All news on the topic: Monkeys

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Monkey brutally attacks child on street as cruel passers-by refuse to help
The youngster was outside a shop on a busy road when they were mauled by the ape, with the incident caught on camera - but onlookers failed to intervene during the attack
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Adorable baby monkey born at UK zoo offers new hope for endangered species
Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire is now home to a one-week-old Francois' langur - who comes from a family of monkeys listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List
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World's smallest monkey arrives at zoo and is tinier than a piece of broccoli
Rosie is an adult female pygmy marmoset weighing in at just 108g - and she's already developed a crush on her new male companion
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Fears planned £320M 'deadly' 30,000 monkey farm will ignite next global pandemic
Residents in Bainbridge, Georgia, a small town of around 14,000, are urging the City Council to block plans by a controversial company called Safer Human Medicine to build a 200-acre monkey farm complex
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Girl, 15, plunges down well to her death trying to escape vicious mob of monkeys
Sapna died while she and her sister Sadhna, 19, were working on the terrace of their home in Uttar Pradesh, India, when they were chased down a dry well by a vicious mob of rampaging monkeys
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Rare baby spider monkey cradled by mum as she makes first public appearance
Olive's birth at Chester Zoo provides hope for the highly threatened spider monkey species is vulnerable to extinction in the wild, with more than 80 per cent of its population having been lost in the last 50 years
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Dad-of-seven living in tent after monkey dust addiction made him lose everything
Dad Paul makes up one of the many so-called 'dust-heads' suffering the devastating impacts of the monkey dust epidemic sweeping Stoke-on-Trent - now known as the UK's capital for the drug
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Airport sniffer dog discovers pile of mummified monkeys in passenger's luggage
The passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that the luggage contained dried fish, but an inspection at Boston Logan Airport revealed dead and dehydrated bodies of four monkeys, agents said
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Vile trophy hunting travel firm shuts down after owner exposed in investigation
The Mirror have exposed a long line of cruel and heartless Brits who travel to Africa to ­ruthlessly slaughter majestic giraffes, lions, zebras and even monkeys
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Army of 'sex-crazed monkeys' stormed town hunting sugary snacks from festival
A monkey sugar-rush sparked a huge invasion of hyper-sexual and brutally violent creatures during a popular festival in the Far East, with locals having to flee
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Monkey and sharks found in smugglers' suitcases and they're dangerous to humans
Around 3.9 tonnes of illicit bushmeat is smuggled through Brussels airport every month - including parts of elephants, pangolins and crocodiles - posing a risk to biodiversity and human health
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What you see first in eerie image indicates your 'hidden mind power'
Depending on what you see first can give an insight into your deepest personality traits - so are you creative and innovative or are you analytical and organised?
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Raccoon on-the-run for seven weeks after pals lured back to farm with hot dogs
A missing raccoon has been on-the-run in Sunderland for about seven weeks after running away from his farm, whereas his two pals were rescued by the promise of hot dogs
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Outbreak of 'monkey disease’ that causes brain damage and bleeding kills two
Around 500 people a year are affected by the so-called monkey fever, which has killed at least two people in Southern India, and leaving those infected with vomiting, bleeding, confusion and brain damage
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'Escaped monkey fiasco doesn't compare to monkey business in Westminster'
This week Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that Labour would not be reversing the Conservative's scrapping of the banker bonus cap if they got back into power
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Moment missing monkey caught after smell of Yorkshire pudding gets him captured
After five days on the run, a rogue monkey was finally captured, after the adorable primate fell foul to the tempting smell of a good old-fashioned Yorkshire pudding
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Recaptured monkey 'doing really well' after eating 'quite a lot of peanuts'
Honshu the Japanese macaque survived for five days in the Scottish Highlands after escaping from the Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms and was lured back into a cage with a Yorkshire pudding
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Monkey stopped for food from garden birdfeeder after being on run for five days
Honshu, a Japanese macaque, has finally been found and returned to Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie, Scotland, after his empty stomach led to him being captured
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Missing monkey is found after five days on the run since escaping enclosure
A missing monkey which escaped its enclosure Highland Wildlife Park in Kincraig over the weekend has been found after a search lasting five days around the local area involving drones
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'Monkey Man' who murdered love rival on island dies months after prison release
John 'Jack' Campbell, also known as the 'Monkey Man', murdered his love rival on the remote island of Sanday, Orkney and was ordered to spend at least 15 years behind bars
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Three things need to be done to catch missing monkey, pet detective says
The Japanese macaque, nicknamed 'Kingussie Kong', fled his enclosure in Kincraig, Scotland, on Sunday and is yet to be captured - despite being spotted stealing nuts from locals
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Scotland monkey escape takes new turn as on-the-run missing animal spotted
An escaped monkey has been spotted on the run in the UK days after it fled a zoo amid a huge drone search. Members of the public have been urged not to approach the animal
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Everything to know about on-the-run escaped monkey roaming village in -2C freeze
An escaped monkey sparked a major search and rescue operation, after the Japanese macaque got out of its enclosure at a wildlife park and started roaming through a quiet village in freezing temperatures
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Runaway monkey on the loose in Scotland as keepers probe fresh sighting
The Japanese macaque found a way out from his enclosure at the Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland on Sunday after being spooked by a fight with a rival primate
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Escaped monkey 'may be heading home' as drone picks up thermal image near park
A seven-year-old Japanese macaque escaped from its enclosure at the Highland Wildlife Park, in Kingcraig, Scotland, and has been on the run ever since with locals shocked to see it in their gardens