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Albuquerque zoo lemur dies after attack by another primate ( siamang )
KOB Eyewitness News 4 ^
| 01/10/2015
| Kristen Garcia
Posted on 01/10/2015 7:31:01 PM PST by george76
One of the two lemurs attacked by another primate earlier this week at the Albuquerque zoo died Saturday.
The ABQ Bio Park said a 26-year-old siamang named Brian pried open some heavy-duty mesh that was separating its enclosure from the lemurs on Tuesday. Brian climbed in and attacked the two lemurs.
"Both received injuries to their tails and also bite wounds that required some suturing," said Debbie Wiese, the zoo’s primate supervisor.
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The BioPark is now keeping the siamangs and lemurs in separate exhibits to avoid any future problems.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: albuquerque; lemur; lemurs; siamang; siamangs; zoo
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posted on
01/10/2015 7:31:01 PM PST
by
george76
To: george76
Siamangs are the primates of peace and have a long history of tolerance.
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posted on
01/10/2015 7:33:28 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
("Hey, I don't appreciate your lack of sarcasm.")
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posted on
01/10/2015 7:33:59 PM PST
by
Rio
(Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
To: ClearCase_guy
He was just starting to turn his life around when ...
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posted on
01/10/2015 7:36:58 PM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
Awaiting PETA comment: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
(Wake me for the Packer vs Cowgirls Game in the AM.)
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posted on
01/10/2015 7:40:06 PM PST
by
TaMoDee
(Go Pack Go! The Pack is back in 2015!)
To: george76
The zoo should arm the lemurs with Ruger Bearcats.
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posted on
01/10/2015 7:44:46 PM PST
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: george76
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posted on
01/10/2015 7:50:09 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
To: george76
"He was just starting to turn his life around when ..." Exactly. And no doubt the animal's mama will blurt out about how he was an honor roll student also.
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posted on
01/10/2015 7:50:09 PM PST
by
StormEye
To: george76
Siamangs are basically giant gibbons.
I wouldn't mess with one.
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posted on
01/10/2015 7:55:53 PM PST
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: Flycatcher
To: george76
To: LYDIAONTARIO
Many parts are edible.
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posted on
01/10/2015 8:15:01 PM PST
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: george76
The lemurs asked for it, verbally abusing Brian. I am sick of bullying so when Brian snapped, the lemurs got what they deserved for their years of verbal abuse. NO LEMURS KNOW PEACE!
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posted on
01/10/2015 8:16:50 PM PST
by
Nuc 1.1
(Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
To: george76
It’s a siamang-eat-lemur world out there.
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posted on
01/10/2015 8:21:22 PM PST
by
AZLiberty
(No tag today.)
To: AZLiberty
It’s one of those ‘Circle of Life’ kind of things.
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posted on
01/10/2015 8:22:45 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Rio
Primates of Peace?Camels of Carnage, Asphyxiating Oxen, etc.
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posted on
01/10/2015 9:30:02 PM PST
by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
To: george76
There’s one zookeeper out of a job.
Candidates?
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posted on
01/10/2015 9:42:47 PM PST
by
onedoug
To: george76
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posted on
01/11/2015 12:31:00 AM PST
by
teeman8r
(Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
To: Flycatcher
Wonder how many zoo staff it took to stop the attack?
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posted on
01/11/2015 11:17:27 AM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
They probably used a tranquilizer gun, I'm thinking. I just know I would never get into a cage that housed an ape, even a smaller one such as a gibbon.
All are astonishingly strong, and all bite!
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posted on
01/11/2015 11:47:41 AM PST
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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