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A mountain gorilla, a member of the Mubare gorilla group, carries ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A mountain gorilla, a member of the Mubare gorilla group, carries her baby while looking for food in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda July 2, 2009. Picture taken July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UGANDA ANIMALS)

A Chimpanzee sucks on a giant ice cube during hot weather at ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Chimpanzee sucks on a giant ice cube during hot weather at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England, July 2, 2009. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS)

File photo shows orangutan babies at a conservation park in ...

(AFP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows orangutan babies at a conservation park in East Java, Indonesia. Malaysian wildlife authorities have rescued three baby orangutans believed to have been smuggled into the country, in raids on a zoo and an ostrich breeder, a report has said. Photo:Aman Rahman/AFP

Orangutan babies at a conservation park in East Java, Indonesia. ...

(AFP) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - Orangutan babies at a conservation park in East Java, Indonesia. Malaysian wildlife authorities have rescued three baby orangutans believed to have been smuggled into the country, following raids on a zoo and an ostrich breeder, a report said Tuesday. Photo:Aman Rahman/AFP

U.S. artist Jeff Koons poses for media with his work entitled ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. artist Jeff Koons poses for media with his work entitled 'Monkeys (Chair)' at the Serpentine Gallery in London June 30, 2009. The painting is part of the artist exhibition which includes over 20 paintings and inflatable sculptures from the Popeye series. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis (BRITAIN SOCIETY)

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has insisted he is still ...

(AFP) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has insisted he is still president even though his Central American country's congress has sworn in the parliamentary speaker as the country's new leader. Duration: 00:42 Photo:/AFP

A frame grabs shows Zambian President Rupiah Banda reacting ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A frame grabs shows Zambian President Rupiah Banda reacting as a monkey urinates on him during a news conference at the State House presidential offices in Lusaka June 24, 2009. Banda softly shouted: 'You (monkey) have urinated on my jacket,' and paused as he looked up to see the animal playing in a tree just above his chair. REUTERS/Reuters TV

A combination image of frame grabs shows Zambian President Rupiah ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A combination image of frame grabs shows Zambian President Rupiah Banda reacting as a monkey urinates on him during a news conference at the State House presidential offices in Lusaka June 24, 2009. Banda softly shouted: 'You (monkey) have urinated on my jacket,' and paused as he looked up to see the animal playing in a tree just above his chair. REUTERS/Reuters TV (ZAMBIA POLITICS ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A frame grabs shows a monkey sitting in a tree above Zambian ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A frame grabs shows a monkey sitting in a tree above Zambian President Rupiah Banda during a news conference at the State House presidential offices in Lusaka June 24, 2009. The monkey urinated on Banda as he spoke to journalists at the news conference on Wednesday. REUTERS/Reuters TV (ZAMBIA POLITICS ANIMALS)

A monkey walks on top of a fence in India's capital New Delhi ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A monkey walks on top of a fence in India's capital New Delhi August 3, 2004. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan

Barika a female gorilla at Calgary Zoo holds a knife accidently ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:52:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Barika a female gorilla at Calgary Zoo holds a knife accidently dropped in her enclosure by a keeper in this pictured taken on Tuesday June 16 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Haika Scheffler

A macaque monkey drinks water from a puddle at a zoo in Zhengzhou, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A macaque monkey drinks water from a puddle at a zoo in Zhengzhou, Henan province June 16, 2009. Picture taken June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Donald Chan (CHINA ANIMALS)

A woman wears a mask depicting Sun Wukong, also known as the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman wears a mask depicting Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, on Beijing's Tiananmen Square June 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A photographer takes a picture of a monkey accompanying a Hindu ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A photographer takes a picture of a monkey accompanying a Hindu holyman, outside a base camp for the pilgrimage to the cave of Amarnath, in Jammu June 14, 2009. During the two-month-long annual pilgrimage, devout Hindus walk and ride ponies or palanquins to the cave - situated at an altitude of 3,800 metres (12,700 feet), deep in Kashmir Mountains to pray by an ice stalagmite they believe to be a symbol of Hindu god Lord Shiva. REUTERS/Amit Gupta (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR RELIGION SOCIETY ANIMALS)

Monkeys vie for bananas at the Hlawaga National Park, about ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Monkeys vie for bananas at the Hlawaga National Park, about 35 km (22 miles) north of Yangon, June 13, 2009. Picture taken June 13, 2009. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR ANIMALS)

A ruffed lemur monkey look at visitors at Riyadh zoo during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A ruffed lemur monkey look at visitors at Riyadh zoo during a hot summer day June 11, 2009. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA ANIMALS)

A waxy monkey frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagaii), which lives in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A waxy monkey frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagaii), which lives in the dry Gran Chaco regions of Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia, sits atop vegetation in a display at the American Museum of Natural History's 'A Chorus of Colors' live frog exhibit in New York City, June 10, 2009. More than 200 live frogs from around the world are on display at the museum through January 3, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Pedro the Chimpanzee sits in his enclosure in Berlin Zoo, June ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Pedro the Chimpanzee sits in his enclosure in Berlin Zoo, June 9, 2009. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Surgeon Andreas Eisenschenk shows on a skeleton, the point where ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Surgeon Andreas Eisenschenk shows on a skeleton, the point where Pedro the chimpanzee bit off the finger of the Berlin Zoo director, at a hospital in Berlin, June 9, 2009. Berlin zoo director Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, who banned keepers from feeding animals by hand, had his index finger bitten off by chimpanzee Pedro on Monday. Blaszkiewitz is currently undergoing surgery to reattach his finger. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY SOCIETY HEALTH)

Pedro the Chimpanzee sits in his enclosure in Berlin Zoo, June ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Pedro the Chimpanzee sits in his enclosure in Berlin Zoo, June 9, 2009. Berlin zoo director Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, who banned keepers from feeding animals by hand, had his index finger bitten off by chimpanzee Pedro on Monday. Blaszkiewitz is currently undergoing surgery to reattach his finger. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS (SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A visitor views paintings of gorillas entitled 'La Solitude ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A visitor views paintings of gorillas entitled 'La Solitude Organisative' (L) and 'Flecha Rota' (R) by Spanish artist Miquel Barcelo of at the pavilion of Spain during the vernissage of the 53rd Biennale Internazional Art Exhibition in Venice June 5, 2009. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY SOCIETY)

An orangutan yawns at the Singapore Zoo June 4, 2009. The Singapore ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An orangutan yawns at the Singapore Zoo June 4, 2009. The Singapore Zoo has been responsible for the successful births of 33 orangutans, an endangered species, since its opening in 1973. Orangutans, a great ape species native to Malaysia and Indonesia, are highly endangered due to destruction of their rainforest habitats and poaching. REUTERS/David Yeo (SINGAPORE ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

Orangutans rest at the Singapore Zoo June 4, 2009. The Singapore ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Orangutans rest at the Singapore Zoo June 4, 2009. The Singapore Zoo has been responsible for the successful births of 33 orangutans, an endangered species, since its opening in 1973. Orangutans, a great ape species native to Malaysia and Indonesia, are highly endangered due to destruction of their rainforest habitats and poaching. REUTERS/Janice Kaur (SINGAPORE ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

A proboscis monkey rests on a branch at the Singapore Zoo June ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A proboscis monkey rests on a branch at the Singapore Zoo June 4, 2009. The Singapore Zoo has been responsible for the successful births of 17 proboscis monkeys since its opening in 1973. REUTERS/Amirah Fatin (SINGAPORE)

A Sabah Wildlife Department picture of a male flanged orangutan. ...

(AFP) — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Sabah Wildlife Department picture of a male flanged orangutan. A Malaysian orangutan sanctuary where baby apes wear nappies, sleep in cots and are cared for by nurses dressed in masks and starched uniforms has drawn the wrath of environmentalists Photo:AFP/AFP

Fact file on orangutans. A Malaysian orangutan sanctuary where ...

(AFP) — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - Fact file on orangutans. A Malaysian orangutan sanctuary where baby apes wear nappies, sleep in cots and are cared for by nurses dressed in masks and starched uniforms has drawn the wrath of environmentalists Photo:null/AFP

A Malaysian orangutan sanctuary where baby apes wear nappies, ...

(AFP) — Sun, 31 May 2009 02:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Malaysian orangutan sanctuary where baby apes wear nappies, sleep in cots and are cared for by nurses dressed in masks and starched uniforms has drawn the wrath of environmentalists Photo:null/AFP

Mono, a remote controlled electronic toy monkey, plays the organ ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Mono, a remote controlled electronic toy monkey, plays the organ during a performance by the 'Electric-Circus' of The Netherlands during the Singapore Arts Festival May 26, 2009 . REUTERS/Rina Ota (SINGAPORE SOCIETY SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Western Lowland silverback gorilla Kibabu eats lettuce during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Western Lowland silverback gorilla Kibabu eats lettuce during a photo opportunity for his 32nd birthday at Taronga Zoo in Sydney May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA ANIMALS)

Western Lowland silverback gorilla Kibabu eats leaves during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Western Lowland silverback gorilla Kibabu eats leaves during a photo opportunity for his 32nd birthday at Taronga Zoo in Sydney May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA ANIMALS)

Western Lowland gorilla baby Mahale rests on his mother Mouila ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Western Lowland gorilla baby Mahale rests on his mother Mouila during a photo opportunity at Taronga Zoo in Sydney May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA ANIMALS)

Western Lowland silverback gorilla Kibabu eats a carrot during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Western Lowland silverback gorilla Kibabu eats a carrot during a photo opportunity for his 32nd birthday at Taronga Zoo in Sydney May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA ANIMALS)

Three-day old male baby Bornean orangutan clings to her mother ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Three-day old male baby Bornean orangutan clings to her mother Nanga at the Bojnice Zoo May 20, 2009. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa (SLOVAKIA ANIMALS)

An owl monkey carries its thirty day-old baby in Santafe zoo, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An owl monkey carries its thirty day-old baby in Santafe zoo, Medellin May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Fredy Amariles (COLOMBIA ANIMALS)

Iznee, a baby Bornean orangutan, sits with his mother in their ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iznee, a baby Bornean orangutan, sits with his mother in their enclosure at Chester Zoo in Chester, northern England, May 18, 2009. The baby is the first Bornean orangutan to be born at the zoo for 10 years. REUTERS/Phil Noble (BRITAIN ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

An Australian zoo has been evacuated after an orangutan escaped ...

(AFP) — Sun, 10 May 2009 08:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Australian zoo has been evacuated after an orangutan escaped after using a branch to scale an electric fence around her enclosure, zoo officials have said. Photo:Aman Rahman/AFP

Afghans look at a cage containing a monkey at the Kabul Zoo, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:13:00 GMT

(AFP) - Afghans look at a cage containing a monkey at the Kabul Zoo, badly damaged from years of fighting in the capital. Afghanistan's only known pig has been taken off display at Kabul Zoo and locked away to avoid panic among visitors who may be worried about swine flu, the zoo's director said Wednesday. Photo:Jewel Samad/AFP

A homeless woman takes a nap next to her monkeys on a hot summer's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 05 May 2009 10:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A homeless woman takes a nap next to her monkeys on a hot summer's day in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 5, 2009. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA SOCIETY)

A person dressed as the Monkey God attends the annual Bun Festival ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A person dressed as the Monkey God attends the annual Bun Festival in Hong Kong's island of Cheung Chau May 2, 2009. The festival celebrates the islanders' deliverance from famine many centuries ago and is meant to placate ghosts and restless spirits. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A titi monkey scratches another one's back inside their cage ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A titi monkey scratches another one's back inside their cage at Buenos Aires' Zoo, April 29, 2009. Argentina celebrated Animal Rights Day today. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)

A titi monkey looks out from its cage at Buenos Aires' Zoo, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A titi monkey looks out from its cage at Buenos Aires' Zoo, April 29, 2009. Argentina celebrated Animal Rights Day today. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci (ARGENTINA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)

A baby female gorilla recovers after being rescued from poachers ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A baby female gorilla recovers after being rescued from poachers trying to transport the primate through Goma in eastern Congo, April 26, 2009. Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have seized a rare baby gorilla from traffickers at an airport who hid it under clothes in the bottom of a bag, wildlife officials said on Tuesday. The female primate of about two years old was rescued on Sunday in the eastern Congolese town of Goma following a three-month undercover investigation by the Congolese Wildlife Authority. One suspected trafficker was arrested. REUTERS/Gorilla.cd/ICCN (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ANIMALS CRIME LAW SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A Congolese conservationist looks after a baby female gorilla ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Congolese conservationist looks after a baby female gorilla rescued from poachers trying to transport the primate through Goma, in eastern Congo, April 26, 2009. Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have seized a rare baby gorilla from traffickers at an airport who hid it under clothes in the bottom of a bag, wildlife officials said on Tuesday. The female primate of about two years old was rescued on Sunday in the eastern Congolese town of Goma following a three-month undercover investigation by the Congolese Wildlife Authority. One suspected trafficker was arrested. Picture taken April 26, 2009. REUTERS/Gorilla.cd/ICCN (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS CRIME LAW SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A girl with a temporary tattoo smiles with her monkey during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A girl with a temporary tattoo smiles with her monkey during the closing of presidential candidate Ricardo Martinelli's campaign in Panama City April 26, 2009. Elections will be held on May 3. The temporary tattoo reads, ' Vote full sheet.' REUTERS/Alberto Lowe (PANAMA POLITICS ELECTIONS ANIMALS)

A street performer drags a monkey riding a toy motorcycle as ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A street performer drags a monkey riding a toy motorcycle as it rains in Jakarta April 21, 2009. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA SOCIETY ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)

A chimpanzee holds a mock Easter egg stuffed with food in the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A chimpanzee holds a mock Easter egg stuffed with food in the Buenos Aires Zoo April 9, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)

Chimpanzees try to catch a matza thrown towards them at the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Chimpanzees try to catch a matza thrown towards them at the Ramat Gan Safari, near Tel Aviv April 7, 2009. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Orangutans eat matza at the Ramat Gan Safari, near Tel Aviv ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Orangutans eat matza at the Ramat Gan Safari, near Tel Aviv April 7, 2009. Matza is a cracker-like bread eaten during the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL RELIGION ANIMALS)

Chimpanzees try to catch a matza thrown towards them at the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Chimpanzees try to catch a matza thrown towards them at the Ramat Gan Safari, near Tel Aviv April 7, 2009. Matza is a cracker-like bread eaten during the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL RELIGION ANIMALS)