Travis was the Herolds' constant companion and would often accompany them to work and on their shopping excursions in town. The Herolds raised Travis at their home at Rock Rimmon Road in the North Stamford section of Stamford, Connecticut. They named the chimpanzee for Sandra's favorite singer, Travis Tritt. Sandra and Jerome Herold purchased Travis for $50,000 from a breeder after he was taken from his mother when he was three days old. In a separate incident, Travis' mother Suzy was fatally shot following an escape in 2001. Travis was born near Festus, Missouri on October 21, 1995, at Mike and Connie Braun Casey's compound, currently named the Missouri Chimpanzee Sanctuary. The incident became an international news story.

On February 16, 2009, Travis attacked and mauled his owner's friend in Stamford, Connecticut, blinding her, severing several body parts and lacerating her face, before he was shot and killed by a responding police officer. Travis (OctoвЂ“ February 16, 2009) was a male common chimpanzee who, as an animal actor, appeared in several television shows and commercials, including spots for Pepsi, as well as on television programs including The Maury Povich Show and The Man Show, which is disputed. ( April 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced.

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