The Macaca apologized, saying it was a case of mistaken identity.
"I really thought it was that racist George Allen. Americans, they all look alike to us."
Posted on 08/31/2009 6:20:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
In a scene that could have come from the comedy films that have made him famous, the 31-year-old star fought off the wild animal when he was attacked while sightseeing on the British colony.
He was visiting the disputed territory at the foot of Spain with friend and American Pie co-star Eddie Kaye Thomas when the pair came face to face with one of Gibraltar's mascots.
"Jason and Eddie decided to go on the trip to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of Pie," a source told US media.
"They were hiking in the woods when this monkey suddenly leapt on Jason from a tree and tried to bite his face off.
"Jason's travelling companions managed to fend the beast off and Jason thankfully wasn't seriously hurt, just shaken up."
The actor abruptly ended his holiday as a result of the attack and returned to the US early.
The Gibraltar population of the Barbary macaque - a monkey commonly referred to as the Barbary ape because of its stubby tail - numbers more than 200.
They attract hundreds of tourists every day to the areas around Apes Den and the Siege Tunnels at the top of the Rock.
But signs warn of the dangers of approaching the animals and the threat of attacks on humans and the possibility of the spread of disease has led to authorities ordering regular culls.
British soldiers are thought to have introduced the apes, natives of north Africa, into Gibraltar in the mid-18th century to use for shooting practice.
Local folklore has it that the colony would cease to be British if the monkeys were to leave.
Winston Churchill took it seriously enough to ship extra monkeys from north Africa to Gibraltar during the Second World War.
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Are those the breed of fighting monkey, popular in France as pets for a while, that prefers to attact male humans, and tear or bite off their....you know....because they see the men as some sort of rival? Why not just kill them off?
Oh yeah, that's pretty hilarious! Was Jason rolling on the ground from laughter or was he trying to keep his fingers and nose from being eaten and eyes from being gouged out?
Monkey attacks = comedy gold!
Everybody's a critic.
The Macaca apologized, saying it was a case of mistaken identity.
"I really thought it was that racist George Allen. Americans, they all look alike to us."
I was flipping thru the channels tonight and spotted Alyson Hannigan - she looks terrible.
This time the monkey spanked him!
LOL! Macaca was my first thought, too.
Yeah...it was one of those things that lurks in the back of one’s mind.
BTW, great picture of Dick Cheney on you FR page
Thanks! I miss that man!!
OK the fringe is a mistake
All out of pie?
“Get Your Hands Off Me You Filthy Ape!”
Tough crowd tonight. She’s pregnant in that photo.
OK that may explain the choice of fringe.
And Very Pregnant, t-shirt dates it to one week before she dropped.
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