St. Petersburg's Mystery Monkey Swings Into Pool Cage, Falls In Pool, Escapes: “Renée Barth spotted what she thought was a large dog walk by the sliding glass doors in her back yard around noon Sunday.
But when the creature sidled through an open screen door and swung onto a tree in the pool enclosure, she realized [...]
Zhora The Chimp Sent To Rehab: “A Russian chimpanzee has been sent to rehab by zookeepers to cure the smoking and beer-drinking habits he has picked up, a popular daily reported on Friday.
An ex-performer, Zhora became aggressive at his circus and was transferred to a zoo in the southern Russian city of Rostov, where he [...]
Monkey Twins Born In Nazi Bunker: “Two rare monkey twins have been born inside a giant Nazi wartime bunker in the middle of the Austrian capital Vienna.
After the war Vienna council officials were left scratching their heads about what to do about the massive steel reinforced concrete bunker that once housed giant anti flak guns.
After [...]
Clint Eastwood's Ape Sidekick Rescues Great Ape Trust Caretaker From Attack: “An orangutan bit a caretaker’s hand at Great Ape Trust Saturday morning, leaving only bruises, before a second ape with ties to actor Clint Eastwood came to the rescue.
Stephanie Perkins was standing outside the orangutan enclosure about 10:30 a.m. and reached in to collect [...]
Judge Turns Down Request For Chimp DNA Test In Custody Fight: “A baby chimpanzee that is the focus of a custody dispute in Sarasota won’t undergo a DNA test.
Judge Charles Roberts on Friday denied a DNA test for Eli the chimp, but told James Casey that he and his attorney could bring up the matter [...]
Henry Doorly Zoo Gorilla Predicts More Winter: “Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Tuesday and was scared back into his hole for six more weeks of winter, but the famous groundhog got a run for his money from a gorilla at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.
The 6-year-old gorilla decided to try her hand at weather predicting [...]
Monkey Found In Restaurant After Escaping Ueno Zoo: “A monkey that escaped its enclosure at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo was finally cornered in the basement of a restaurant in a neighboring park.
The Japanese macaque was one of 23 released into the zoo’s monkey enclosure on Jan. 24 at around 9.30 a.m. As soon it was [...]
Monkeys Carry Out Basic Maths In Their Heads: “Researchers have proved that they are able to calculate in their heads whether the number of dots on a screen is increasing or decreasing.
They can then make a decision based on that finding, the experiment found.
Professor Andreas Nieder, who led the study at the University of [...]
Puerto Rico Kills 800 Monkeys For Population Control: “Puerto Rican officials have killed 800 monkeys blamed for scavenging crops and damaging natural resources in the island’s southwest region.
Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Ana Maria Ramos says that 200 other monkeys captured in recent months have been relocated to the Caribbean Primate Research Center at the [...]
