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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
“severely ridiculed preparation”
Trained langur monkeys to be deployed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi to protect visitors from marauding Common Indian Bonnet monkeys.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
“chimpanzee rock-throwing draws large crowds”
Jerusalem's Tisch Family Zoological Gardens builds a reinforced glass barrier to protect visitors from chimpanzee-thrown stones.
Monday, September 20, 2010
“and a few months to live”
Retirement to Florida's Jungle Friends habitat for Benjamin, a bitey monkey of Catskill, N.Y.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Only Nixon could go to China. Look what he brought back!
Rechargeable Spotlights Recalled by Innovage Due to Burn Hazard
Black & Decker Recalls Random Orbit Sanders Due to Laceration Hazard
Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores Recalls Roll-Up Blinds due to Risk of Strangulation
Fun Stuff Recalls Children's Toys Due to Choking Hazard
Black & Decker Recalls Random Orbit Sanders Due to Laceration Hazard
Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores Recalls Roll-Up Blinds due to Risk of Strangulation
Fun Stuff Recalls Children's Toys Due to Choking Hazard
Godfrey Daniel!
The hills over San Antonio TX are roamed by a spider monkey, escaped from Primarily Primates Sanctuary.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Monday, September 06, 2010
“It was later released”
Out-of-control monkey in India brought under control "using tranquilizing rubber bullets."
Friday, September 03, 2010
Next week: calendar reform!
Proposed constitutional amendment - Conservation of legislation: every new law passed must repeal an old one.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Dateline: Tropical Switzerland
A group of barbary apes who escaped from a Switzerland zoo establish breeding colony. And "experts say global warming and higher winter temperatures mean the primates will survive the winter."
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
“bitten by a monkey who wasn't properly guarded”
Lawsuit brought in case of Catskill Bed & Breakface.
Monday, August 30, 2010
“the monkey is winning”
Mishima Japan begins publishing a daily "biting monkey" alert as nearly 60 people bitten by rampaging macaque since mid-August.
Friday, August 27, 2010
“six-year-old male chimpanzee Johnny has arrived”
Ukraine's Kyiv Zoo, where two female chimpanzees live, gets their first male chimp.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
“the dog finally gave up and scampered away”
Mother monkey rescues her injured offspring in New Delhi.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
“greatest wildlife encounter on offer to travellers”
Lonely Planet Awards gives first prize (prizes are notional only) to a tour of mountain gorillas in Uganda.
Don't forget your shots!
Don't forget your shots!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
“saw what appeared to be teeth marks”
Three endangered ringtail lemurs to be euthanized as rabies precaution in Fort Edward, NY.
Update: Good news - no rabies. Bad news- the whole euthanasia thing.
Update: Good news - no rabies. Bad news- the whole euthanasia thing.
“It's asking a lot of the animal”
Special techniques are used to help treat cardiopathy in Harvey, a 5-foot-tall, 150-pound chimpanzee at the Toledo Zoo.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Goodbye, Josh
20-year-old chimpanzee at Kansas City Zoo dies after some male chimps scuffled a day before.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
"evidence of scientific misconduct"
Quality of science by Harvard Professor of Psychology, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology and Biological Anthropology Marc Hauser attacked by other scientists.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Goodbye, Juara
25-year-old male orangutan dies at St. Louis Zoo under anesthesia during routine physical.
Monday, August 09, 2010
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
“the mother is not caring for it properly”
Trouble at the monkey-house at North Carolina Zoo as chimpanzee Maki proves to be an inattentive parent.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
“It's just a cute little monkey on a tether”
Woman requires hospitalization after monkey attack in the Catskills
Saturday, July 17, 2010
“so as not to trigger a hunt for them”
Lemurs who fled from their Austrian home in Salzburg's Hellbrunn zoo turn up in an area bar five days later.
“games involve rules”
Either GreenFudge.org is right and zoo gorillas play tag or these self-esteem majors can't recognize a round of grab-ass when they see it.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
“she accidentally pressed the gas pedal”
Disabled driver drives into Nebraska City gift shop by hitting the wrong pedal while watching her helper monkey instead of the road.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Pepsi-capitalism
Horror of horrors: scienceblogs.com bloggers discover it's not the anarcho-syndicalist worker's collective they've assumed it was.
Update: Asylum chooses to henceforth be run by the inmates. Science!
Update: Asylum chooses to henceforth be run by the inmates. Science!
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
“creating trouble for the residents”
Trouble-making monkey dies of electrocution after touching high tension wires in Gaushala Bazaar in India's Phagwara town.
Sunday, July 04, 2010
“the smallest monkeys in the world”
Curraghs Wildlife Park in Ballaugh, on the Isle of Man, welcomes two pairs of pygmy marmosets. So, there's your vacation plans all made for you!
Thursday, July 01, 2010
“had her throat slit after she was bound and gagged”
Ymke Warren, a British gorilla expert, reportedly has been murdered at her home in Cameroon.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
“it seems questionable whether Sandar will survive”
Sandar, the sick little orangutan at Zoo Atlanta, continues to sicken.
Only Nixon could go to China. Look what he brought back!
Radio Systems Corporation Recalls Power Adapters Sold with PetSafe® Heated Wellness Sleepers Due to Fire Hazard
Children’s Jewelry Recalled by SmileMakers Due to High Levels of Cadmium
Southern Technologies Recalls Drill Presses Due to Shock Hazard
Children’s Jewelry Recalled by SmileMakers Due to High Levels of Cadmium
Southern Technologies Recalls Drill Presses Due to Shock Hazard
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Goodbye, Kimya
Kimya, the youngest gorilla at South Carolina's Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, was found dead Monday morning.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
“groups of Barbary Macaques are out of control”
Barbary apes make themselves a nuisance for Gibraltar hoteliers, guests.
Monday, June 14, 2010
He didn't know his own strength!
20-year-old silver back gorilla shuts down exhibit at Zoo Atlanta when he damages protective window charging at hated veterinarians.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
“believed to be world first”
Chimpanzee in New Zealand's Wellington Zoo gets life-saving surgery for a bacterial ear infection
Saturday, June 12, 2010
“they heal really well”
Memphis Zoo staffers feel their gorillas are getting comfortable with each other.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
“It is premature to comment on this issue”
Officials of India's Pune Public Works Department eye monkeys as possible cause of untimely death of 35-year-old contractor killed when a boulder rolled down a section of the Katraj ghat.
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
“there hadn't been a lemur escape in at least a decade”
Duke University's Lemur Center gets back their pair of ringtail lemurs who escaped across town to Cresset Christian Academy.
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Monday, June 07, 2010
Thursday, June 03, 2010
“You poor brute of a killer without a conscience, I'm wet with compassion”
Arizona's Pinal County Historical Society Museum features the craft works, including a sock monkey, of trunk murderer Winnie Ruth Judd.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
“participants learned how to fire off bottle rockets”
Japanese villagers train in using fireworks to drive off marauding monkeys.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
“a white-crowned mangabey and a sulawesi crested macaque”
Simian births noted at Irelands's Dublin Zoo
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
“She marched to the beat of her own drum”
Sandy Herold, former owner of Connecticut chimpanzee that mauled Charla Nash, reportedly dead of a ruptured aortic aneurysm.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Bow first or apologize first?
In Bali, officials prepare for a visit this summer by Barack Obama. One concern is the monkeys that populate the sacred temple at Uluwatu. An official has suggested that the monkeys be bribed with large amounts of food in the days prior to Obama's visit.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
“authorities believe the monkey has an owner”
Greenwich CT officials give up on search for mystery monkey who was or was not seen during town.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
“He's funny like he's just like a real baby”
Special treatment brought in for sick little orangutan at Georgia's Zoo Atlanta.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
“an extremely unusual incident”
A baboon caretaker at San Antonio's Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research Center was hospitalized after being attacked by two of his charges.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
“about 120 zookeepers, zoo curators and conservationists”
Oklahoma City Zoo hosts the International Gorilla Workshop this week.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Friday, May 07, 2010
Thursday, May 06, 2010
“a brief but public foray”
Texas zoo-goers, media, blush when proud mother Bonobo and random nearby male engage in vigorous bout of what bonobos are best known for, at Fort Worth Zoo.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
“just won't be the same without him”
New Zealand's Natureland Zoo mourns the loss of Ricky The Monkey, a brain-injured capuchin, of a suspected heart attack.
Saturday, May 01, 2010
“turning destructive when they reach sexual maturity”
Vermont woman suffering from multiple sclerosis gets permission from state Legislature for service monkey. If it works out badly, I'm sure taxpayers will be happy to, uh, pay.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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