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Bear eats monkey
Sun UK ^ | 5/15/06 | staff

Posted on 05/15/2006 10:51:20 AM PDT by pissant

BEARS killed and ate a monkey in a Dutch zoo in front of horrified visitors.

Several Sloth bears chased the Barbary macaque into an electric fence, where it was stunned. It recovered and fled onto a wooden structure, where one bear pursued and mauled it to death.

Witness Marco Berelds posted a detailed report on the incident, including photos, on a Dutch Web site. He said one Sloth bear tried unsuccessfully to shake the monkey loose after it took refuge on the structure, built of crossing horizontal and vertical poles.

Ignoring attempts by keepers to distract it, the bear climbed onto a horizontal pole, and, standing stretched on two legs, “used its sharp canines to pull the macaque, which was shrieking and resisting, from its perch.”

The bear then brought the animal to a concrete den, where three bears ate it.


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KEYWORDS: harsh; hatewhenthathappens
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To: YouPosting2Me

That Monkey probably wishes it was in a nice, comfy lab being tested with shampoos and detergents.


21 posted on 05/15/2006 11:02:08 AM PDT by pissant
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To: DCPatriot

I'm just happy we are at the top of the food chain.


22 posted on 05/15/2006 11:02:55 AM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

Bear founded B.E.T.A.


23 posted on 05/15/2006 11:03:59 AM PDT by YouPosting2Me
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

LOL. They could make alot of $$$


24 posted on 05/15/2006 11:05:39 AM PDT by pissant
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To: YouPosting2Me

Yep. They used to run B.E.T.H.


25 posted on 05/15/2006 11:06:26 AM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant
"Who's idea was it to put ze monkey in with ze bears?"
"That was Pierre's idea."
"He is a stupid imbecile! I will tell him myself. Where is he?"
"He is moving the Endangered Rodent exhibit."
"Ehhh? Where is he moving it?"
"He said he was putting them in the Reptile House ..."
26 posted on 05/15/2006 11:08:13 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Never question Bruce Dickinson!)
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To: pissant

teddy the hut could feed a bear family of five for at least 6 months


27 posted on 05/15/2006 11:10:23 AM PDT by kingattax
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To: pissant
B.E.T.H. I hear you calling,
but I can't come home right now.

Me and the boys are play'in,
and we just can't find the souuuuund.

Just a few more hours,
and I'll be right home to you.

Oh, B.E.T.H. I hear you calling... oh B.E.T.H. what can I do?
28 posted on 05/15/2006 11:10:46 AM PDT by YouPosting2Me
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To: ClearCase_guy

LOL. I remember my bullfrog ate my snake. I was heartbroken.


29 posted on 05/15/2006 11:14:18 AM PDT by pissant
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To: kingattax

They'd need detox treatment at the Betty Ford Clinic afterwards.


30 posted on 05/15/2006 11:14:59 AM PDT by pissant
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To: YouPosting2Me

You worry me. LOL


31 posted on 05/15/2006 11:15:19 AM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

"You worry me. LOL"

Comforting the disturbed... Disturbing the comfortable.


32 posted on 05/15/2006 11:17:36 AM PDT by YouPosting2Me
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To: pissant

Never bring a monkey to a bear fight.


33 posted on 05/15/2006 11:18:43 AM PDT by humblegunner (If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
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To: pissant
Totally agree with you on the starlings.

It should be legal to shoot and kill all of these ugly pain in the butts.

34 posted on 05/15/2006 11:23:07 AM PDT by A Cyrenian
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To: pissant

"CALLING ALL PETA CARS, CALLING ALL PETA CARS"


35 posted on 05/15/2006 11:25:05 AM PDT by Dallas59
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To: pissant
"The bear then brought the animal to a concrete den, where three bears ate it."

Is this an obscure Dick Cheney reference to an undisclosed location?
36 posted on 05/15/2006 11:37:26 AM PDT by YouPosting2Me
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To: pissant

Hrmph. Not nearly as cool as Conan fighting a bear.


37 posted on 05/15/2006 11:48:50 AM PDT by Starter
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To: pissant
Usually...


38 posted on 05/15/2006 12:10:43 PM PDT by kenth
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To: A Cyrenian

Went out to use my grill today, One of those varmits built a nest in my grill over the week-end!!! You would not believe the mess. I'm thinking of replacing the grill. Crap all over it.


39 posted on 05/15/2006 2:22:19 PM PDT by jerwin63 (I once worked in an orange juice factory, but I got canned, ...couldn't concentrate.)
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To: pissant; All

Pictures Up!

40 posted on 05/15/2006 3:28:06 PM PDT by keat
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