Thursday, August 30, 2012

Baboon article from Here And Now - Loose Monkey Becomes Symbol Of Freedom In Tampa

Author wrote : " Loose Monkey Becomes Symbol Of Freedom In TampaHere And Now(Here & Now/Kevin Sullivan) · Vernon said the buck is the most dangerous animal because it attacks and ruts.(. What happens when a non-native species, like a baboon or a monkey, is let loose in a new environment, like Florida? Officials in the Tampa area "

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Baboon article from Here And Now - Catching A Lost Monkey

Author wrote : " Catching A Lost MonkeyHere And NowWhat happens when a non-native species, like a baboon or a monkey, is let loose in a new environment? Say, Florida? Well one option that officials have is to call Vernon Yates, a wildlife expert who houses animals while they wait to go on to their future "

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Baboon article from Independent Online - DStv highlights - August 29, 2012

Author wrote : " Independent OnlineDStv highlights - August 29, 2012Independent OnlineBut Lucy Cooke is on a safari for the more enigmatic Freaky Five: Cape vultures, sun- gazer girdled lizards, golden-brown baboon tarantulas, ground pangolins and chacma baboons. l The Big Bang Theory, M-Net, 19.30. The fifth season premiere picks up as "

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Baboon article from Toronto Star - At Bowmanville Zoo, training exotic animals is a family job

Author wrote : " Toronto StarAt Bowmanville Zoo, training exotic animals is a family jobToronto StarWhat's harder is teaching a naturally aggressive baboon to play nice, he said, before directing attention to his eldest son. Kurt asks gently for Alf to give him back the corn. After a few tries, the male baboon reluctantly hands it over, looking at it longingly.and more » "

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Baboon article from Herald Sun - Baboon baby boom worries zookeepers

Author wrote : " Baboon baby boom worries zookeepersHerald SunFor years the troop of Hamadrya baboons - a species Old World monkeys native to the Horn of Africa and Yemen - has lived in a domed metal cage built for birds of prey at the Parque Lecocq, a reserve northwest of Montevideo. The 2300 square metre cage "

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Friday, August 24, 2012

Baboon article from The Voice Online (blog) - BABOON TERRORISES VILLAGERS

Author wrote : " BABOON TERRORISES VILLAGERSThe Voice Online (blog)Residents and tribal leaders of Moshupa village in the Southern District have raised concern over an old lone baboon which has been kidnapping their dogs and starving them to death on hilltops. The baboon, which appeared in the village about three "

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Baboon article from Independent Online - Chimps behaving badly

Author wrote : " Independent OnlineChimps behaving badlyIndependent OnlineWhen the resident troop of baboon decide to walk close by his enclosure, Joao will call out to them. Joao arrived at the sanctuary addicted to alcohol and cigarettes. It is these traumatic backgrounds that Oosthuizen believes is part of the reason why chimps "

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Baboon article from WFMY News 2 - Monkey Business in Montevideo Zoo

Author wrote : " Monkey Business in Montevideo ZooWFMY News 2Monkey Business in Montevideo Zoo. A population explosion of baboons at a Uruguayan zoo has their keepers worried that the 130 increasingly aggressive animals will forcibly resist being moved to a larger enclosure. "

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Monday, August 20, 2012

Baboon article from The Daily Telegraph - Baboon baby boom worries zookeepers

Author wrote : " Baboon baby boom worries zookeepersThe Daily TelegraphFor years the troop of Hamadrya baboons - a species Old World monkeys native to the Horn of Africa and Yemen - has lived in a domed metal cage built for birds of prey at the Parque Lecocq, a reserve northwest of Montevideo. The 2300 square metre cage "

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Baboon article from China Post - Baboon baby boom worries zookeepers in Uruguay

Author wrote : " Baboon baby boom worries zookeepers in UruguayChina PostBaboon baby boom worries zookeepers in Uruguay. MONTEVIDEO--A population explosion of baboons at a Uruguayan zoo has their keepers worried that the 130 increasingly aggressive animals will forcibly resist being moved to a larger enclosure.and more » "

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Baboon article from Courier Mail - Baboon baby boom worries zookeepers

Author wrote : " Baboon baby boom worries zookeepersCourier MailFor years the troop of Hamadrya baboons - a species Old World monkeys native to the Horn of Africa and Yemen - has lived in a domed metal cage built for birds of prey at the Parque Lecocq, a reserve northwest of Montevideo. The 2300 square metre cage "

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Baboon article from Adelaide Now - Baboon baby boom worries zookeepers

Author wrote : " Baboon baby boom worries zookeepersAdelaide NowFor years the troop of Hamadrya baboons - a species Old World monkeys native to the Horn of Africa and Yemen - has lived in a domed metal cage built for birds of prey at the Parque Lecocq, a reserve northwest of Montevideo. The 2300 square metre cage "

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Baboon article from News24 - Baboon baby boom worries Uruguay zoo

Author wrote : " Baboon baby boom worries Uruguay zooNews24Montevideo - A population explosion of baboons at a Uruguayan zoo has their keepers worried that the 130 increasingly aggressive animals will forcibly resist being moved to a larger enclosure. For years the troop of Hamadrya baboons - a species of Old "

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Baboon article from FRANCE 24 - Baboon baby boom worries Uruguay zookeepers

Author wrote : " FRANCE 24Baboon baby boom worries Uruguay zookeepersFRANCE 24A baby baboon only a few days old clings to its mother in an enclosure at a zoo in western Germany on March 12. A population explosion of baboons at a Uruguayan zoo has their keepers worried that the 130 increasingly aggressive animals will forcibly resist "

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Baboon article from AFP - Baboon baby boom worries Uruguay zookeepers

Author wrote : " AFPBaboon baby boom worries Uruguay zookeepersAFPMONTEVIDEO — A population explosion of baboons at a Uruguayan zoo has their keepers worried that the 130 increasingly aggressive animals will forcibly resist being moved to a larger enclosure. For years the troop of Hamadrya baboons -- a species Old "

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Baboon article from Perth Now - Baboon baby boom worries zookeepers

Author wrote : " Baboon baby boom worries zookeepersPerth NowFor years the troop of Hamadrya baboons - a species Old World monkeys native to the Horn of Africa and Yemen - has lived in a domed metal cage built for birds of prey at the Parque Lecocq, a reserve northwest of Montevideo. The 2300 square metre cage "

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Baboon article from Straits Times - Baboon baby boom worries Uruguay zookeepers

Author wrote : " Baboon baby boom worries Uruguay zookeepersStraits TimesMONTEVIDEO (AFP) - A population explosion of baboons at a Uruguayan zoo has their keepers worried that the 130 increasingly aggressive animals will forcibly resist being moved to a larger enclosure. For years the troop of Hamadrya baboons - a species "

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Friday, August 17, 2012

Baboon article from WA today - Saviour of South Africa's pariah primates, the baboons

Author wrote : " WA todaySaviour of South Africa's pariah primates, the baboonsWA todayBaboons are regarded as ''vermin'' in South Africa, despite their high intelligence and social skills. They have long been shot and killed as a nuisance species. At one time, monetary rewards were offered for handing in a scalp and tail of the animal, and it is "

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Baboon article from The Age - Saviour of South Africa's pariah primates, the baboons

Author wrote : " The AgeSaviour of South Africa's pariah primates, the baboonsThe AgeBobby, the first baboon she saved, in 1980, also perished in the blaze, as did two other baboons that were in her apartment at the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education, a rescue operation she established on a 20-hectare reserve in Limpopo "

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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Baboon article from Democrat - This Week in Local History - Appeal

Author wrote : " This Week in Local HistoryAppeal-DemocratThe operation was performed upon a female baboon for what is termed among medical men a double salpingo phorectomy. The operation is said to have been successful. 50 years. A Sacramento man, accused of biting off part of a Wheatland man's ear in a "

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Baboon article from This is North Devon - Leaping about with a face as red as a baboon's bottom

Author wrote : " Leaping about with a face as red as a baboon's bottomThis is North DevonEVERY week the Journal is sent a survey from some company or organisation, hoping that we will print it and give them a bit of publicity. Most of them come from the "blinding obvious" school of journalism, telling you something you already knew. I remember "

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Baboon article from Sowetan (blog) - Humiliation at work when called a baboon

Author wrote : " Sowetan (blog)Humiliation at work when called a baboonSowetan (blog)Nhlanhla "Chico" Rikhotso has been working as a yard assistant at SA French, a company offering tower cranes and lifting solutions, for four years. Rikhotso said he was doing his daily rounds when Danie Roos, the yard manager, allegedly made a joke in "

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Friday, August 3, 2012

Baboon article from Knoxville News Sentinel - New zoo exhibit: Habitat upgrades, better visibility

Author wrote : " New zoo exhibit: Habitat upgrades, better visibilityKnoxville News SentinelLydia Clark, 5, right, and Abigail Cannon, 6, are paired with their reflections while checking out a hamadryas baboon named Buzz on Friday at the Knoxville Zoo. The 1.25-acre outdoor habitat provides the zoo's two lion groups with many upgraded features "

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Baboon article from The Southern Times - A paddle into the wild

Author wrote : " The Southern TimesA paddle into the wildThe Southern TimesIt's 2am and the baboons that are spending the night in the rain tree beside the river have erupted with the frenzied barking of their alarm call. In the background I can hear the reason. It's the soft, seductive crooning of a hyena, a sound strangely at odds with "

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Baboon article from Knoxville News Sentinel - Zoo opens new exhibits Saturday

Author wrote : " Zoo opens new exhibits SaturdayKnoxville News SentinelThat area is first home to the trio Cairo, Tchabu and Buzz; three other male baboons will move in later to make the park's bachelor group."Valley of the Kings" marks the return of a baboon exhibit at the zoo; the animals haven't been shown at the park since "

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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Baboon article from Knoxville News Sentinel - Zoo opens lion, baboon exhibits Saturday

Author wrote : " Zoo opens lion, baboon exhibits SaturdayKnoxville News SentinelThe lion and baboon exhibits were originally set to open in the summer of 2011. But the economy slowed the construction's funding and the zoo made some changes to the project that included updated safety features. Zoo officials also had hoped to open the "

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Baboon article from CBS News - South African baboon rescuer dies in fire

Author wrote : " South African baboon rescuer dies in fireCBS NewsWith her at her death was Bobby, the first battered Chacma baboon she ever rescued and nursed back to health in 1980 after spiriting her away from a national park without a permit. Bobby also died in the fire, along with two other older baboons that stayed in "

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Baboon article from Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Rita Miljo, 'the Mother Teresa of Baboons,' Dies at 81

Author wrote : " Rita Miljo, 'the Mother Teresa of Baboons,' Dies at 81Pittsburgh Post GazetteRita Miljo, whose devotion to rescuing orphaned, injured and mostly reviled baboons earned her the sobriquet "the Mother Teresa of Baboons," died on Friday in a fire in her home on her 50-acre preserve in South Africa. She was 81. Bobby, the first baboon "

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Baboon article from Sowetan - New team for baboons

Author wrote : " New team for baboonsSowetanAccording to reports, Human Wildlife solutions, headed by behavioural ecologist Philip Richardson, would take on the task from today. The R10-million contract would span the next two years. The City of Cape Town confirmed the company would place collars "

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Baboon article from Independent Online - It's D - Day for Peninsula's baboons

Author wrote : " Independent OnlineIt's D-Day for Peninsula's baboonsIndependent OnlineSNAP-HAPPY DAYS: Pictures like this one could soon be just a memory if the city s newly contracted field rangers succeed in their mission to keep baboons out of urban areas. It is unlikely that cameras will play a big role in Human Wildlife Solutions s arsenal "

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Baboon article from Independent Online - It's D - Day for Cape's baboons

Author wrote : " Independent OnlineIt's D-Day for Cape's baboonsIndependent OnlineThe baboon monitors – who would now be called field rangers – would continue to use some of the established techniques to keep the baboons in the wild areas, such as "holding the line". This was a strategy whereby the monitors set a boundary line around "

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