Saturday, March 31, 2007

“making two sins with the nature”

“Paper or plastic?” used to be without moral implications.

Friday, March 30, 2007

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Monday, March 26, 2007

Sunday, March 25, 2007

“Mind of the Chimpanzee”

Jane Goodall attracts a pod of hero-worshippers at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo.

“problems with visitors harassing animals”

Quit smoking! chimpanzees at Trinidad and Tobago's Emperor Valley Zoo ordered.

Setting a Low Bar

A cloning experiment condemned a decade ago by President Clinton.

“and ended up fracturing his legs”

Attempted daring rooftop escape from menacing monkeys regretted. More tales of woe follow.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

“to meet an orang-utan”

You can always tell a glamor model, but you can't tell her much.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

“Conan”

Dud vasectomy” chimpanzee outed at Chimp Haven near Shreveport, La. Try, try, again.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

“until I moved to a small, windowless room in the basement.”

Again, a newspaper columnist relates the hunting chimpanzees to memories of childhood Planet of the Apes nightmares. This one takes a dig at the Bush twins, for no apparent reason.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

He's a Beast!

Dutch zoos celebrate three gorilla pregnancies with the same father.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

small, angry men with hairy faces and burning feet

Our ape-like ancestors had short, stumpy, legs because prehistoric chicks dug it.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

“serious nightmares”

Columnist relives childhood “Planet of the Apes“ fears upon hearing of chimpanzees using sharp sticks for hunting.

Thursday, March 08, 2007

Microcebus danfossi

Buying a species.

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Call him Dr. Furry!

First human instances of pubic lice acquired from gorillas, depraved scientist asserts.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Marketing 101

If this monkey wanted to invent a food supplement, he'd choose a name that didn't sound like dog food.

Monday, March 05, 2007

“whose head is a philosopher”

Monkeys “rewarded” during behavior research suffer inhumane loss of dignity, says nutters in Switzerland's Federal Veterinary Office.

Friday, March 02, 2007

“I've never run as fast in my entire life”

English Rugby League player Paul Deacon menaced by Thai monkeys on honeymoon.

Thursday, March 01, 2007

“an absolute miracle”

Mountain gorilla birth recorded in Congo.

“feeding him every two hours”

Gollum, ring-tailed lemur rejected by mother, adopted by staff at Britain's Blair Drummond Safari Park.