The military monkey handler creed:
This is my monkey. There are many like it but this one is mine. My monkey is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my monkey is useless. Without my monkey, I am useless.
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This 1909 pic of Consul Peter (an early showbiz chimp) smoking comes from Shorpy. Click on the picture for a higher resolution version as well as a little more detailed history behind it.
There are some great pictures about what’s being done to help teach these baby orangutans how to fend for themselves. Click on the photo above for more.
Photo: MailOnline
Four year old Kera is a new Gorilla at the Bristol Zoo Gardens. She’s got a fond attachment to her Keeper. Check out the story for more great pics.
[Picture via dailymail.co.uk]
Over 100,000 Gorillas found in Congo according to CNN. The highest density ever found.
That’s practically a city’s worth of gorillas previously undiscovered by humans. A “Planet of the Apes” if you will.
Also make sure to check out the iReport page with some random gorilla pictures.
Check out these pics of Diego, the baby black howler monkey orphaned after his mother died shortly after his birth. He’s being raised by his keepers and a stuffed animal serving as a surrogate parent.
Take a look at these monkeys and write a caption. Go on. Here’s my list:
This is my special place
Penis goes where?
Now pull my finger
Closer…. closer…. [fart]
Where did that banana go?
Photojournalist Brent Stirton, and reporter Mark Jenkins research the complex story of who killed silverback gorillas in Congo’s Virunga National Park.
You read about it over at National Geographic view some photos (as always they are National Geographic quality) or in the July issue of National Geographic.
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Thinkers of the Jungle by Gerd Schuster, Willie Smits and Jay Ullal promises to have some very impressive pictures of our hairy brothers in the jungle. Sounds like a good read.
Above is a photo featured in the the Daily Mail which is very impressive.
