Palm Coast Monkey Shot With Tranquilizer Dart Flees Police: “
Flagler County’s latest fugitive threw a bit of a monkey wrench at law enforcement Sunday.
A rhesus monkey perched in a tree fended off capture for six hours and then gave officers the slip.
Joyce Ramirez, a Palm Coast resident, saw the monkey in a patch of woods [...]
Chimp Breaks Out At Texas Zoo, But Doesn’t Get Far: “
Dallas Zoo officials said a chimpanzee escaped from her enclosure on Tuesday morning.
Officials said Koko got out of her bedroom and roamed into the hallway. Zoo keepers were cleaning her cage when they realized she was not in her normal area. She got out of [...]
Posse Kills, Captures Escaped Animals; Monkey Still Loose In Ohio: “
Armed deputies have found and killed nearly all the animals — including lions, tigers and bears — that escaped from a Zanesville, Ohio, private preserve on Tuesday, the local sheriff told reporters early this afternoon.
Investigators believe the preserve’s owner, Terry Thompson, freed the 50-or-so animals [...]
Search For Escaped Monkey Ends With No Sign: “
Emory University’s Yerkes National Primate Research Center announced it has ended efforts to locate the animal. Known only as ‘EP13,’ the 2-year-old rhesus macaque was discovered missing on June 15.
‘Despite extensive efforts by Yerkes staff, we have not been able to locate this research animal,’ Dr. Stuart [...]
Chimp breaks into zoo kitchen – United Press International: “
ATHERSTONE, England, Aug. 15 (UPI) — A chimpanzee broke out of her enclosure at a zoo in England and pilfered the zoo’s kitchen, officials say. It took Twycross Zoo staff members 40 minutes to calm Josie the chimp after she was found smashing pots and
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Monkeys Break Into Indian Hospital Via Automatic Doors: “
Monkeys have invaded a leading Indian hospital after working out how to use its automatic doors.
Staff at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) told The Times of India that the rhesus macaque monkeys have been sneaking into wards and recovery rooms, having learned that the [...]
Baboon Mania Hits New Jersey After Escape
The olive baboon that most-likely escaped from Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J., is has been tranquilized and taken to the park for a medical assessment, a Six Flags spokesperson said Saturday afternoon, which marks the end of a three-day effort to bring her home.
The 2-year-old female baboon had been [...]
Research Monkey Escapes From Emory University: “
A monkey has gone missing in Lawrenceville.
A 2-year-old female rhesus monkey was counted absent from its compound at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center near Collins Hill Road more than a week ago, according to a statement released by the center.
Officials noticed the primate, which weighs about five pounds, [...]
Florida's Mystery Monkey Spotted Again!: “
The monkey really is alive and well. And we have video to prove it.
Following a story published this week in the St. Petersburg Times about a rhesus macaque’s elusive ways, a reader who gets regular visits from the Mystery Monkey e-mailed a video he took from his home.
The 27-second video [...]
Chimp Custody Battle Rages On, Owners Fined – Riverfront Times (blog): “
They are also on the hook for the $1,524 in damage their furry pal did to the cruiser. But in order to get the chimp back home from the zoo, the pair needs a circuit court order–who knows if they’ll get that. Maybe [...]
