Monkey News

• Monkey snatching schoolgirl's headscarf sparks clashes in Libya, leaving 16 dead
  Four days of clashes between rival tribal militias in the Libyan city of Sabha have left at least 16 people dead and 50 injured. The violence was reportedly triggered by a monkey that snatched the headscarf off of a tribal girl.The monkey, which belonged to a shopkeeper from the Gaddadfa tribe, pulled the headwear off […]
• North Korea's New Star: Azalea the Smoking Chimp at Pyongyang Zoo
  Pyongyang's newly opened zoo has a new star: Azalea, the smoking chimpanzee.According to officials at the newly renovated zoo, which has become a favorite leisure spot in the North Korean capital since it re-opened in July, the 19-year-old female chimpanzee, whose name in Korean is "Dallae," smokes about a pack a day. Dallae is short […]
• How London Zoo’s gorilla escaped through TWO unlocked doors before downing 12 pints of blackcurrant squash
  The 29st gorilla who broke out of his London Zoo enclosure got through two unlocked gates before downing 12 pints of undiluted squash, it was revealed today.Kumbuka was able to walk out of his den when his first door was left open and a second security gate was unlocked after he was called for dinner. […]