Andrew F. Oberle, 26, remains hospitalized. He was seriously injured Thursday when two chimpanzees pulled him under a fence. Oberle is a University of Texas at San Antonio anthropology graduate student.
Carl Oberle described chimps as his nephew's "passion" and says he knew each animal by its "name and face."
A conservationist who runs the sanctuary says investigators will have to wait until Oberle is well enough to provide details to try to determine what prompted the attack.
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