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June 25, 2005

Thieves seize infant monkey

In capes, no less...

Baby Monkey Stolen From Primate Expert's Florida Home

MIAMI -- Three masked men in capes stole a baby owl monkey Thursday from the home of a primate expert, police said. [AP]

Via Monkeywire.

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein at 02:12:51 PM in Monkeys, Apes, and Prosimians

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Comments

It's the capes thing that I find interesting.

Posted by: mudkitty | June 25, 2005 at 02:17 PM

what's wrong with capes? what do you think is appropriate attire for a madcap robbery?

Posted by: upyernoz | June 25, 2005 at 04:22 PM

The also managed steal your spell checker, clever thieves that they are.

Posted by: Stirling Newberry | June 25, 2005 at 04:50 PM

The thieves were actually wearing carps, not capes, as previously reported. We regret the error and apologize for any confusion.

Posted by: Lindsay Beyerstein | June 25, 2005 at 04:55 PM

They stole my spell check too.

What's a carp?

Posted by: mudkitty | June 25, 2005 at 11:32 PM

What's a carp?

A fish.

Posted by: ChrisC | June 26, 2005 at 08:05 AM

Well I know that, but how could they be wearing fish? This is getting surealalistic.

Posted by: mudkitty | June 26, 2005 at 10:23 AM

"what's wrong with capes?"

Dyna-Guy - Snagged on take-off
Thunderhead - caught on launching missile
Strato-Girl - Sucked into a jet engine
Metro-Guy - Dragged down elevator shaft
Splashdown - Sucked into a vortex

No capes!

Posted by: Njorl | June 28, 2005 at 08:54 AM

"madcap monkey robbery"

Isn't anyone else alarmed for this bodily health of this monkey stolen by these three thieves? Not to suggest they've simultaneously decided to wear capes and kidnap an infant monkey?

Posted by: a many sided mirror | July 11, 2005 at 05:20 AM

*not to suggest "they're fanatics but" they've...

Posted by: a many sided mirror | July 11, 2005 at 05:27 AM

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