Category Archives: monkeys (also: apes)

Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp

The [tag]Daily Monkey[/tag] ceased being daily sometime ago and [tag]MonkeyFilter[/tag] isn’t really about [tag]monkeys[/tag]. Tragic, really. Where’s a girl supposed to get all of her monkey news?

Not here.

I’m not going to start blogging exclusively about monkeys. Where would I file [tag]Jesus[/tag], or, for that matter, squirrels?

(Note to self: where did the rest of the Jesus File archives go? Must find and restore those someday)

But I digress…

This post never was going to be about monkeys anyway, so maybe it’s less of a digression and more of meander. So, yes, this post isn’t about monkeys, it’s about apes. Chimps to be more precise.

It’s the rare bit of pop culture that actual threatens to break me. The Bloodrayne Incident being a notable exception. I’ve found another item to add to the list: [tag]Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp[/tag]. In the past I’d watched a few minutes at a time, and remembered it as funny. I think our old housemate even had the Evolution Revolution album.

A random episode here and there? That’s funny stuff. Trying to watch more than one episode on DVD? In a row? Not such a great plan so don’t say I didn’t warn you. (Yes, it’s available at Netflix. You didn’t think I bought it, did you?)

There’s a lot of info at tvparty.com, and it’s actually pretty interesting. And as a bonus there are clips you can watch, so I won’t keep you here any longer.

"Captured, Diapered Monkey May Have a History of Biting"

Wednesday afternoon, a Madison resident, city animal control officials and Madison police captured a [tag]capuchin monkey[/tag] on the loose in downtown Madison since early Wednesday morning.

Police say the monkey bit a 20 year old bystander outside State Street Brats overnight.

The monkey in question is alleged to be a helper monkey, a monkey specially trained to service as a companion and service animal to a person with a disability. What strikes me as so utterly bizzare about this particular article is the distinction it makes between helper animals and exotic pets – which is a fair distinction to make – but one that maybe they should have crafted a bit better.

The monkey’s owner told 27 News Suri serves as a service animal for her. Monkeys have been known to be used as service animals to provide companionship, and in some cases, perform tasks for people with severe disabilities. But Madison prohibits some exotic animals as pets, such as monkeys and alligators.

Unless maybe they believe their target audience to be very, very dumb. What do alligators have to do with this story? Why mention them at all? Why not just say monkeys are illegal as exotic pets but helper animals may be eligible for an exemption?

“This story isn’t sexy enough…mention something wacky and scary. Alligators. That’ll scare the tar out of ’em.”

Link courtesy of JunglePete – good thing I created that new monkeys category.

Everything's Coming Up Monkey

To keep the Florida/monkey/old classmates linkage going, here’s [tag]Rick Dakan[/tag]’s [tag]monkey[/tag] collection

(my blackberry has been my only internet access since a lightening storm apparently cooked the cable – regular posting will resume shortly, although it sounds like our housesitters may be staying forever – I always suspected they only loved us for our tivo…and of course our dogs, but how can you not love those big lugs?)

More on monkeys

I’m super-lazy this morning and so have no humorous commentary to add, not that [tag]JunglePete[/tag]’s post on monkey diapers requires humorous commentary:

When diapering a monkey, the most important thing is to cut a hole for the tail. Clean the dirty monkey butt, feed the tail through the new diaper hole and slide the diaper up the tail to the monkey’s bottom. The rest is just like diapering a baby. And I would know. I diapered a baby once (and two monkeys and one ape for that matter.)

Anyone that knows me knows that my parents ran the Florida Monkey Sanctuary from 1968-1988 in Venice, Florida where this diapering lesson came in handy. One of the most often asked questions then was “where do you get monkey diapers”? You don’t. You make them using preemie diapers. And for apes who have no tails, plain old diapers work fine.

[you really should read the rest of the post]

The serious business of monkey

“Monkey to Join Swat Team.”

The Mesa (Arizona) Police Department has hired a capuchin monkey, which is cool and all, but I just had to send the article to my mom because it contains this sentence:

Since 1979, capuchin monkeys have been trained as companions for quadriplegics, performing daily tasks such as serving food, opening and closing doors, turning lights on and off, and retrieving objects and brushing hair.

Brother and I have suggested she raise helper monkeys so often (because look how well we turned out) that any phrase that even starts with an “h” sound makes her twitch.