by Daniel Whittaker | Aug 18, 2011 | General, Just For Fun, News
A 63 year old American, Joan Ginther, has been dubbed the most lucky woman on planet earth, having collected her fourth multi-million dollar scratch card win in eighteen years. Since her first win of £3.3m in 1993, she has collected subsequent jackpots of £1.4m, £2m and a whopping £6.2m…
by Stuart Deavall | Aug 9, 2011 | Just For Fun
A group of monkeys at Colchester Zoo have been observed using gestures and sign language to communicate with each other. The troop of mandrills can tell each other when they do not want to interact by covering their eyes with their paws, experts have noted....
by Stuart Deavall | Aug 1, 2011 | Just For Fun
A monkey who has been caught on camera tickling its own feet is one of the stars of the show at a nature park in Bali. The long-tailed macaque was snapped by biologist Natalia Paklina having a giggle as he touched his toes in the Sacred Monkey Forest. Ms Paklina who...
by Stuart Deavall | Jul 27, 2011 | Just For Fun
A clever monkey has been recorded using self-made tools to give itself a pedicure by removing dirt from under its toenails. The Mandrill at Chester Zoo was filmed by scientists from Durham University as part of research into the behaviour of the primates, the BBC...
by Stuart Deavall | Jul 21, 2011 | Just For Fun
Individuals in one town in the US may get to see an interesting sight if they come across a troupe of macaque monkeys being carried around by one resident. The Daily Mail reports how the five primates – named Alley, Jackson, Audrey, Dexter and Jaeda – go...
by Stuart Deavall | Jul 13, 2011 | Just For Fun
A hospital in India has become overrun with monkeys after it installed motion-sensitive automatic doors to the building. Since the primates learned to use them to gain entry to the institution, they have been making nuisances of themselves by snatching food from...
