monkeys

Chinese Goat Has a Monkey on his Back

nightintern · 06/29/10 09:30AM

This Chinese circus trick involves one big goat, one monkey, a cup, and a trainer. What goes down is almost as magical as the Great Wall.

No Species Can Resist Television

Adrian Chen · 06/16/10 06:53PM

Scientists have given monkeys some terrible diseases and afflictions over the years. But now they have given them something to ease all that pain: Television. And they love it, just like humans!

Scientists 'Cure' Ebola, Curse Movies to Find New Virus

Ravi Somaiya · 05/28/10 12:13PM

If a breakthrough that cures 100 per cent of the vicious virus in monkeys can be applied to humans, movies like Outbreak and Virus will become no more than historical whimsy. And they'll have to make movies about athlete's foot.

BBC's Life Humbles Even the Mighty Oprah

Mike Byhoff · 03/21/10 10:12PM

A grand, sweeping overview of the inhabitants of our world, Life picks up right where Planet Earth left off. It's a show that makes one happy to own a TV. And it's also narrated by Oprah!

Alcoholic Monkeys Provide Insight Into Our Own Drinking Habits

Jessica Poolt · 03/12/10 10:30AM

Meet the vervet monkeys of St. Kitts! They're a primate posse of beachcombers whose main perogative is to steal your Margarita. After extensive research, Scientists have discovered parallels between the drinking habits of humans and these miniature boozers.

Chimp Rocks the Segway

Allison Oldfather · 01/29/10 10:30AM

Watch this chip careen around a park on a Segway chased by a man in a matching outfit.

Orangutan Smokes The Day Away

Allison Oldfather · 01/28/10 10:30AM

This monkey looks extremely human while puffing away. Can't say we blame him one bit.

First Movie Shot by Chimps Lacks Visual Style, Depth, and Ability to Work a Camera

Mike Byhoff · 01/25/10 02:45PM

In this preview clip, BBC America took what was probably the most usable minute of footage and slapped it into their preview. And in exactly zero of these shots did the chimps think to use a tripod, focus the lens, or even take some quick establishing shots. Instead it just looks like a Michael Bay movie.

Little Jerky Monkey Taunts Tigers

Allison Oldfather · 01/13/10 10:30AM

This monkey might be tempting fate, but he can't help himself from harassing a group of young tigers.

Monkeys Do Bill Cosby Proud by Feasting on Jell-O

Mike Byhoff · 12/31/09 10:05AM

Zookeepers at the Bronx Zoo give these squirrel monkeys a special treat they've never had before: Jell-O filled with blueberries. Hesitant at first, the monkeys end up absolutely loving this rare and slippery treat. Sure beats eating their own poo.

The Beginning Of The End Of Chimps In Ads

Hamilton Nolan · 11/10/08 05:10PM

Is this the end of monkey ads? The nonprofit Ad Council—which makes all those famous public service ads you see everywhere—has agreed not to use any more "great apes" in its ads. No chimpanzees or orangutans! Not only that, but the CEOs of dozens of major advertisers and ad agencies sit on the Ad Council's board, and PETA is promising to urge all of them to stop with the ape ads, too. Kiss your precious CareerBuilder monkeys goodbye!

Monkey Tries Old CIA Trick to Dupe Authorities

ian spiegelman · 10/18/08 10:18AM

Despite their obvious evil, the monkeys have a shadow army, a veritable fifth column of monkey apologist humans secretly working to secure their overthrow of mankind. Some of them even live with the hairy hellions! When the law caught up with California human David Grigorian—who was sharing his Van Nuys home with a marmoset known only as Cheeta—he was ordered to hand the monkey over to Game and Wildlife officials, since he didn't have a permit for the animal. Instead, the monkey sympathizer showed up in court this week with a photo of Cheeta posing with a Mexian newspaper to convince a judge that the vine-climbing menace had fled south of the border. Eventually, Grigorian admitted he and Cheeta were still living in sin and turned in his partner. But it's all too easy to blame the human when a simian gets into mischief. After all, the guy was probably just a patsy.