A man was to pick coconuts he could sell. Work is hard and he was beaten if he refused. The monkey eventually got his revenge
We already know monkeys can plan attacks.
Lesson: Don’t screw with monkeys.
A Swedish study found that chimps can plan, citing an attack by a chimp at a zoo:
According to a report in the journal Current Biology, the 31-year-old alpha male started building his weapons cache in the morning before the zoo opened, collecting rocks and knocking out disks from concrete boulders inside his enclosure. He waited [...]
February 26, 2009 – 8:56 pm
Here’s an interesting story from the NY Times regarding primates as pets. One thing I learned is that apparently at least one monkey loves his TV.
LIKE many longtime couples, Carlie and Bob, independent animal rescue workers in upstate New York who have been together 21 years, have a difference of opinion about [...]
February 19, 2009 – 8:35 pm
The other day I mentioned that a guy was attacked by a chimp in 2005 and lost his nose and man bits. Well here’s a news story on it with some details and a slightly gory picture (and that’s only his nose).
Chimps are best left to zookeepers who can take care of them properly.
February 18, 2009 – 9:12 pm
Time.com on when chimps attack:
But adult chimpanzees might be better described as superhuman — a 200-lb. chimpanzee is five to seven times stronger than a person of the same size, especially in the upper body. “They are incredibly powerful, and people underestimate that,” says McCann. “An adult male chimpanzee is a formidable animal. I would [...]
October 20, 2008 – 8:28 pm
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more from yesterdays attack video. This is why you should keep your distance when dealing with a wild animal. Monkeys can be very territorial and defensive.
October 16, 2008 – 8:52 pm
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