"while swinging down from a treetop"

"Gibbon-style wedding ceremony in Thailand."

"home to the world’s only viable population of the red-banded langur"

Big plans being made for Malaysia's Maludam National Park.

"10 people were bitten by lions, tigers, wolves and monkeys at the zoo"

Canada's GuZoo Animal Farm, "animal welfare group," in dispute.

"monkeys aren't the easiest animals to live with"

Motley Fool pooh-poohs simian investment advisers.

"chimps learn to use computers"

There are, it seems, many ways to pass the time in "one of the nation’s most interesting and surprising visitor destinations," Columbus, Ohio.

"there will be one sure loser in the conflict: Mother Nature"

Rwandan / Congolese military clash, mountain gorillas hardest hit.

"the mangrove swamps are famous for their proboscis monkeys"

Borneo's bat caves, encrusted with the guano of uncounted centuries, offend the nose of the delicate traveller. Bats seem to like it, though.

"we will be putting in security sensors"

Cotton-top tamarin stolen from Australia's Mogo Zoo.

"there are no monkey heads in my fridge"

Surgeon who performed monkey head transplant proposes Rosey Grier / Ray Milland redux.

"I'm sitting there in a tepid pool of my own filth"

Columnist likens healthful showers to "an angry gorilla being hosed down in his cage by the zookeeper" and advocates the tub.

Chimeras

Mice, it seems, "have also been altered to produce viable monkey sperm." Which I shouldn't have thought was in particularly short supply.

"I can never remember wanting to do anything else"

Great Ape Trust of Iowa: a boy and his orangutan. More here.

"A lot of work goes into caring for the chimps"

"Save the Chimps" to fill Florida with cast-off chimpanzees.

"no specific date for the return of the primates or the number of orangutans"

Thailand to send ex-Safari World orangutans to Indonesia. Probably. Eventually.

"potential for hazards to the public and zookeepers"

Continuing problems at Binghamton, NY's Ross Park Zoo do not bode well for upcoming AZA accreditation.

"Do not be alarmed if monkeys get in the bath with you"

Hot-tubbing snow monkeys in Japan.

"a strong Rwandan Defense Force presence"

You can go see the gorillas at Rwanda's Parc National des Volcans secure in the knowledge that most tourists survive without incident.

"gave out free goodies"

Santa Claus makes early visit to Indiana's Potawatomi Zoo.

"the animal was unprovoked"

Chimp bites man at Indiana Shrine circus.

"the threatened primate species from Madagascar"

Lemur-breeding at Australia's Perth Zoo.

"a nice bundle of cash for the festive season"

Monkey-poaching in South Africa.

"only a matter of time"

Sky to fall, says WHO. And me, without a flu shot!

"17th annual ZooLights festival"

Oregon Zoo to display more than 500,000 lights illuminating life-sized animal silhouettes, for some entirely secular, never quite spelled-out, reason.

"The zoo now has seven gorillas"

Gorilla born at Franklin Park Zoo in Massachusetts. See if they can keep this one inside.

"Ethical tourism is a hot topic"

World Society for the Protection of Animals makes lists to ensure grim, dour charter trips where you're guaranteed not to be amused by animals. But you'll be virtuously bored, so you've got that going for you.

Which is nice.

"giving away single-use cameras to the first 800 children"

Yakini, gorilla at Australia's Melbourne Zoo, about to turn five.

"urging Australians to come see it for themselves"

Taking in the orangutans of Indonesia's Semenggoh Rehabilitation Centre park and other local sights.

"I'm stuck with it"

Artist Lisa Roet specializes in apes.

If there are no eyes, avoid all contact

"Do not make direct eye contact with monkeys," and other useful tips for avoiding monkey menace in India.

"simian road kills are a growing worry"

Hong Kong begins posting "mind-the-monkey" traffic signs as road kills gain attention.

"what a reward to see the gorillas"

UK artist visits Uganda to see wildlife, draw pictures.

"high doses of the drug damaged some monkey brains"

Amgen withdraws experimental drug for Parkinson's disease. Patients, liability lawyers, upset.

"All present day Santa Gertrudis descend from Monkey"

Call me a city boy, but I didn't even know there was a Cattle Breed of the Week.

"Researchers attacked a monkey with AIDS virus"

China claims positive results in early AIDS vaccine testing.

"there are some 50 being held in captivity"

The government's seizing monkeys in Jambi, Thailand.

"The baby boy was born November Eleventh"

Gorilla born at New Mexico's Rio Grande Zoo, another expected.

"a tense stand-off"

Monkey menace in Hong Kong.

"more than 500 animal species on hand"

San Diego Zoo is very big.

"generally, all the stories are sad"

South African woman a foster mother to monkeys.

"hordes of monkeys were descending the camp, agitating the elephants"

Indian authorities shocked to discover freeloading humans, monkeys, abusing elephant rejuvenation camp at Madhumalai Wildlife Sanctuary.

"deprived of their freedom for a few cheap tricks"

PETA moonbats trivialize slavery.

"a permit to kill monkeys and neelgai can be attained easily"

No more Mr. Nice Guy in India.

"ten-ton gorilla of the elections business"

Diebold bids to out-do Halliburton as the company they love to hate.

"never, ever write about Dan Rather"

Link, Alpaca Burger Forum, link like the wind!

"It affects their behavior"

Squirrel monkey removed from home by Hawaiian SWAT team to do time at Panaewa Rainforest Zoo.

"two young bonnet macaques monkey learning to cope with new situations"

India hosts "Vatavaran Travels 2004", a environment and wildlife film festival, this weekend.

"It is heart-warming"

Johannesburg Zoo gets a new gorilla.

"invading gorillas; erupting geysers and some very mischievous hippos"

Let's strive with increased vigor to visit Hong Kong Disneyland!

Seen in June and July, this story comes around again

Dhaka Zoo, in Bangladesh, has plenty of geriatric animals, and not so much in the way of geriatric veterinary facilities.

"the team is continuing to study these mysteries"

Grauer's Scrub-warbler and Papyrus Yellow Warbler said to benefit from Mountain Gorilla conservation in Rwanda's Volcano National Park.

"I do what comes naturally"

Connecticut man trains monkey for Inherit the Wind production.

"bomb-throwing radicalism is a political non-starter"

"Armed resistance" wins Grist Magazine poll for favorite green four-year-plan. Magazine suggests it's a poor idea, not out of principle, but for practical reasons.

Grist? Puts me in mind of Argosy, True, Real, the less smutty competition for what Lileks has been cataloging in Stagworld.

Strengthen the good

The C.S. Lewis Bilingual Gymnaziumin in Bratislava, Slovakia.

"when a llama wanders into the executive lunchroom"

I think this is about more than budget cuts that might hurt Buffalo Zoo.

"Vervet monkeys are not pets"

South African wildlife rehab center tries to convince people not to keep pet monkeys.

"they're very smooth, soft animals"

Meet, eat alligators at Florida's Gatorama. They've also got bobcats, tortoises, monkeys, and raccoons, for looking at. Not for eating.

"Animals also have feelings"

PETA and associated busybodies in India plan to be outraged by visit of Russian State Circus Company.

"We think inflammation is very important"

Thousands of rhesus monkeys and pigtail macaques help celebrate Tulane National Primate Research Center's 40th anniversary.

"I wanted to handle a tiger cub"

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums presents Heini Hediger Award.

Silent America

Bill Whittle begins selling his book.

"expects the zoo to downsize"

A less breathless view of problems at India's Alipore Zoological Gardens.

"earth-friendly shopping, worm composting, waste reduction and more"

Elementary school students to parrot their indoctrination at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.

"includes a stuffed orangutan"

It's not every day that a Google News search for monkeys turns up a story titled "The stiletto killer and the anal probe".

"some kinds of squirrels and foxes will also be prohibited"

Japan to ban three species of non-Japanese monkeys to prevent miscegenation.

"he planned to engage in a dialogue with the zoo's staff and board"

Detroit Zoo director craves attention.

"There are really no limits"

Singapore goes mad for weddings at the zoo.

"Do you ever watch those wildlife programmes on TV?"

It's not bushmeat. Perish the thought.

"if you are a chicken, a mouse, or a monkey"

Haven't we seen this story before? Why yes, I knew it looked familiar.

"a nuisance for motorists"

Monkeys on India's Kalka-Simla national highway to be relocated. Monkeys not currently on India's Kalka-Simla national highway making their own plans to relocate.

"shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals"

Simian virus 40 in zoo workers cause for concern.

"It all started with pigs on a treadmill"

Ann Althouse sends along a pointer to this story, thus giving me an excuse to post one that I've been avoiding!

Apologies: Triticale sent the pointer to Ann Althouse, I didn't pay attention. Bad me.

"Ethiopia has a very colorful story"

Controversy about Houston Museum of Natural Science plan to exhibit Australopithecus afarensis "Lucy" skeleton.

"an excavation site near Barcelona"

Missing link found in Spain. Not news, it seems. Not a bit.

"gorilla hearts are much like human organs"

Kwashi, a gorilla at Tennessee's Knoxville Zoo, diagnosed with infiltrative cardiomyopathy.

"He’s a good chimp"

Peeping chimp terrorizes Palm Springs woman.

"ape-level material culture"

Young chimpanzees out-think young humans, University of St Andrews scientists say.

"they found a gorilla suit in his car"

Baltimore police arrest APES graffitist.

It won't take long

Just go look.

"a great way to add some variety"

Pumpkins stomped at D.C.'s National Zoo.

"continued vigilance is the key"

CBS News calls for more worrying about flu.

"I did it because I needed cash for entertainment"

Japanese monkey researcher turns bad.

"it's very sad to see the children miss out"

Australia's Whyalla wildlife and reptile sanctuary needs someone new to run the place.

"mutilated one"

Baby Colobus monkey goes on display at Denver Zoo.

"The $100 million's in the budget"

Health and Human Services wants $100 million to modernize production of flu vaccine.

"It has no meaningful contribution towards conservation"

India's Zoological Gardens, Alipore harming animals, says "People for Animals".

"Sepilok is getting overcrowded"

Wall-to-wall orangutans at Malaysia's Sepilok rehabilitation center.

"at it again"

UK man to walk backwards, in gorilla suit, for some undisclosed distance to attract attention, raise funds for Severn Hospice.

"I’m not saying that chimpanzees have morality"

Fxpert on chimpanzee behavior Frans de Waal inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.

"I want to say 'Hi' to him"

Nicholas Cage said to be interested by yetis.

Schockley could have stuck with physics

And Dawkins with evolution.

"you come to Costa Rica to get away from Americans"

Sunday Times travel writer doesn't feel at home anymore, at home.

"also protect the lives of the monkeys in the historical sanctuary"

Fiema and Boabeng in Ghana now have fire brigade.

"no major incidents of animal mistreatment"

Scotland's Argyll Wildlife Park on double secret probation.

"get a photo, a certificate and a monkey toy"

Just in time for Christmas, the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection offers adopt-a-macaque without the muss and fuss of actually having one around.

"the monkeys aren't all fun"

Lop Buri, Thailand in the midst of annual monkey festival.

"Korea has a long way to go"

Queen of the Chimps Jane Goodall pesters Koreans.

"contrary to the Highway Traffic Act"

New trial for Canadian teenager convicted of in-line skating down the street dressed as a gorilla.

"To blame this on the union is totally ridiculous"

Binghamton, NY's Ross Park Zoo has reason to be concerned about upcoming AZA accreditation visit.

"an image is already seared into her memory"

Florida woman reports "skunk ape" sighting.

"trophies of monkeys and baboons"

Trophy-hunter's collection saved from housefire by NY firefighters.

"Chimpanzees expected to arrive some time this winter"

Louisiana, mational, politicos officiate at dedication of first buildings at Chimp Haven.

"a year from now, this whole area will resonate with the hoots of contented chimpanzees"

"it may be hard for people to imagine"

Monkey Village at Arizona's Phoenix Zoo lets you mingle with monkeys, if that's your idea of a good time.

"several isolated outbreaks of the deadly Ebola virus"

Adventure holidays in Gabon.

"cows taking a bath"

Taipei City Zoo reopens “Children's Zoo.”

"abandon contraceptive-advice programmes and ban all acne treatments"

British scientist theorizes bifrontal copulation a human habit since we first evolved.

"attendance 9 percent higher than anticipated"

Minnesota Zoo hopes that things'll work out better next year.

Goodbye, Indah

Orangutan at Iowa's Great Ape Trust euthanized.

"Animal control crews subdued the ape and returned to her cage"

Baboon makes a break for freedom at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport.

"European fleets off the coast of West Africa"

Give a man a fish, and you've fed him for day. Don't give him one, he's off for bushmeat surprise.

"the third animal death there this month"

Endangered Sulawesi macaque, Ripley, crushed to death in freak accident at Washington, DC's National Zoo.

"supporting children around the world in their desire to make a difference"

Will Rogers never met Queen of the Chimps Jane Goodall.

"the government needs a show of force"

Brazil issues strongly-worded memos against illegal land use.

"a lively baby monkey"

Oakland Zoo gets around to mentioning the birth of a spider monkey, Minikey.

"animals cannot perform magic"

Witchcraft feared after monkey sighting in South Africa.

So, uh, be aware of orangutans

Apparently it's International Orangutan Awareness Week. At least in San Diego.

"The apes are not exactly apes"

Ernest and the Barbary Apes of Gibraltar. Thanks to Erik.

"very few Americans who do not regard America as special"

Sky is falling, says Canadian historian.

"Ideal for butt busting activities"

Via Side Salad, anti-monkey butt powder.

"There are worse jobs than working for an MP"

Recess Monkey points out this bit of primate research, and a disturbing associated image.

"shrieks of joy from the young ones"

As bright an idea as bringing them to the planetarium.

"ancient relatives of monkeys, apes, and humans"

The Indri, the world’s largest lemur.

"It sort of sets the thermostat for the body"

Big-boned orangutan at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo successfully treated for hypo-thyroid condition.

"survived the fall and is now receiving treatment"

Escaped pet monkey in Youngstown, OH has quite an adventure.

Over at small dead animals

Baboons and hyenas.

"after last spring's failure"

Quaqmire alert!

"protesters dressed as giant tampons"

Syracusan's beware: PETA plans to spoil lunchtime traffic Nov. 10.

"two wonderful new naturalistic primate exhibits"

Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo receives £1.6 million government grant for new primate research center

"has already bitten more than 10 people"

India's Mulund Colony, Shastrinagar tramatized by monkey attacks.

"They feel sadness"

The Korea Times has Queen of the Chimps Jane Goodall call for "the immediate discontinuation of animal tests".

"if we suspect a foul play, we will catch hold of the criminal"

Dozens of dead monkeys in Meerut, India.

"the timing of the exercise was not good"

Protecting their fields from monkeys keeps Ugandan women away from tetanus vaccination.

"clerks recognized his voice"

Gorilla mask no protection for Wyoming video store robber.

"prisoner uniforms and monkey masks"

PETA freaks to put on a show.

"a much-needed prologue"

The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey.

"mainly living in South America"

Pictures of squirrel monkeys from China.

"Why do humans and chimpanzees have such large testes?"

Many questions are asked, but few man chew.

Adventures in translation

How best to explain that "Rescue center tends to smuggle wild animals" means something quite different than "Rescue center tends to smuggled wild animals"?

"Don't anybody talk about giant pandas"

Fresno's Chaffee Zoo to be run by non-governmental non-profit.

"This is the best kept secret up here"

California's Cinema Safari Zoo takes the animals for a walk through town.

"the youth said he did not have any other wildlife"

Singapore's The New Paper helps catch seller of endangered animals.

"You can’t do anything to advertise your business, basically"

Granbury, Texas goes all bolshie and requires permits for giant gorilla-shaped advertising balloons.

"this year, the zoo was the main theme"

New Jarsey's Cohanzick Zoo celebrates 70^th anniversary with art show. Not one of your big anniversaries, usually, the 70^th.

"He is my toubab friend from England"

Gambian paper prints instructive little tale: let the English guy do it, then all will be well.

"a proactive measure"

Ohio's Campbell County considers banning exotic pets, just in case.

"We will go on an awareness campaign next year"

Malaysian group demands that Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary be recognized as a wildlife sanctuary.

"celebrating a new arrival today"

New baby chimpanzee at Baltimore Zoo.

"tourism is complex"

Forget "beach or mountain," go jungle.

"Bush meat trade threatens Liberia's biodiversity"

Seeing it spelled that way is unsettling.

"She always remembers the zoo as being a happy place"

Australia's Melbourne Zoo attempts to lure customers back. Also, there's something called a tree kangaroo, so watch the skies.

"Get into your monkey selves"

High school drama class hasn't changed any.

"and old cardboard boxes"

Gorillas at UK's Paignton Zoo form rugby league.

"a day-long meeting"

Primate researchers plan wild weekend at UC Riverside.

"people encroached and polluted the reserve"

Friends of the Nation to protect Ghana's Takoradi Monkey Hill Forest.

"the monkey would have won"

And now the screaming starts.

"I coulda been a contender"

"I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it."

(and I'm entitled to one gloat)

Goodbye, Bobbie

Bobbie, 50-year-old chimp at New Zealand's Auckland Zoo, dead of apparent heart failure.

"more than 2,000 protected animals were confiscated"

Animal Concerns Research and Education Society comes out against exotic pets in Singapore.

"Sam was born in 1948"

Meet Sam, an aging chimp at Sacramento Zoo.

"daring enough to enter houses to steal food"

Sleep disturbed in Borneo by "screaming monkeys on rooftops".

"occasional attacks by monkeys are not uncommon at temples"

Hundreds of children in India's Assam state attacked by temple monkeys.

Update: AP copy editor alert: Monkeys not Monkey's.

"home to a monkey species listed as endangered"

UNESCO declares two Vietnam sites World Biosphere Reserves. Pauly Shore arrival imminent.

"Nobody has been able to conduct a full survey in a decade"

Counting gorillas in Democratic Republic of Congo.

"George and John"

Twin marmosets named for Presidential candidates at Iowa's Blank Park Zoo.

"The villagers decided to have a party"

"My auntie was married to a hobbit!" says Indonesian villager.

Off-topic

Go, read. Via the zoo.

"disasterous"

Fish cited as Oregon's "800 pound gorilla".

"the cashier said the suspect had a feminine voice"

Woman in gorilla mask (or gorilla in woman suit) fails to rob Ohio supermarket.

"she likes to moon the other gibbons"

Funds to be raised for gibbons in California.