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Removed the line "Enos was glad to return to earth" ... this is hearsay - being a chimp, it's not as if Enos could have said he was glad to return to earth.
Clearly biased article The glorifying statements are back with even more emphasis. The filmed evidence of either Enos or Ham panicking after their retrieval from the capsule is not mentioned. Also missing is the list of dangerous and extreme conditions which occurred during their test flights.
The article on Ham, the other astronaut chimpanzee, is likewise laced with glory and does not mention any risks and negative events during and after the mission.
Please also note that the stories and fates of previous projects of NASA involving animals (also involving a drowned monkey) in space and of the "quite messy" (quote by Arthur C. Clarke, no less) depressurization testing with dogs is not referenced. docpi ( talk) 18:02, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
According to Dark Side of the Moon (Gerard J. Degroot, New York University Press) Enos had a reputation for bad behavior. He destroyed panels and equipment inside the Mercury capsule when the electric shock system used to discipline the chimps for failing to perform tasks on time began to malfunction, shocking his feet even when he followed instruction. During his postflight press converence, he removed his diaper in front of reporters and began to masturbate, earning him the nickname "Enos the Penis". (chapter 9 "The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters") BethEnd 23:20, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
This is one of the worst articles I've seen on wikipedia.... the idea that he celebrated his return, etc. In reality, he was continually shocked during the flight by a malfunctioning test device and upon landing attacked one of his handlers, biting him and leaving a nasty gash on his leg.
I will correct this article with proper citations when I have a chance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.16.42.143 ( talk) 04:15, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
If it is true Enos had been shocked during the flight by a malfunctioning test device one could assume he would be happy to be out of the capsule and away from the malfunctioning test device. ( 66.162.249.170 ( talk) 06:51, 30 January 2011 (UTC))
LTJG A. P. Pipkin, USNR, I was the deck division officer responsible for Enos's recovery and he definitely did not walk around and shake everyone's hand on the Stormes. He had a reputation of being very ill-tempered (even before his flight!). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.177.176.238 ( talk) 19:00, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
Can someone crop the lead image to just Enos' head and some of his arm, shoulder, and upper torso? The article is about Enos, not the posing human. Looking at the possible crop it would be a good descriptor image and wouldn't show any of the human (my cropping and uploading skills are low). Thanks. Randy Kryn ( talk) 12:35, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
The last two paragraphs are rather confusing - One one hand it states that it is believed that Enos was dissected, then later it talks about people who did the post mortem and also that attempts to find the remains were unsuccessful but that remains were packed and sent to the Smithsonian. It is near impossible to tell what is fact and speculation. 217.23.235.71 ( talk) 12:13, 30 November 2022 (UTC)