Category Archives: monkeys (also: apes)

"My Nature Documentary"

“My Nature Documentary” was, to me, one of the funniest “Shouts and Murmurs” I’ve read in a while. (I also have a two month backlog of the [tag]New Yorker[/tag] in the magazine rack so it’s the only [tag]Shouts and Murmurs[/tag] I’ve read in a while). Nevertheless…

Orangutan Holds First Solo Exhibition in Germany

An orangutan is holding his first solo exhibition of his paintings in a zoo in Germany. Like many artists, he knows the therapeutic value of art: He took up painting after his partner died.

Cool.

(OK. An ape, not a monkey. But I’m throwing this one into the monkey file anyway. So sue me).

A world where apes evolved from men

“Chimps make spears to catch dinner – Wooden weapons are a first in animal kingdom.”

They’re coming for us next. As soon as they meet Ricardo Montalban and teach their friends to talk, we’re totally screwed.

encouraging news

“Sen. Leahy’s long-haired constituents: orangutans”

"The zoo keeper says he organized the event as a way for animals (specifically: monkeys and penguins) to have more interest in the Olympics."

From yesterday’s Oddball segment of Countdown:

And finally, speaking of winter games, we are just days away now from the opening ceremonies of the 2004 winter Olympics in Athens, Greece. All right. I know. Summer Olympics, please don’t tell that to those whacky South Koreans. They are celebrating the event by dressing up as penguins, or dressing up penguins in the national team jersey. And they’ve got monkeys, too. Look, monkeys! It’s South Korea’s animal in English, animal cheerleading team. The zoo keeper says he organized the event as a way for animal to have more interest in the Olympics. No, really. He actually said that. And the zoo keeper is still walking around without his own keeper.

I only wish they had the video posted. That’s a transcript of a voiceover and it really lacks something without the surreal imagery.

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