Mean Monkey Monday 11

Following attacks on at least 42 people in Japan's Yamaguchi prefecture, police have taken up arms in a bid to quell the insurrection of macaques. One among them has already been put to death, though tranquilizer darts are still the weapon of choice for tackling the roaming "gangs". Officials in Japan have put down a… READ THE REST

I don't know anything about the context here except that Topeng Monyet — forcing macaques to wear human clothes and ride bicycles for entertainment — is a somewhat-common practice in Jakarta that's also (understandably) frowned upon by the animal rights community. When I frame it that way, I can kind of understand why this badass… READ THE REST

Back in 1938, a local Florida cruise operator called Colonel Tooey — "Colonel" was in fact his first name, according to the New York Times — let loose about a dozen rhesus macaque monkeys onto a man-made island inside Silver Springs State Park. According to National Geographic, Colonel had big plans to build a Tarzan-themed… READ THE REST

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We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. Like us, you love a holiday jam or two. Voices singing "Let's be jolly?" We eat that up. Choir bells ringing? Can't get enough. Marshmallows for toasting and caroling out in the snow?… READ THE REST