Gibbon Makes Escape Attempt At Dublin Zoo: “
Gibbon Makes Escape Attempt
An ape and her baby made a bid for freedom today after they swung off their island in Dublin Zoo into the main complex.
Around 200 visitors were forced indoors as staff attempted to capture the Siamang gibbons as they monkeyed about.
Dublin Zoo stressed strict procedures [...]
Monkey Gets Loose, Terrorizes Hamilton County Residents: “A Hamilton County family said they have no plans to get rid of a pet monkey that attacked several people and a dog after it got loose on Wednesday.
A teenager in the home called 911 just after 10 a.m. to report that his family’s pet Patas monkey had [...]
Monkeys Use Trees To Catapault Themselves Out Of Japanese Laboratory: “A group of 15 monkeys at Kyoto University’s primate research institute in Aichi Prefecture, which are the focus of a string of high-profile scientific studies, escaped from their forest home which is encased by a 17ft high electric fence.
The monkeys made their bid for freedom [...]
Gorilla's Near-Escape From NC Zoo Caught On Camera: “Cell phone video posted to YouTube Sunday showed a female gorilla at the North Carolina Zoo using a branch to reach top of the exhibit over the weekend.
Zoo officials say a limb, likely loosened by Saturday storms, fell into the gorilla exhibit Sunday afternoon. The [...]
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: “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: “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 [...]
Squirrel Monkey Spotted In Florida's Pelican Bay: “Be on the lookout for the monkey in Pelican Bay.
He may be furry, fluffy and friendly, but he also may be harboring diseases that could cause serious illness or death to humans.
DeeDee Ream may have been the first to spot him. It was Saturday, dinner was being prepared [...]
Missing Monkey Captured In Cumbrian Church: “A missing South American monkey has been recaptured in a church, five days after escaping from an enclosure at a Cumbrian wild animal park.
The small Capuchin went missing from the South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Dalton on 8 April.
Park staff called in police, fearing for the animal’s safety.
The [...]
Police Warning After Monkey Escapes From Cumbrian Zoo: “A search is under way after a South American monkey escaped from a wild animal park in Cumbria.
The small beige Capuchin went missing from his enclosure at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park in Dalton.
Staff from the centre, which is home to dozens of exotic animals, called [...]
