Very good documentary on ape intelligence

Ape Genius, a documentary from PBS Nova. 52 minutes.

Pointless, but cool nonetheless.

What has this got to do with Cadbury's milk chocolate?

I don't really care. All I need to know is that there's a gorilla hitting the drum solo from one of my all-time favorite songs.

Really good CG, I must say.

Still not gonna get me to buy Cadbury's chocolate bar though. I don't like milk chocolate.

Monkey Moment: Hairy Houdini

Ouch. Ok, sorry for the pun.

After escaping from his cage at the Mississississippi Zoo the first time in July, Oliver the capuchin monkey busted out again, even after his handler had installed a new $300 lock.

It was unclear if Oliver had shown himself to be a capuchin Houdini or if he had a human accomplice

Oh, don't say that. Please tell me the monkey did it all on his own.

I want to believe!

Link and photos from the NYTimes

Monkey moment.

Next time I get on a long haul flight, I gotta remember to bring my marmoset.

A man has been questioned by police at LaGuardia airport in New York after smuggling a monkey onto a flight from Florida by hiding it under his hat.

I imagine they'd be a lot more fun than an iPod, at least the monkey won't run out of power after 2 hours.