Chimpanzee trained to smoke pack of cigarettes every day in North Korea zoo

There’s an extremely controversial attraction at a North Korean zoo.
Pyongyang’s newly opened zoo has a new star: Azalea, the smoking chimpanzee.

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According to officials at the newly renovated zoo, which has become a favourite leisure spot in the North Korean capital since it re-opened in July, the 19-year-old female chimpanzee smokes about a pack a day.

They insist the chimp, whose name in Korean is Dallae, doesn’t inhale.
When thrown a lighter by her zoo trainer, the chimpanzee knows how to light her own cigarettes.
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Azalea, whose Korean name is "Dallae", a 19-year-old female chimpanzee, lights a cigarette at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to officials at the newly renovated zoo, which has become a favorite leisure spot in the North Korean capital since it was re-opened in July, the chimpanzee smokes about a pack a day. They insist, however, that she doesnít inhale.

Azalea, whose Korean name is "Dallae", a 19-year-old female chimpanzee, smokes a cigarette at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to officials at the newly renovated zoo, which has become a favorite leisure spot in the North Korean capital since it was re-opened in July, the chimpanzee smokes about a pack a day. They insist, however, that she doesnít 
If a lighter isn’t available, she has also been taught how to light up from a lit cigarette if one is tossed her way.

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While this kind of attraction would cause controversy and complaints in the UK, it seemed to delight visitors, who roared with laughter on Wednesday.

The chimpanzee, one of two at the zoo, sat puffing away as her trainer encouraged her.
The trainer also prompted her to touch her nose, bow thank you and perform a little dance.
Azalea, whose Korean name is "Dalle", a 19-year-old female chimpanzee, looks at her keeper at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to officials at the newly renovated zoo, which has become a favorite leisure spot in the North Korean capital since it was re-opened in July, the chimpanzee smokes about a pack a day. They insist, however, that she doesnít inhale. 

Pyongyang zoo pulls in thousands of visitors a day with attractions such as elephants, giraffes, penguins and monkeys.

It also boasts a high-tech natural history museum with displays showing the origins of the solar system and the evolution of life on Earth.

Another of the most popular attractions that might come as a surprise to foreign visitors is the dog pavilion, which has everything from German shepherds to Shih Tsus.
The zoo also has performances featuring other animals trained to do tricks, including a monkey that slam dunks basketballs, dogs trained to appear as though they can do addition and subtraction on an abacus and doves that fly around and land on a woman skating on an indoor stage.