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Tag: Rhesus Macaque Monkeys

Posted on September 24, 2013

LIFE OF CAR CRIME BEGINS EARLY FOR CHEEKY MONKEYS

BN_CheekyMonkeys_05When you’re born in to a dynasty of master car thieves it’s perhaps not surprising that a life of petty crime starts early among Longleat’s infamous troop of rhesus macaque monkeys. This trio of juvenile delinquents were spotted playing tug-of-war with a section of car trim which they had recently ‘liberated’ from a passing vehicle at the Wiltshire safari park. Full Story: Read More

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