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A pet monkey was shot and killed in Oklahoma after attacking a woman and ripping a portion of her ear off while the victim was on her front porch. CBS affiliate KXII-TV reports the incident took place last Sunday in Dickinson, a town located in southern Oklahoma. The victim, Brittany Parker, was inside her home when she noticed […]
The meal kit company HelloFresh will no longer use coconut milk from Thailand amid allegations of forced monkey labor. In January, Target became the latest major retailer, joining Costco and Walmart, to specifically ban Chaokoh coconut milk in light of an investigation from PETA’s Asia division, which found that monkeys were being forced to work. HelloFresh took […]
A viral video making the rounds on social media captures an unlucky man being attacked by an aggressive orangutan at a zoo. It’s unclear whether he suffered any injuries. The 30-second clip begins with the orangutan grabbing the man by his T-shirt and pulling him closer to the enclosure. From there a tug-of-war ensues as the man and his companion try unsuccessfully […]
Kanye West and the Game have landed themselves in hot water with PETA over the extremely graphic cover art for their upcoming collaboration. Both rappers took to Instagram Thursday night to promote their forthcoming song by posting identical images of a skinned monkey, originally photographed by Nick Knight, against a blood-red background. Ye and Game captioned the photo with the title […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Yes, you read the headline correctly. While college football is in full swing, attention is being turned to the […]
Viral TikTok star Georgie Boy aka George the Monkey unexpectedly passed away this week during a routine visit to the vet, his owners confirmed. The black-capped capuchin amassed over 17 million followers in under two years, largely for videos where he excitedly opened packages and studied their contents. “We have devastating news. George went to the […]
A viral video showing a woman in a monkey exhibit at the El Paso (Texas) Zoo has led to that woman being fired from her job. A 38-second clip from last weekend shows her under a waterfall feeding a pair of spider monkeys what are alleged to be Hot Cheetos. “These are primates we’re talking […]
One Malaysian man thought his phone was stolen but it was really borrowed by a group of monkeys trying to have some fun. Zackrydz Rodzi told BBC on Tuesday that he realized his smartphone was gone when he woke up Saturday. He searched high and low for the phone but couldn’t figure out how it was […]
Just when you think 2020 can’t get any more bizarre, Indian authorities have confirmed a gang of monkeys were recently on the loose with stolen coronavirus test samples. According to Reuters, the situation began earlier this week when a lab worker was attacked by a group of primates on the campus of a state-run medical college in Meerut. The technician […]
Two studies published in the journal Science on Wednesday suggest monkeys that recovered after becoming infected with COVID-19 appear to develop an immunity to the virus, Reuters reports. One study involved researchers at Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) infecting nine monkeys with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and re-exposing them after they had recovered about one […]