Monthly Archives: May 2010

Police Shoot Ogba Zoo Escaped Chimp

Police Shoot Ogba Zoo Escaped Chimp: “The Director of the Ogba Zoo, Benin, Andy Ehanire, has faulted the circumstances behind the death of one of the chimpanzees in the care of the zoo.
Residents of Ogba, on the outskirt of Benin City were thrown into panic penultimate week when a chimpanzee allegedly escaped from its cage [...]

Mystery Connecticut Monkey Wins Game of Hide and Seek

Mystery Connecticut Monkey Wins Game of Hide and Seek: “After engaging town and state officials in a game of hide-and-seek, a small monkey appears to have left town.
Dennis Schain, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection, confirmed that a monkey was spotted feeding at a Dumpster at the Holly Hill Transfer Station off West [...]

Tampa Monkey Spotted, Again

Tampa Monkey Spotted, Again: “David Smitherman was driving home from work Tuesday when something caught his eye.
To his left, about 75 yards down, Smitherman saw the elusive rhesus monkey darting across the street on Druid Road near U.S. 19 in Clearwater.
‘This monkey looked like he owned the area,’ Smitherman said. ‘He didn’t look like he [...]