Monkeys Fighting Inside A Power Station Cause Nationwide Blackout In Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s national power grid is in a desperate state, and power outages frequently occur, such as when a monkey roundhouse kick another monkey into a transformer.
Steve Irwin’s Son Robert Shares Footage Of His Amusing Encounter With A ‘Home-Intruder’ In South Africa [Video]

“This is why you lock your doors in South Africa…”, he captioned the post, not fully realising that he was actually pretty lucky to have received this particular end of the crime bargain in the country.
Elon Musk’s Brain-Hacking Start-Up Has A Major Legal Headache

Neuralink is facing potential legal action over shocking allegations of animal abuse.
Monkeys Playing ‘Mind Pong’ – Elon Musk’s Latest Interview Was Entertaining [Video]

Sure, Elon Musk could use an interview to have a calm and rational discussion about his companies, or he could muse about monkeys playing mind Pong.
People Are Dying In India’s Monkey ‘Gang Wars’ [Videos]

Troops of monkeys are fighting each other in Indian cities, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
Make Sure Your Brand Of Coconut Milk Doesn’t Support Monkey Abuse

PETA investigators uncovered some horrific methods used to farm coconuts for distribution around the world.
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.
Lost In The Amazon – How Monkeys Helped This Guy Survive [Video]

Here’s a story you don’t see every day, that’s a combination between ‘Tarzan’ and ‘The Jungle Book’. Let’s meet Maykool Coroseo Acuña.
2OV Throwback Thursday – The ‘Monkey Smells Butt’ Viral Video

You need to be a pretty special video for Bob Saget, one-time host of America’s Funniest Home Videos, to choose you as his all-time favourite. Enter the monkey.
The Sad Story Of The Photographer Who ‘Owns’ The Famous Selfie Monkey Photo, But Lost It All

It’s the most famous primate selfie in history, and photographer David Slater was pretty stoked when his hard work paid off. Then it all started unravelling.
Grandma Will Never, Ever Go To The Zoo Again [Video]

Some trips to the zoo are nice family outings, and others take a turn for the worst. That’s the case with this poor granny in Michigan.
School Principal Fired For These Pics Of Julius Malema

Whilst this has nothing to do with the EFF prancing around, it does include a snippet about Julius Malema, which usually equates to something amusing.
They’ve Traced The Origins Of HIV

There’s a lot to be learned about the origins of HIV, especially if we ever want a full-on cure. Hopefully there will be some progress sooner rather than later.
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.