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Dehumidifiers Recalled by LG Electronics Tianjin Appliance Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Dorel Juvenile Group Recalls Play Yards with Bassinets Due to Suffocation Hazard

“hold on to your belongings”

Travel writer proclaims “When Visiting Gibraltar, Watch Out for the Apes”

“frightening rituals involving animal sacrifices”

Philadelphia SPCA discovers a graveyard of ram, sheep and monkey skulls, a turtle shell, and a lot of chicken feathers.

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Utility Knife Recalled by Dollar Tree Due to Laceration Hazard

“a contest to name the baby monkey”

L.A. Zoo reports a surprise when a Kikuyu colobus monkey, who had been on contraceptives, gives birth to a one-pound, eight inches long, bundle of monkey joy.

“Ollie”

Erie Zoo names their baby orangutan.

“the oldest gorilla in captivity”

Colo, at 53, probably the oldest living gorilla, wants you off the lawn at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

(It occurs to me that I, too, am 53. And that I, too, want you off the lawn.)

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Fall Hazard Prompts NHTSA, CPSC and Dorel Juvenile Group to Announce Recall of Infant Car Seat/Carriers

5.11 Tactical® Knives Recalled Due to Laceration Hazard

“attributed to a documentary”

When the Dutch plan a vacation, "chimpanzee sanctuary" comes to mind, apparently.

“a companion for Cheli and Ginger”

Makan, a 6-year-old male Sumantran Sumatran orangutan, moves to Sacramento Zoo.

Never trust a man with a monkey

British serial killer Peter Tobin carried a monkey on his shoulder when he went hunting girls.

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Christmas Tree Toppers Recalled by Precious Moments Due to Fire Hazard

Child’s Asphyxiation Death Prompts Recall of Toy Dart Gun Play Set by OKK Trading

Home Depot Recalls Dehumidifiers Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Goodbye, Katie

36-year-old western lowland gorilla dead of abdominal cancer at North Carolina's N.C. Zoo

“a small ceremony has been planned”

A new alpha monkey takes charge at Japan's Mount Takasaki Natural Zoological Park.

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JCPenney Recalls Cooks® Outdoor BBQ Grills Due to Fire Hazard

“no restrictions to coming up with names”

Monkey-naming contest for baby Colobus that was born Feb. 5 at South Carolina's Greenville Zoo. Mail link

Goodbye, Hobbit

30-year-old gorilla at South Africa's National Zoological Gardens dies after diabetes diagnosis, suffering complications including kidney and eyesight damage.

“two dead monkeys and monkey body parts”

An unpleasant surprise in the mail today in Ireland.

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OSRAM SYLVANIA Recalls Portable Nightlights Due to Electric Shock Hazard

Toy Trucks Recalled by Variety Wholesalers Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

“the defeat of the Third Reich and the Axis powers”

No parsnips were buttered.

Update: Vladimir Putin chimes in on Obama Peace Prize.

“something may really be out there”

Reports of a monkey sighting in Novato CA.

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Children’s Plush Books Recalled by Simon & Schuster Due to Choking Hazard

“He had a pet monkey”

No signs of buyer's remorse in Indonesia, as they erect a statue of Barack Obama as a 10-year-old.

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Evenflo Recalls Cake Toys on Children’s Activity Centers Due to Choking Hazard

Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks

“seeking permission to sue the state”

Stamford State's Attorney David Cohen calls for enough newscamera crews so he can release a statement on the Charla Nash chimpanzee attack for the evening news.

Update: does not plan to charge the owner!

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Team Work Trading Expands Recall of Children’s Metal Pendants Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Allura Imports Due to Strangulation Hazard

Lucky it wasn't 'Ron Paul'

Philadelphia Zoo to name baby orangutan 'Batu' after online contest.

"unusual"

Medical Examiner rules that elderly couple found dead in their FL home died of natural causes. A pet monkey was reportedly standing guard over one of the bodies.

Update : “the monkey's leash was wrapped around Whitson's neck”. Nothing to see here.

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Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by NTD Apparel Due to Strangulation Hazard

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Blenders Recalled by Haier America Due to Laceration Hazard

“overprotective tendencies”

A Callimico Goeldi monkey is killing other monkeys at Canada's Cherry Brook Zoo with misguided kindness.

“somehow escaped their SUV”

Shelbyville TN learns: if you invite foreigners you invite their pet monkeys.

“a lot of trouble if he didn't say how he got that monkey”

Florida monkey-napper comes clean, marmoset safe.

“a troupe of 29 baboons raided four cars”

Increasingly aggressive troupes of monkeys in Cape Town, South Africa.

“monkeys are unpredictable”

Indiana girl suffers due to heartland monkey mania.

“monkeys attack people if they carry anything”

India's monkey menace continues unabated.

“swinging from treetops to rooftops”

Florida's runaway monkey still on the run, last seen in Oldsmar.

“likely the same macaque that was seen in East Tampa last week”

Day care lock-down in Hillsborough, FL, as monkey is seen roaming.

"cloned human meat at prices you like"

Cloning Animal 57 for fun and profit. (h/t)

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Grand World Recalls “Bobby Chupete” Pacifiers Due to Choking Hazard

Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts and Jackets Recalled by Century 21 Promotions, Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard

Update This just in: Fire and Burn Hazards Prompt Recall of Gas Grills Sold at Lowe’s Stores

Meta meta meta

Got my novel H1N1 vaccination today. Didn't think to demand extra thimerosal, but they might not have gotten the joke, so it's just as well that I didn't.

“Nassir, Neo, Niko, Nigel and Nsambu”

Toronto Zoo to name baby gorilla in camera-friendly publicity stunt.

Update: Nassir.

Down the rat-hole it goes!

$5.1 million in federal tax-payer's money awarded to Boston's New England Primate Research Center.

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Treestands Recalled by Gander Mountain Company Due to Fall Hazard

Backpack Blowers Recalled by Homelite Due to Fire Hazard

Bicycles Recalled by Easton Sports; Stem Failure Poses Fall Hazard

“it may not even be a monkey”

Tampa, FL police responded this morning to an unconfirmed report of a monkey in a tree.

Update: Monkey, confirmed.

“Gorilla Tough Cuff”

Zoo Atlanta and a group of Georgia Tech undergraduates succeed in getting voluntary blood pressure readings from Ozzie, a 48-year-old male western lowland gorilla,

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Maclaren USA Recalls to Repair Strollers Following Fingertip Amputations

Ouch!

“We have always only had males”

Two female gorillas moved from Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo to FL's Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens.

Goodbye, M’Bili

17-year-old male Lowland gorilla found dead Saturday morning at Topeka Zoological Park. A necropsy will be performed.

Update: Uh-oh, the death "comes amid controversy at the zoo."

Update: Necropsy results: ruptured aortic aneurysm.

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The Life is Good Company Travel Mugs Recalled Due to Burn Hazard

Children’s Art Easels Recalled by MacPherson’s Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Vulgar boatmen of the Ganges

Dying their monkeys hair black to attract the tourist trade

“A monkey has died”

New openness at Topeka Zoo.

“a Guinness World Record”

1,061 people dressed as gorillas in Denver, CO.

“armed with handguns”

Tell the Northern Ireland police, I suspect monkeys in monkey masks!

She's still alive??!?

Heiress Grace Slick tells the government to phase out the use of chimpanzees in invasive experiments. I predict this will come to tears when she finds she would have benefited from an as-yet-nonexistent medical treatment.

Enrichment

An orangutan eating a pumpkin is seen in these photos taken at Washington DC's National Zoo.

Happy Birthday, Vila!

52-year-old western lowland gorilla, 3rd oldest in the US, celebrates birthday at San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park. Peanut butter-frosted banana ice cake was served.

“fatal mauling”

Everyone loses when a zookeeper goes bush.

hint:

bacon always makes you feel better.

More dignified than Wellstone funeral

National Geographic Magazine photographs chimpanzees at Cameroon's Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center watching as the body of one of their own is buried.

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Halloween Flashlights Sold Exclusively at Target Recalled Due to Burn Hazard

Sony Recalls Computer AC Adapters Due to Shock Hazard

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Belkin International Inc. Recalls SurgeMaster™ Surge Protectors Due to Shock Hazard

Near Strangulation of Child Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Whole Space; Sold Exclusively by Hanover Direct/Domestications

Near Strangulation of Children Prompts Recall of Roman Shades by Louis Hornick & Co.; Sold Exclusively at Bed Bath & Beyond

“This is so different from the woman in Stamford”

Fleet-of-foot residents of toney Greenwich, CT may be protected in case of cheetah escape from Lionshare Farm.

“utterly morally reprehensible”

UK food critic AA Gill shoots a baboon just to watch it die!

“grant money, time, and monkey eggs”

Stem cell faker Woo Suk Hwang convicted in Korean court.

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Flatware Recalled by Cambridge Silversmiths Due to Choking Hazard

Coby Electronics Recalls Rechargeable Batteries Sold with Portable DVD/CD/MP3 Players Due to Fire Hazard

“agoraphobia and anxiety disorder”

Springfield, MO. woman's monkey ruled not a service animal.

Who's your daddy?

Trouble among the evolutionary biologists!

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Idea Village Recalls Wireless Light Switches Due to Fire Hazard

Haunted House Screen Candle Holders Recalled by Coyne’s & Co. Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Yankee Candle

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Raynor Marketing Recalls Quantum Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Office Depot Stores

“The poor animal had mastoiditis”

Scienceblogs blogger Corpus Callosum on a Gorilla in a CAT Scanner.

(The surgery was successful).

Goodbye, Fifi

49-year-old chimpanzee Fifi, one of the oldest female chimps in North America, dead at the Toledo Zoo. Necropsy will follow.

“should be treated like a workers' compensation claim”

Owner says I'm sorry my chimpanzee ruined your body and your life, but it shouldn't cost me a fortune, too!

Ape name news

An infant gorilla at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo is newly-named Hadari. A baby chimpanzee in Arkansas waits for a naming contest next month.

“central government has assured cooperation”

More promises that action, to date, in combating monkey menace in Himachal Pradesh, India.

“it only takes one monkey to replace a newspaper’s sports department”

Big News to begin replacing robot-like reporters with robotic reporters.

“kids talk back to you”

Recently-rescued baboon tries to adjust to new environment.

“I am suffering from a high fever today”

Brachiation is espoused.

Prediction for 2010:

Roman Polanski has something special to look forward to!

“fatally injured by the 50,000 Volt raw current”

Kenyan groups seeks help in protecting local monkeys.

“wild animals should not be kept as pets”

Captive baboon rescued from Kentucky garage. (Hint: there's a job opening down at Cooter's now, for the right man.)

An undocumented primate?

A monkey escaped its owner in Basehor, KS. It returned without further incident, but police want to see proof of a monkey permit.

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Wooden Toys Recalled by Daiso Due to Choking Hazard

I guess the rules are different for celebrities

Doesn't the boss pooching the hired help usually lead to recriminations and lawsuits?

Update: Now the recrimations aplenty! Still waiting for the other shoe, though. (h/t)

“zoo's first baby orangutan in 17 years”

Orangutan born at Philadelphia Zoo.

“fewer than a dozen times on gorillas”

Cataract surgery for Josephine, a 42-year-old gorilla at FL's Miami Metrozoo.

h/t: Gateway Pundit

Garrison Keillor: Soylent Green is Republicans!

“my friends at PETA”

Movie phenomenon without-a-reason Benicio Del Toro would rather watch your family die untreated than see one precious monkey harmed. All show-folk are the enemies of decent people.

“1.2 million years older than the skeleton of Lucy”

Partial reconstruction of Ardi, a 4.4 million-year-old Ardipithecus ramidus, the oldest known hominid skeleton.

Update: UPI claims Kent State University Professor C. Owen Lovejoy insists they evolved from us, not we from they!

Update: Maybe a more accurate interpretation is Kent State University Professor C. Owen Lovejoy insists we didn't evolve from Ardipithecus ramidus, both we and they evolved from a common ancestor.

Where UPI evolved from, nobody's saying.

Aint no big deal!

First Connecticut was a laughing-stock because we were an unwitting host to a bird-fighting ring. Now, because the sentence was probation.

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Lamplight Farms Recalls Replacement Torch Fuel Containers Due to Fire Hazard

“fulfilled her purpose”

Gorilla born at Toronto Zoo,

“which had escaped from a zoo”

Calls are made to police in UK as gorilla-costumed charity runner is mistaken for gorilla.

“the orangutan loves his dog”

Suryia the orangutan and Roscoe, his hound dog

“part of Mrs Wombwell's Travelling Menagerie”

150 years after the fact, Jenny, the UK's first gorilla, becomes a media star.

What a maroon!

He's not beneath contempt, repugs, he's entirely deserving of contempt!

They do protest too much

Why do Democrats assume that any references anyone else makes to monkeys can only refer to the President?

“to beat their ideological drum”

A struggling scholar gets all wee-weed up at people who fail to ignore facts instead of reciting the politically correct view of bonobos.

A gorilla may put the touch on you, though

Those with a Facebook account can Friend a Gorilla.

h/t

A poor man's Rich Little

Kathleen Sebelius does Bela Lugosi impressions.

Goodbye Charlie

Charlie, chimpanzee at the Oregon Zoo, dies of suspected heart attack or stroke.

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Monkey pushes vacationing woman off cliff in Chengdu China.

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Garlic Press/Slicers Recalled by Trudeau Corporation Due to Laceration Hazard

one year, suspended

Wrist slapped in case of Missouri monkey-stealing.

Goodbye Titus

One of Rwanda's oldest Mountain Gorilla silverbacks, Titus The Gorilla King, has died.

Shiny!

Apes can see ripe bananas flouresce, Austrian scientist says.

I wonder if alcohol was involved

"disrupted a New York Mets game by jumping onto Citi Field naked except for a stuffed monkey tied around his waist"

“simply epic”

Monkey-masked Arizona scofflaw cited, and cited, and cited, and ...

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Children’s Animal Masks and Pendants Recalled by Team Work Trading Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

“not worth the cost of extraditing her”

Charges against Wisconsin woman wanted for stealing a styrofoam banana from a gas station dropped.

“then went on to rob”

A gorilla and a clown walk into a pub in Manchester...

“an Asian origin for anthropoid primates”

“Ganlea megacanina shows that the first anthropoids originated in Asia rather than in Africa,” said French paleontologist Professor Laurent Marivaux.

“a needle in a haystack”

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation is seeking after a pet Patas monkey in Marion County

“fruit, leaves and small vertebrates like mice”

Mouse has hair's-breadth escape from lemur at Five Sisters Zoo in perfidious Scotland.

“Metallica made them react”

Scientists find cottontop tamarins rocking out, throwing devil's horns, in a mellow fashion.

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Baby Jogger Recalls Strollers Due to Fall Hazard

Wal-Mart Announces Recall Expansion of Durabrand DVD Players Due to Fire Hazard

OfficeMax Recalls Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

“moved to the Munda Wanga Botanical Gardens”

Zambian president evicts from the state house the monkeys who earlier this year urinated on him.

“vanished into thin air”

Police in India lose monkey thief.

Update: Caught him.

“consider their Malagasy origins”

Detroit Zoo wants help naming their new pair of black-and-white ruffled lemurs.

“huge monkey off Force India's back”

As a Jordan Grand Prix supporter, I'm experiencing mixed feelings this weekend.

“the size of large rats”

Police in India catch monkey thieves.

More.

The Squick Factor

Scientist calls into question the controversial claim that early humans and chimpanzees interbred.

“born July 27”

A new baby gorilla goes on display today at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

“Lemurs slaughtered for bushmeat”

I recommend not clicking this link, disturbing photos.

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Quiksilver Recalls Girls’ Hoodies with Waist Drawstrings Due to Entrapment Hazard

Liquidation Outlet, Inc. Recalls Action Figure Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard; Sold Exclusively at Dollar Stores

Baby Jogger Recalls Strollers Due to Fall Hazard

“just sat there looking at us and blinking”

Escaped monkey makes himself at home in Bedfordshire.

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Strangulation Deaths of Children Prompt Recall to Repair of Roll-Up Blinds and Roman Shades by Lewis Hyman Inc.

Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall to Repair Victoria Classics Roman Shades; Sold Exclusively by Target Stores

“The monkey tried to attack Jason ”

American Pie personality Jason Biggs publicizes his Gibraltar monkey attack.

“brutal chimp attack”

Let me just say, as a Connecticut tax-payer, I don't feel responsible for the terrible things that happened to Charla Nash, and that I don't feel liable for any misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance that state authorities may have committed.

“a very charming, fun loving and intelligent gorilla”

London Zoo to import a beret-wearing French gorilla, Yeboah, to romance the local talent.

“reunited with his female companion, Picchu”

Machu, a South American Pygmy Marmoset monkey who briefly got out of his enclosure at New Zealand's Wellington Zoo, has been recaptured.

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DVD Players Recalled by Wal-Mart Due to Fire Hazard

Pensi Ceiling Fans Recalled by The Modern Fan Co. Due to Fall and Injury Hazard

Weight Watchers Recalls Plush Hungry Figures and Magnets Due to Puncture Hazard

Cloth Books Recalled by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard

“he always intended to turn Koby over to experts”

Connecticut man with illegally keeping a siamong donates $300 to "an environmental charity," charges are nolled.

“Shot then smoked”

Post-coup Madagascar a killing ground for lemurs, Conservation International says.

“Anyone with information can call Chippewa Falls Police Department”

Wisconsin police seek your help!

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Bicycles Recalled by Nirve Sports; Stem Failure Poses Fall Hazard

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Ridgid Table Saws Sold Exclusively at Home Depot Recalled by One World Technologies Due to Laceration Hazard

“up to 50 percent off”

"If you notice a chained gorilla riding around town in a golf cart this week, don’t be alarmed."

“hundreds more are in need of the operation”

Lopburi Thailand donates hundreds of operations for macaque monkeys suffering from hernia.

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Remote Switches Recalled by Woodstock International Due to Fire Hazard

Black & Decker Coffeemakers Recalled By Applica Consumer Products Due to Burn Hazard

“four teens had a clown mask, gorilla suit, and air pistol”

Missouri neighborhood disrupted by pranksters.

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Homelite, Husky and Black Max Generators Recalled Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Home Depot and Sam’s Club Stores

“and drink out of a cup”

Orangutans are just regular guys.

“Broca's area is doing something that's important”

Scientists consider why humans talk and chimpanzees don't.

“Minty escaped after a series of unfortunate events”

Minty the capuchin monkey at New Zealand's Willowbank Wildlife Reserve outsmarts zoo staff, who baited a trap with a banana.

Update: Minty trapped, who's so smart now?

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Wii™ Battery Recharge Stations Recalled by Griffin International Due to Burn and Fire Hazards

Pretend tweet

Don't taze me unless you have an earth-friendly rechargeable green taser, bro!

“visitors will receive complimentary banana-themed treats”

Two gorilla birthdays are celebrated at Boston's Franklin Park Zoo.

“I can't confirm that it wasn't Bigfoot”

There's a mystery critter roaming northern Florida.

“much to the relief of residents”

Rogue monkey caged in India's Nikirai.

“engaged in some monkey business of her own”

Donna Quinter, wife of Monkees drummer Micky Dolenz, arrested for concealing income and allegedly stealing $136,866 in rental subsidies from the New York City Housing Development Corp.

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Dorel Juvenile Group Expands Recall of Safety 1st Stair Gates Due to Fall Hazard

Jump ‘n Jive Doorway Jumpers Recalled by Graco Due to Choking Hazard

Target Recalls Circo Booster Seats Due to Fall Hazard

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... but your query looks similar to automated requests, sheesh, my sense is that all blogspot blogs are blocked right now. Grrr!

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Ross Stores Recalls Plant Stands; Marble Top Can Detach and Fall on Consumers

Increasing Injuries Prompt Black & Decker to Reannounce Recall of Trimmers/Edgers Due to Laceration and Burn Hazards

Spalding In-Ground Basketball Hoops Recalled By Russell Brands Due to Impact Hazard

“trying to make a vaccine”

Malaria is a close relative of a parasite found in chimpanzees, researchers say.

“the twins enjoyed a treat of fruit salad”

Peanut and Pumpkin on Jungle Island.

“117 mechanical arms”

LEMUR: the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots, an automated gamelan.

“I got to get away from this freak”

South Carolina faux gorilla attack.

Paragraph after paragraph from Discovery...

(and not a word of climate alarmism!)

Scientists report a better monkey scratcher invented by monkeys.

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Boy’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings and Warm up Sets Recalled by Burlington Coat Factory Due to Strangulation Hazard

Sherwin-Williams Recalls Purdy Scrapers Due to Laceration Hazard

“open to writers from Britain, Ireland or the Commonwealth”

Autobiography of Cheeta “Me Cheeta” up for Booker Prize.

“has been simmering ever since”

International Astronomical Union may downgrade Neil deGrasse Tyson from planet status.

Meta meta meta

I have, I see, lost a number of entries while editing the list of blogs on the right. I haven't purged anyone for cause recently.

“without their feet touching the ground”

Surprise! Orangutans particularly clever at moving through trees!

“Nineteen people were arrested ”

The rest of the country laughs derisively as Connecticut's canary
fighting ring is exposed.

Like coals to Newcastle!

Man arrested for smuggling monkeys into India's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

“lemurs could not stop crying”

Longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century upsets the animals at China's Hangzhou City Zoo.

“stopped in Seoul, South Korea before arriving”

American volunteer at Indonesian orangutan rehabilitation center suspected to have been infected by the H1N1 virus.

“scientific methods will be employed”

Misbehaving Indian macaques to be taught their manners at monkey school.

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Sevca LLC Recalls Sevylor® Tow Behinds; Quick Hitch Connectors Break, Posing Serious Hazard to Users

LeapFrog Recalls Electronic Plush Toys Due to Choking Hazard

“say there's no cause for concern”

No great apes at CT's Lionshare Farm, where Greenwich grandees raise their cheetahs and their peacock, porcupine, anteater, zebra, miniature horse, tortoise, camel, giraffe, two striped hyenas and several small monkeys.

“a healthy chimp in captivity should live as long as humans”

Two chimpanzees formerly at South Africa's Natal Zoological Gardens are said to be recovering well at Chimpanzee Eden.

Linkless musing

Should gross incompetence be classed as a high crime and misdemeanor? I don't suppose it'd get out of committee, regardless of the party in power.

“Five baby lemurs have been born”

It's lemurs-a-poppin' at Bronx Zoo's Madagascar exhibit.

Baby-strangling snakes A-OK, though

Connecticut bans private ownership of gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans

“he was trying to feed chocolate”

Emergency surgery reported for boy in China's Guangzhou after severe monkey bite.

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Stamina Products Recalls Elliptical Machines; Provides New Warning and Assembly Instructions

Buster Brown Clog Children’s Shoes Recalled by Brown Shoe Co. and Pagoda International Footwear Ltd. Due to Choking Hazard

“monkeys do not make good pets”

Kidnapped squirrel monkey recovered, returned to Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo.

Update: Arrest made.

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Fiesta Recalls to Repair Gas Grills Due to Fire, Burn Hazards

“she asked police not to pursue the investigation”

Texas plant store owner finds a surprise on surveilance camera video:a thieving monkey and his human accomplice.

“an annoyance and danger”

Man against monkey. War in Viet Nam!

“monkeys who will take just about anything, including underwear”

It's parkway robbery as baboons learn to take advantage of motor tourists at UK's Knowsley Safari Park.

“a really great age for a ring-tailed lemur”

23-year-old Stumpy, probably the oldest lemur in Europe, gets kids off his lawn at UK's Five Sisters Zoo.

“If people stopped feeding them, the monkeys would move on”

Please don't feed the monkeys, South African source advises.

While I Slept

Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by Propac Distributing Due to Strangulation Hazard

Evenflo Recalls Telephone Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Children’s Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by EMH Associates Due to Entrapment Hazard

Steam Cleaners Recalled by Thane International Due to Shock and Burn Hazards

“The babies are in danger of dying”

Gibbon-nappers strike at France's Frejus Zoological Park.

“she was scared of monkeys”

15-year-old girl in India dies of shock after monkey bite, Times of India claims.

“depositing a solid plug”

Scientist theorizes why male and female lemurs are the same size.

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Energizer Wallplate Nightlights Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

“sustained severe head injuries”

Fatal monkey attack at Indian temple.

“and the orangutan cage of Rusty and Violet”

Vandals strike Honolulu Zoo.

“experiments in ferrets and monkeys”

New H1N1 influenza virus bears a disturbing resemblance to the virus strain that caused the 1918 flu pandemic, researchers say.

“one of the oldest macaque monkeys living in captivity”

36th birthday for Trapper, Rhesus macaque at Oregon's Health Science University Primate Center.

“no visitors to the zoo were in any danger”

Australia's Perth Zoo looks to downplay the brief escape of an orangutan from its enclosure.

“due to devastating budget cuts”

Boston Zoo animals threatened, as are taxpayers, by failed Obama presidency.

“rumours in the past”

Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands: The decrepit 'Casa Amarilla', once used by Wolfgang Köhler to investigate the intelligence of apes, may be restored so that it can be used as a museum.

“We will change the name to 'Okeke'”

Germany's Dresden Zoo renames new mandrill. It seems that "Obama" might be thought insensitive.

Be a ware!

Primate Awareness Weekend at the Maryland Zoo.

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Kidde Recalls Dual Sensor Smoke Alarms; Can Fail to Warn of a Fire

American Greetings Corp. Recalls Sport Balls Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by C-Mrk Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard

“actively searching for his mate”

New Brunswick's Cherry Brook Zoo adds a spider monkey, with more planned.

“now calling for them to be forced out”

Indian villagers get strict with menacing monkeys.

“but had yet to find a name”

Australia's Werribee Open Range Zoo welcomes a new vervet monkey.

“officials investigate the cause”

Barbary Macaques escape their enclosure at Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo.

“one of the best 15 zoos in the world”

UK's Chester Zoo evacuated after chimpanzee escape.

Update: 30 chimps escaped.

“it does far more than thrill visitors”

Bronx Zoo celebrates 10 years of Congo Gorilla Forest.

Who says monkeys don't do irony?

Priest, worshippers attacked by menacing monkeys at India's Bade Hanuman Temple

“males may become frustrated”

Brazil's muriqui not entirely the peaceful and egalitarian primate some people enjoy imagining.

“Jocco was suffering from jaw cancer”

At UTs Hogle Zoo, Jocko the capuchin monkey, perhaps one of the world's oldest, is so no longer.

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Simplicity Drop Side Cribs Recalled by Retailers Due to Risk of Death from Suffocation

Aqua-Leisure Industries Recalls Inflatable Baby Floats Due to Drowning Hazard

“should have shown better judgment”

Sasquatch interviewed by Fairfield CT police, and turned over to his parents.

“prosimians”

New thoughts on our early primate ancestors.

“trained a chimpanzee to make a long pole”

St Andrews University in Scotland to introduce DIY videos for chimpanzees.

“some monkeys are going to escape”

Planned monkey-breeding facility in Puerto Rico faces stiff opposition.

“Several complaints have been made”

Kataragama, Sri Lanka, suffers monkey-caused telephone outages.

“because he is considered domesticated”

Lemur-fanciers eye leaving haters behind.

“the equivalent of an 80- or 90-year-old”

52-year-old Colo, the oldest gorilla in captivity, to undergo a heart work-up at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Update: the procedure went well.

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Big Muddy Motor Sports Recalls Generators Due to Fire Hazard

“Blue monkeys aren’t actually blue”

Allegedly blue monkey unveiled at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo!

Update: This may be your last chance!

“spending a penny on Zambia's PRESIDENT”

Monkey urine is funnier with britishisms!

Goodbye Jamie

24-year-old lowland gorilla dies during a routine medical examination at Birmingham Zoo. A necropsy is planned.

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Applica Consumer Products Inc. Recalls Black & Decker® Spacemaker™ Coffeemakers Due to Burn Hazard

What's German for 'Stumpy'?

The director of Berlin Zoo seeks a new nickname as chimpanzee Pedro bites off his finger.

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Body Boards Recalled by JGR Copa Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

“found them in possession of five dead black-shanked douc langurs”

Vietnam sentences killers of monkeys.

“marijuana and a pipe in the cage with the monkey”

Nebraska sherriffs questioned Elvis, a Tamarin monkey found in a car with marijuana.

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Children’s Necklace and Bracelet Sets Recalled by D&D Distributing-Wholesale Due To Choking Hazard

“He is like my son”

Every monkey gets one bite, in Nebraska.

“an established scientific practice of questioning data”

Anthropologist makes waves, declares we're more closely related to orangutans than we are to chimpanzees!

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Wagner Spray Tech Recalls Heat Guns Due to Fire and Burn Hazards

Campbell Hausfeld Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Wal-Mart

Children’s Necklace and Bracelet Sets Recalled by D&D Distributing-Wholesale Due To Choking Hazard

“the gorilla with the knife was a little bit angry”

They start a monkey knife fight, Canada brings a gorilla.

update: Not a bad gorilla, just misunderstood, zoo official reassures.

more update: Busybodies on the alert!

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Laceration Hazard Prompts Recall by Starbucks of Coffee Grinders; Made by Tsann Kuen

“highly prized banana slices”

Clever monkeys cheat for food, moonlighting anthropologist observes.

“yet to decide the decibel range”

India's Mysore Zoo to administer music therapy to chimpanzees.

“including four women having become victims of monkey bite”

India's South Malaka the latest site of monkey menace.

“she has lived there her whole life”

It's not bad enough she's in a cage and won't be getting out. It's not bad enough she's in Wisconsin and won't be leaving. Julie's the oldest Patas monkey in captivity and isn't getting any younger. On the other hand, it's her birthday celebration.

“he attacked four zoo patrons”

Texans, prepare to be messed with!

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LaJobi Recalls Babi Italia Pinehurst and Bonavita Hudson Drop Side Cribs; Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation

“who say this is no way to treat wild animals”

"Environmentalists" Friends of the Earth outraged by Malaysian orangutan hospital.

“Okay, Kenny. Do you know if anybody’s injured?”

First 911-caller in the Louisville Zoo Gorilla Forest train derailment speaks.

I'm betting there'll be refreshments

Rwanda sets the date for Kwita Izina, the annual gala gorilla-naming ceremony.

“hospitalized with a serious injury”

Worker at New Hampshire's animal refuge Charming-Fare Farm bitten by 35-pound Macaque.

“Zoos, sanctuaries and similar facilities would be exempt.”

Connecticut legislators can't be bothered to pass a budget but do pass a grandstanding bill outlawing primate ownership, already illegal.

Reindeer are OK, though.

“near the zoo's Gorilla Forest exhibit”

Louisville KY Zoo visitors injured when Zoo Train derails.

Update: Louisville Zoo train wrecked despite daily checks

“about the size of a human fist”

The shrinking population of the tarsier monkey, one of the smallest monkeys.

“We never thought it would be like this”

Northern California Bigfoot believers and contactees are interviewed.

“the prototypes for future hyper-intelligent rodents”

Marriage rights demanded for transgenic mice.

“There was a lot of blood”

"Chunk of flesh ripped" from the arm of a 6-year-old British schoolboy in Barbary ape attack.

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Home Depot Recalls Patio Umbrellas Due to Risk of Impact Injury

Oh! The Humanity!!

New-age zeppelin flies over San Francisco, sets off hubbub at San Francisco Zoo.

“green-glowing babies”

Japanese researchers ready to make designer babies fun!

Update: Now with photo, but they don't look very green to me.

Palaeopropithecus kelyus

Large yet extinct lemur discovered in northwest Madagascar.

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Trampolines Recalled by Skywalker Holdings; Enclosure Problems Can Result in Fall Hazard

“We are very lucky not to have lost both of them”

Orangutan stillbirth at Jersey's Durrell.

“Man in ape suit sought for trying to steal bananas”

Fond du Lac WI police search for a man wearing an ape costume who has attempted to steal foam banana displays from inside local gas stations. (h/t James Dionne)

I'm guessing hunger is involved

Human and Primate Feeding Behaviors Have Common Roots

“like a diminutive monkey”

Well-preserved skeleton of 47-million-year-old primate common ancestor unveiled to plaudits. But there's just no pleasing some people.

“the backdrop of six fatal monkey bite cases”

Indian outrage over government inability to curb monkey menace grows.

Goodbye Nathan

8-year-old bonobo Nathan of Iowa's Great Ape Trust dies after being diagnosed with advanced lymphoma

“your chance to make the baby chimp your namesake”

Dallas Zoo asking for help naming their newest chimpanzee.

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Digital Clamp Meters Recalled by Fluke Due to Shock Hazard

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Folding Toy Beach Chairs Recalled by Build-A-Bear Workshop Due to Laceration Hazard

HP Recalls Notebook Computer Batteries Due to Fire Hazard

“pet cemeteries are unregulated in Florida”

Former owner of FL's Columbia Pet Memorial Gardens sued.

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Eddie Bauer Play Yards with Rocking Bassinets Recalled by Dorel Juvenile Group Due to Suffocation Hazard

“and was significantly overweight”

Necropsy results in: Travis the (attempted) killer chimpanzee was on Xanax!

“special birthday cake as a treat”

Ape and cake at UK's Bristol Zoo Garden.

“paramedics weren't able to identify the body”

Consternation in Brunei over the finding of a box with a dead monkey in it.

coming soon to your favorite tracker!

CD released of whistling by Heidelberg Zoo's Ujian the orangutan.

“using a branch to scale an electric fence”

Australia's Adelaide Zoo locked down following escape attempt by "extremely intelligent" orangutan Karta.

“could see me as a sex object”

Bad touch from Russian chimpanzee breaks keeper's arm.

“the hobbit was not like us”

Homo floresiensis, the 'hobbit' of Indonesia, had feet without arches, says scientist .

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Children’s Jewelry Craft Kits Recalled by Action Products International Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

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Wagner Spray Tech Recalls Paint Sprayers Due to Electrical Shock Hazard

“a hearing scheduled for Wednesday”

Asset freeze bruited about in Connecticut chimpanzee attack legal doings.

“breeding the primates for release back into the wild”

Lemur count at OK's Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary on the increase.

“we were warned”

Bollywood actress visiting South Africa suffers hotel room ransacking by baboons.

Ill-advised, I think

Four orangutans, separated from their mothers at the Taman Safari Indonesia II Zoo in Pasuruan, East Java to speed up the growth of the orangutan population, await foster parents.

"This is a rallying cry for a path forward"

AZA again denies accreditation to The Texas Zoo.

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Pumpkin Patch Recalls Hooded Girls’ Raincoats with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard

“60 days in jail”

Jail for monkey-smugglers in WA.

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Under Armour Recalls Athletic Cups Due To Injury Hazard

Dinosaur Play Sets Recalled by DND Imports Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

“protection of the rainforests must run alongside”

Noted film-maker Sir David Attenborough demands UN mandate a second apostrophe be added to "orang-utan".

“overheated and dehydrated”

Lowland eastern gorilla recovering after rescue from suspected animal traffickers in the Democratic Republic of Congo

“Mayor Bloomberg's budget cuts”

Lemurs among the out-sourced in Bronx Zoo shakeup!

Copenhagen: dateline 1874

Gentleman's apartment suffers from monkey's attentions.

“Great Ape Debate”

Orangutans prompt a gangfight among the conservationists.

“a lot of excitement”

Dallas Zoo announces the birth of a chimpanzee, sex not yet determined.

“electrical malfunction”

50-year-old macaque monkey and 37 other animals die in fire at Zoo to You wildlife rescue facility in Paso Robles, CA.

“Nobody was injured”

Bonobo makes a run for it at Netherlands Apenheul zoo. Zoo promises a review of the moat, which proved ineffective.

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Toaster Oven/Broilers Recalled by Haier America Due to Burn or Electrical Shock Hazard

“Sandy is a companion monkey”

Toothless bitey monkey found in Salerm OR, quarantined.

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Specialized Bicycle Components Recalls Bicycles Due to Serious Fall Hazard

“5. A Monkey”

The Ten Worst Mother's Day Gifts You Could Buy Your Mom

“He's back and he loves us”

After more than six weeks, Fruitland Park FL's Reggie the spider monkey no longer missing.

Update: A monkey will tear your damn face off.

Quick! Order Purina Fossa Chow!

In the wild, the diet of Madagascar's Fossa consists primarily of lemurs. What they'll eat, primarily, at Utah's Hogle Zoo isn't discussed. (also see)

“typical of a Yowie”

Australian big-foot on the rampage near Darwin.

“the animal likely was scared”

Salem OR police seek bitey monkey.

"Simian terror keeps kids away from school"

School canceled today on account of monkey menace.

Ongoing

My eye is healing, but my vision hasn't improved appreciably. More when it does so.

More meta

Retina guy suggests watchful waiting for another week, so it'll still be a while until posts resume. (*)

Meta meta meta

I'm going to take a few days off. I've had a retinal aneurysm, not dangerous but it's difficult to see well enough to read. I've seen an opthamologist and will see a retina guy on Thursday, so I hope to know more after then.

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Pure Fishing Recalls Children’s Fishing Games Due to Violation of Ban on Lead in Paint

“Hasani”

In gimmicky trick, San Francisco Zoo has gorilla daddy choose his new babys name.

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Infantino Recalls Infant Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Hair Dryers Recalled By Big Lots Stores Due to Electrocution Hazard

Ice Skates Recalled by Pronto Sports Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

He made me do it, it was all his idea!

Minneapolis men accused of stealing the head of a well-known mechanical gorilla opt for separate trials.

“faced with irritated onlookers”

Baby macaque tantrums embarrass their mothers in front of other macaques, scientists say.

“I had him tested”

He's not a bad ape, your honor. He's just misunderstood.

Damn clever, these chimps!

Chimpanzee at Sweden's Furuvik Zoo pelts zoo visitors with its cache of rocks. (h/t Protein Wisdom)

“made a lot of money helping people”

‘Healer’ monkey dies mysteriously in South Africa.

"a history of improper care and control of both exotic and domestic animals"

Connecticut man cited for keeping an endangered siamang.

I didn't get a harumph outta that guy

Connecticut proposes adding another law against dangerous pets. Enforcing the one we already have would do more good, I would have thought.

“on exhibit Saturday”

Six-month-old lowland gorilla Frank to join San Diego Zoo troupe.

“the feline was just what she needed”

Tonda the orangutan, at ZooWorld in Panama City, FL, celebrates her 50th birthday, with her kitty.

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Off-Road Bike Engine Parts Recalled by Wiseco Due to Crash Hazard

“It’s always difficult to loose an animal”

Red Ruffed lemur at Idaho Falls zoo euthanized because of renal failure due to kidney cancer.

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(Timing is everything)

All-Clad Recalls 4-Square Belgian Waffle Makers Due to Shock Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Williams-Sonoma

Holiday Lights Recalled by Universal Distribution Center Due to Shock and Fire Hazard

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(or either read the instructions)

Nautilus Recalls Bowflex® Home Gyms Due to Risk of Injury

“no ordinary monkey”

Temple destruction in Hoskote India postponed by insistent monkey.

“with a mechanised beating heart”

UK's Port Lympne Wild Animal Park provides a cuddly toy surrogate mother for a Caesarean-born DeBrazza's Monkey rejected by its mother.

Goodbye, Muchana

8-year-old gorilla found dead at St. Louis Zoo, apparently accidentally strangled on a piece of climbing rope.

Goodbye, Kambula

32-year-old gorilla suffering abdominal abscesses, heart disease, and declining health is euthanized at Fort Worth Zoo in Texas.

It'll also monitor volcanos

Mesa, AZ police want 100k of federal tax money to pay for a helper monkey which'll be like a police robot, but smarter.

“We will give them all the monkeys they want”

Patas monkeys from Puerto Rico find a new home at Baghdad Zoo.

"one in 38 million''

Dung-flinging MSM attempts to blame CT chimp attack on Republicans.

“All Pets Crematory in Stamford”

Violent chimp Travis cremated.

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Various Toys Recalled by CBB Group Due to Choking Hazard and Violation of Lead Paint Standard

“legislation to ban the transport of monkeys and apes”

I'll call it the monkey/mann act.

“Chilean varietals and a Spanish Cava”

Orangutan-themed wine, with a percent for Orangutan Outreach.

The three-legged box turtle has a permit though, so we're safe there

Officials who cash paychecks to keep Connecticut safe still unable to certify state free of unlicensed menacing primates!

“One day he was going to explode”

From Frans de Waal to Priscilla Feral, celebrities who like to talk about animals say their piece about the Stamford chimpanzee mauling.

“I had mine peeled to one side”

Chimpanzee-attack survivor St. James Davis speaks after the similar Connecticut attack.

“he doesn't expect to get the hat back”

Steel cowboy hat stolen from concrete gorilla in Rock Springs Wyoming.

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Old Navy Recalls Stuffed Toys; Button Eyes Can Detach and Pose a Choking Hazard to Young Children

“and shot him with a tranquilizer dart”

Emboldened by Connecticut mayhem, a rare De Brazza's monkey makes a misguided escape attempt from WA's Woodland Park Zoo.

“No one has applied to own a chimpanzee”

Exotic animals bans: what animals you can and cannot have as pets in Connecticut.

“but nothing was ever done”

Surprise! Travis the out-of-control chimp had attacked before.

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“He was a very friendly monkey”

India discovers schadenfreude.

Outrage!

Continuing: Victim's injuries remind me of those of St. James Davis. I'm not the first to notice.

“her pet had been agitated so she gave it tea and a sedative”

Chimp amok story continues to dominate Connecticut news, watercooler conversation.

Update: News travels.

further update: Grandfathered from days before ape ban passed, says NBC.

Update again: Xanax or not Xanax.

“the ape badly mauled a friend of its owner”

Connecticut quivers as "tame" chimpanzee goes berserk. I bet Chris Dodd is to blame, somehow.

It's a girl!

Washington DC's National Zoo announces that the gorilla born there last month is a girl.

“Happily, this may not be as sordid as it sounds”

Pubic lice (Pthirus pubis) evolved from gorilla lice (Pthirus gorillae)!

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Disney Store Recalls Toy Tool Sets Due to Choking Hazard

Happy Birthday, dear Charles!

February 12 is Charles Darwin's birthday. As mentioned last year, today you're entitled to punch Ben Stein, if you can catch him.

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Maybe we could sell them some peanut butter!

Golfer’s Billiard Games Recalled by Dick's Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Camp Stoves Sold Exclusively at Dick’s Sporting Goods Recalled Due to Burn Hazard

Catalina Lighting Recalls Halogen Clamp Lamps Due to Fire and Burn Hazard; Sold Exclusively At Staples Stores

“a repertoire of 102 different signals”

Gorilla language innate, experts say.

With her cat, Tondaleyo's Kitty

Tondaleyo, Orangutan at Panama City Beach FL's ZooWorld, celebrates her 50th birthday.

“the gorillas might try to walk on the ice”

UK's Bristol Zoo falls prey to the frigid curse of Al Gore.

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One more!

Intermatic Recalls Digital Timers Due to Shock Hazard.

Truth to power, man

I endorse this act of vandalism.

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JAKKS Pacific® Recalls Spa Factory™ Aromatherapy Kits Due to Explosion and Projectile Hazards

DDI Inc. Recalls Toy Construction Play Sets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts Recalled by Jerry Leigh of California Due to Strangulation Hazard

Dorel Juvenile Group Recalls Safety 1st Stair Gates Due to Fall Hazard

(I'm still thinking about the exploding aromatherapy kit!)

“monkeys are his favourite”

Make-A-Wish Foundation provides day of monkey fun for UK boy.

“the gorilla naming ceremony”

It's never too early to make your plans for Kwita Izina.

“Zoorotica”

MI's Binder Park Zoo plays host to people who like to watch.

Update: I got dibs on the eye-bleach concession!

“not a particularly popular tourist destination”

Thailand's Lopburi, where monkeys take charge.

“obviously not your typical 2-year-old”

Tumani, gorilla at CO's Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, enjoys her second birthday.

“when the monkeys started screeching, the rats joined in”

New Zealand's Brooklands zoo turning their out-of-control rat infestation into a tourist attraction.

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I guess with the skull-and-crossbones motif, buyers were asking for trouble:

Skull-And-Crossbones Necklaces Recalled By Spencer Gifts Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

“a brazen, daylight apenapping”

6-foot-tall mechanical gorilla swiped from Tampa FL's State Vacuum. Be on the lookout for a gorilla in an Arizona Cardinals jersey.

Update: Recovered.

Sabotage!

What's the tie between foreign terrorists and the domestic maker of tainted peanut products that has sickened hundreds?

He's too much!

Frost miser paralyzes East Coast.

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Dangerous things come in threes lately:

Milestone AV Technologies Recalls Television Wall Mounts Sold Exclusively At Best Buy; Unit Can Crack, TV Can Fall On Consumers

High School Musical Manicure Kits Recalled by Fantas-Eyes Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

Lip Gloss Keychains Recalled By Markwins Beauty Products Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

Thanks a lot, Joe!

Both Connecticut Senators among the throng who voted to confirm our serial tax-cheat Secretary of the Treasury. Dodd I expect no better of, but I voted for Lieberman. Not again.

“asking him to use CG animals”

PETA spokeswoman Anjelica Huston insists the upcoming Tarzan be chimp-free.

Goodbye, Charley

28-year-old male chimpanzee at Maryland Zoo died suddenly this weekend. An echocardiogram last year "did not reveal any significant findings."

“duck if you’re a monkey”

The Philippine eagle (nee monkey-eating eagle) is featured.

“almost at the same moment as the inauguration”

Orangutan born at Indonesia's Ragunan Zoo. They've named her Obamy, out of respect.

“working with other zoos”

Colobus monkey at Toledo Zoo dies, orphaning baby Asante.

“and is doing fine”

Coquerel's sifaka born at Houston Zoo.

Get used to it!

<rush>What the Obama inauguration commitee learned from their Peking paymasters</rush>

“You can't just go to Monkeys-R-Us or EBay to get monkeys”

Reduced primate count threatens Santa Ana Zoo land grant.

Beating runner-up vampire bat

Pygmy loris voted "Animal-in-Chief" at Philadelphia Zoo.

“the lemur is the smallest of the world's primates”

French Propithecus coronatus lemur, being fostered by Zoo staff, has a teddy bear to snuggle.

“sat amongst other bemused passengers”

English bonobo, rejected by his mother, jets to Germany.

Stop me before I kill again, arghh!

Caroline Kennedy drops Senate bid reportedly to care for Uncle Teddy, suffering from side effects of champagne adulteration in his whisky flute.

“but a baby she was holding had a miraculous escape”

Indian woman dies attempting to escape marauding monkeys.

“no tumours were found”

Liesel, 32-year-old gorilla at Budapest Zoo, recovers after exploratory surgery on an ovary.

“firing in the air to scare off monkeys”

Poor marksmanship alleged in India

“The two often go unnoticed”

An anxious woman and her marmoset.

“It climbed to the top of the wire and peed on everybody”

Doc Simmons, director of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo, set to retire this year.

“a great veterinary program”

Mongoose lemur at MI's Potter Park Zoo gets diagnostic CT scan.

Genesis 2 in plastic vials

If your mad scientist dreams include exterminating the world's animals, the Frozen Zoo at San Diego Wild Animal Park has already foiled your evil plans.

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Children’s Sunglasses Recalled by Axiom Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Fisher-Price Recalls Simplicity’s Rainforest™ Portable Play Yards Due to Fall and Entrapment Hazards

Infantino Expands Recall of Infant Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

“stepped up efforts”

Bids sought for insurance for staff and animals at Uganda's Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary.

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Toy Xylophones Recalled by The Land of Nod Due to Choking Hazard

I don't like the sound of this:

A monkey is haunting Clearwater FL.

Update: "the species is known to throw feces when mad".

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Something for everyone!

Ryobi Corded Circular Saws Sold Exclusively at Home Depot Recalled By One World Technologies Inc. Due to Laceration Hazard

Top Goods Trading Recalls Flashing Pacifiers Due to Choking and Strangulation Hazard

Risk of Strangulation Prompts Recall of Window Blinds Sold at Cost Plus and World Market Stores

TDI International Recalls Toy Cars Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

Cheyenne Industries Recalls Vanity Stools Due to Fall Hazard

Bet I'm not getting a pony after all!

I'm an embarrassment to Barack!


I only scored 14 on the Obama Test

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Rashti & Rashti Expands Recall of Infant Garments Due to Choking Hazard

“behind a large plate-glass window”

Ape house at Washington DC's National Zoo grows another gorilla as visitors watch.

Update: Milwaukee zoo wants you to know the mom grew up there.

“twigging”

The un-named infant gorilla at San Francisco Zoo, abandoned by his mother, is bonding well with foster mother Bawang.

“belt-tightening”

Chicago's Field Museum won't be hosting a display of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old fossil, after all.

‘introduction had gone "incredibly well"&rsquo

New Zealand's Hamilton Zoo provides zoo staff something to see (but not, one hopes, to emulate).

“Living up to 50 is pretty phenomenal”

Timmy, western lowland gorilla at KY's Louisville Zoo, will be celebrating his 50th birthday Jan. 17.

Slavish trend-follower me!

More medical things to worry about, vitamin D deficiency and hypoparathyroidism. Vitamin D deficiency is as trendy as it gets, but I'm guessing it's not much related to the achilles tendonitis.

“my credentials are not in order”

Harry Reid to US Constitution: Drop Dead! (h/t Althouse)

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Viking Range Corp. Recalls Toasters Due to Shock Hazard

Children’s Hooded Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by Ms. Bubbles Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard

and

Jardine Expands Recall of Cribs Sold by Babies“R”Us; Cribs Pose Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards

“Cell phones contain a metallic ore called coltan”

It sounds promising, but turns out pedestrian and ecoweenie: Cell phones for gorillas. (<Snide> I bet they contain a refined metal more than an ore</Snide>)

“Monkeys are worshipped by Hindu faithfuls”

Monkey-ridden Malta worries about India's monkey menace.

“waving at onlookers”

Surya, orangutan at FL's The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species, rides a jet-ski as an enrichment activity, it says here. (h/t)

“due to her mother Lola’s advanced age”

Chimpanzee born at Spain's Fuengirola zoo.

“fruits, rice in ice-cream cones and nuts”

Birthday celebrated for 19-year-old orangutan Kamil at Australia's Melbourne Zoo.

“the babies are never left alone”

Ohio's Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: a national center of gorilla hand-rearing expertise.