We all know that “Smoking is injurious to health” not only for humans but also for animals. However, a chimpanzee named Azalea at a zoo in North Korea smoking cigarettes which is going viral on the social networking sites.

This 19-year-old female chimpanzee, whose name in Korean is “Dallae”, smokes about a pack a day. Dallae is short for Azalea. According to the reports, “Thrown a lighter by a zoo trainer, the chimpanzee lights her own cigarettes. If a lighter isn’t available, she can light up from lit cigarette if one is tossed her way.”

It also added that guests were delighted as she “sat puffing away as her trainer egged her on.” The trainer of the star ape also encouraged her to touch her nose, bow thank you and do a simple dance to entertain the visitors further. The zoo officials, however, claim that Azalea does not inhale the smoke.

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This newly renovated zoo has become a major attraction among the people of the country ever since it reopened in July. The renovations began in 2014, as part of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts to create more modern and impressive structures and leisure centers around the capital was actually built in 1959 when Kim Il Sung, the nation’s first leader and the grandfather of Kim Jong Un, ordered it built on the outskirts of the city.