March 8 10
Escaped Gorilla Recaptured At Dallas Zoo: “Officials at the Dallas Zoo say they still are unclear how a 180-pound gorilla managed to temporarily escape from its enclosure.
Tufani the gorilla was first seen on top of her cage Saturday morning and within the hour, the 19-year-old animal was tranquilized and returned to its 40-foot-by-50-foot enclosure, The [...]
February 15 10
Street Camera Shows 'Monkey' Roaming Darwin, Australia: “Security camera footage has been released that apparently shows a monkey scampering across a street in Darwin.
A bus driver and several other people said they spotted the small primate wandering around Darwin’s northern suburbs on Friday morning.
Following the sightings, the Northern Territory environment department issued a warning for [...]
December 14 09
Monkey Sighted In San Francisco Area: “The Marin Humane Society is looking into two reports that a monkey was spotted in Novato in the past week, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
At about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, a school bus driver reported seeing a monkey cross the road on Captain Nurse Circle, humane society spokeswoman Carrie Harrington said.
The [...]
December 2 09
Puerto Ricans Are Tired of Escaped, Belligerent Research Monkeys: “Some people on the island commonwealth are up in arms over the proposal by a company called Bioculture Ltd. to make Puerto Rico a major supplier of primates to researchers in the United States. Beyond the ethical issues connected to animal testing, the AP reports, Puerto [...]
November 16 09
Search For Fugitive Monkey In East Tampa Called Off: “The search for the mysterious monkey spotted in east Tampa is over, but the creature is still on the loose.
The primate, believed to be part of the macaque family, was spotted up a tree about 11 a.m. Wednesday in a residential community near E Sligh Avenue [...]
November 13 09
Monkey On The Loose In Tampa: “East Tampa residents called animal control Wednesday about a monkey running loose in their neighborhood.
Gary Morse with Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission identified the animal as a Macaque monkey. Officials said while the animal may seem cute, it can carry diseases.
Officials were able to confirm what type of monkey [...]