanzee Get Adopted by Another Chimp After His Mother Falls Ill According to the outlet, the "affair" Ti