Sunday, January 26, 2025

King Kong Was Based On This Ape

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, ‘Gigantopithecus blacki’ roamed the forests of Southeast Asia, standing more than three metres tall and estimated to weigh around 270 kilograms.

Monkey’s Paintings Fetch Up To R3500 Each [PICS]

Pockets Warhol is white-capped capuchin monkey. He has been given that name because he uses his tail, hands, feet, and of course, a brush, to daub canvases with his own unique artistic paintings. Pockets has become a money-spinning machine for bosses at at Story Book Farm, a primate sanctuary in Canada, with his paintings selling for as much as R3 500 each. See examples of his work after the jump.

Drunk Idiot Viciously Attacked By Zoo Monkeys [Graphic Video]

Joao Leite dos Santos is one loco ese! On Sunday he visited a Brazilian zoo in Sao Paulo, got drunk, and decided to take a swim in the monkey enclosure. As you’ll see from this video, he ended up being attacked and badly injured. According to experts, the only reason why he survived was because the monkeys were afraid of the water.

Cele Retracts His Dewani “Monkey” Statement

Our infallible chief of police, General Bheki Cele, has humbly decided to withdraw his statement calling murder suspect, Shrien Dewani, “a monkey”. It has been a mere four months, but Cele decided that in the interest of all concerned, he ought to withdraw his monkey comment, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela said on Monday. And so he did.

Julius Says Zille Dances Like A Monkey

In an interesting case of irony, head of the ANC youth league, Julius Malema, said yesterday that head of the DA, Helen Zille, dances like a monkey. An astute political statement from the well learned gentleman.

Baby Monkey Rides Micropig

If, like me, you had a quick look at the local headlines online today and were inundated with the usual reports of systemic corruption, broken party politics and violent crime, enjoy this video of a baby monkey riding on the back of a micropig.