One more thing

It's always good when a species thought long-dead shows back up (well, except perhaps velociraptors and their cousins. Those may not be great have on, say, New York streets. But maybe I'm just biased because monkeys are, well, cousins.)

Scientists find monkey long believed extinct in Indonesian jungles

Scientists working in the dense jungles of Indonesia have “rediscovered” a large, gray monkey so rare it was believed by many to be extinct.

They were all the more baffled to find the Miller’s Grizzled Langur — its black face framed by a fluffy, Dracula-esque white collar — in an area well outside its previously recorded home range.

They actually had to compare the monkeys with drawings in museum's to verify the species. Of course, there's no idea just yet as to how many there are. Thousands of photos were taken using camera traps, but they could just be a family or two coming to the water regularly.

I can't help it--the BBC has cute animal videos

Go, monkey, go!

Fugitive monkey has pursuers going bananas: Runaway rhesus is making monkeys out of them, has 16,000 Facebook fans

For more than a year now, a very resourceful rhesus macaque monkey has been leading a wildlife trapper on a merry chase across three counties and through the urban jungles of Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, Fla.

The monkey has avoided all attempts to capture, including being hit with tranquilizer darts. He's thrown foeces back at pursuers, too. Residents have been warned not to try this themselves, as a wild monkey can do a lot of damage if it bites you. The professionals involved are trying to capture him so he can be taken care of at a sanctuary. But the little fellow seems quite content to roam his territory for now. Thousands on Facebook are fans and urge him to run. I wish him well, whatever the outcome.

I'm not the only one ranting about glowing monkeys

A friend wonders if glowing monkeys fling glowing poo. Hmmm...