Guest guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Why is the monkey in an enclosure with lions in the first place?! http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2005/09/22/190314/Cheeky_monkey_slaps_lions ..htm Cheeky monkey slaps lions Zhang Xiaobin 2005-09-22 Beijing Time A MONKEY has been slapping lion cubs in a Beijing safari world, sina.com reported on its Website Thursday, citing Beijing Star Daily. The monkey slapped and scratched three lion cubs for about two weeks, injuring two cubs' ears. The cubs, which were about one month old, did nothing to strike back but to let out a few desperate mews, their keeper told the newspaper. The monkey behaved itself for a month after a bitch mothering another lion cub gave it a lesson by an angry bite on its butt, the keeper said. The monkey, though injured, didn't hold its mischievous instincts for long before finding new victims. The monkey might be a deposed king of a monkey group. It was in exile after a new king emerged following a coup, which often takes place in monkey society, the keeper told the newspaper. Deposed kings usually turn to new victims to regain themselves a sense of power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Has anything been done about this? Can someone push to separate them? Liz " Linda J. Howard " <lindajhoward wrote: Why is the monkey in an enclosure with lions in the first place?! http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2005/09/22/190314/Cheeky_monkey_slaps_lions ..htm Cheeky monkey slaps lions Zhang Xiaobin 2005-09-22 Beijing Time A MONKEY has been slapping lion cubs in a Beijing safari world, sina.com reported on its Website Thursday, citing Beijing Star Daily. The monkey slapped and scratched three lion cubs for about two weeks, injuring two cubs' ears. The cubs, which were about one month old, did nothing to strike back but to let out a few desperate mews, their keeper told the newspaper. The monkey behaved itself for a month after a bitch mothering another lion cub gave it a lesson by an angry bite on its butt, the keeper said. The monkey, though injured, didn't hold its mischievous instincts for long before finding new victims. The monkey might be a deposed king of a monkey group. It was in exile after a new king emerged following a coup, which often takes place in monkey society, the keeper told the newspaper. Deposed kings usually turn to new victims to regain themselves a sense of power. OKINAWAN AMERICAN ANIMAL RESCUE SOCIETY " LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND " WWW.OAARS.COM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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