A YOUNG monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking like a human
following a near death experience, the zoo's veterinarian said today.
Natasha, a small five-year-old black macaque monkey at the Safari Park
next to Tel Aviv, began walking exclusively upright on two legs after a
stomach ailment nearly killed her, zookeepers said.
Monkeys usually alternate between upright movement and walking on all
fours. A picture in the Maariv daily on Wednesday showed Natasha
standing ramrod straight like a human. The picture was labelled
humorously: The Missing Link?
Two weeks ago, Natasha and three other monkeys were diagnosed with
severe stomach flu. At the zoo clinic, she slipped into critical
condition, veterinarian Igal Horowitz said.
"I was sure that she was going to die," he said. "She could hardly
breathe, and her heart was not functioning properly."
After intensive treatment, Natasha's condition stabilised, but she
exhibited strange behaviour, and a day after was released from the
clinic, she began walking erect like a human being.
"I've never seen or heard of this before," said Mr Horowitz. One
possible explanation is brain damage from the illness, he said.
Besides her evolutionarily advanced method of movement, Mr Horowitz
said, Natasha's behaviour had returned to normal.
The Associated Press
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25 Jul 2004 04:40:37 PM |
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"Su Zanne" <tugbertswife@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:28959-4100A84C-299@storefull-3214.bay.webtv.net...
A YOUNG monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking like a human
following a near death experience, the zoo's veterinarian said today.
"I've never seen or heard of this before," said Mr Horowitz. One
possible explanation is brain damage from the illness, he said.
So the revised theory of evolution is that humans are brain damaged chimps.
Yep, makes sense. George Bush seems to be a prime specimen.
Shirley
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25 Jul 2004 10:27:34 PM |
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(Su Zanne) wrote in message news:<28959-4100A84C-299@storefull-3214.bay.webtv.net>...
A YOUNG monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking like a human
following a near death experience, the zoo's veterinarian said today.
Natasha, a small five-year-old black macaque monkey at the Safari Park
next to Tel Aviv, began walking exclusively upright on two legs after a
stomach ailment nearly killed her, zookeepers said.
Nah.......i think monkeys may be smarter than most
people................
A guy walks into a bar with his pet monkey. He orders a drink and
while he´s drinking it the monkey is running wild. The monkey jumps up
on the pool table and grabs the cue ball, sticks it in his mouth and
swallows it whole.
The bartender is livid and says to the guy, ´Did you se what your
monkey just did?´
´No. What did that idiot do this time?´ says the patron.
´Well, he just swallowed the cue ball off the pool table, whole´ says
the bartender.
´Yeah, well I hope it kills him because he´s been driving me nuts´
says the patron.
The guy finishes his drink and leaves.
One week later he comes back with the monkey. He orders a drink and
the monkey starts running wild around the bar again. While the man is
drinking his drink, the monkey finds some peanuts on the bar.
He grabs one, sticks it up his *****, then pulls it out and eats it. The
bartender is disgusted.
´Did you see what your monkey did now?´ he asks.
´What now?´ responds the patron. ´Well, he stuck a peanut up his *****,
then pulled it out and ate it´
says the bartender.
´Well, what do you expect?´ replied the patron. ´Ever since he ate
that cue ball he now measures everything first!´
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24 Jul 2004 04:28:00 PM |
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Dogs chomping on mail carrier-shaped
treats is no laughing matter for Canada Post.
The unamused Canadian postal service -- whose carriers
endure more than their share of real dog bites -- convinced
Pet Valu Inc. stores to stop carrying Bark Bars, dog
biscuits that come shaped like cats and letter carriers.
"This is not in any way, shape, or form funny for us, and
to make light of that ... I don't see that as funny at all,
not even in the least," said John Caines, Canada Post's
national media relations manager.
The pet store chain, which has 292 outlets in Canada, agreed
to withdraw the treats after it received a letter from Canada
Post saying that employees were concerned about the risks
mail carriers face from dogs and unhappy with having dog
biscuits shaped in their likeness.
Earlier this summer, a letter carrier from Chatham in
southwestern Ontario broke both her wrists and had part
of her ear ripped off when she was attacked by two
pitbull-like dogs.
Caines said that in the first six months of 2004 there
were 160 dog attacks on mail carriers across Canada.
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24 Jul 2004 09:07:32 PM |
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"R. Foreman" <eidpers@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Xns95309D55CB7A2rrfkwrantispamattbic@63.240.76.16...
TORONTO (Reuters) - Dogs chomping on mail carrier-shaped
treats is no laughing matter for Canada Post.
The unamused Canadian postal service -- whose carriers
endure more than their share of real dog bites -- convinced
Pet Valu Inc. stores to stop carrying Bark Bars, dog
biscuits that come shaped like cats and letter carriers.
"This is not in any way, shape, or form funny for us, and
to make light of that ... I don't see that as funny at all,
not even in the least," said John Caines, Canada Post's
national media relations manager.
The pet store chain, which has 292 outlets in Canada, agreed
to withdraw the treats after it received a letter from Canada
Post saying that employees were concerned about the risks
mail carriers face from dogs and unhappy with having dog
biscuits shaped in their likeness.
Earlier this summer, a letter carrier from Chatham in
southwestern Ontario broke both her wrists and had part
of her ear ripped off when she was attacked by two
pitbull-like dogs.
Caines said that in the first six months of 2004 there
were 160 dog attacks on mail carriers across Canada.
Rather "anal" bunch, I'd say!
Jane
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25 Jul 2004 09:26:18 AM |
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"Jane" <pushlinque@hotmail.com> Spat the Words
"R. Foreman" <eidpers@anti-spam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Xns95309D55CB7A2rrfkwrantispamattbic@63.240.76.16...
TORONTO (Reuters) - Dogs chomping on mail carrier-shaped
treats is no laughing matter for Canada Post.
The unamused Canadian postal service -- whose carriers
endure more than their share of real dog bites -- convinced
Pet Valu Inc. stores to stop carrying Bark Bars, dog
biscuits that come shaped like cats and letter carriers.
"This is not in any way, shape, or form funny for us, and
to make light of that ... I don't see that as funny at all,
not even in the least," said John Caines, Canada Post's
national media relations manager.
The pet store chain, which has 292 outlets in Canada, agreed
to withdraw the treats after it received a letter from Canada
Post saying that employees were concerned about the risks
mail carriers face from dogs and unhappy with having dog
biscuits shaped in their likeness.
Earlier this summer, a letter carrier from Chatham in
southwestern Ontario broke both her wrists and had part
of her ear ripped off when she was attacked by two
pitbull-like dogs.
Caines said that in the first six months of 2004 there
were 160 dog attacks on mail carriers across Canada.
Rather "anal" bunch, I'd say!
Sorry, sUSAn keeps posting these 'oddly enough' bizairre news
articles so I thought I add one of my own. It's kind of funny
(but it's no laughing matter for Canada Post). I guess I'd
feel differently if I was being jumped by pit bulls now and
again.
Jane
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