Odd New Monkey Species Discovered Then Eaten

A strange new monkey species that has been documented by science for the first time are creating a buzz in the wildlife world.

Named Rhinopithecus strykeri, it gets it's common name from their weird-looking noses. During the rainy season these monkeys sneeze constantly as water drips into their unprotected nostrils, making it easy for local hunters to find. The only known photo of this species shows a dead one that became dinner shortly after the

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http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_oddities/2010/10/odd-new-monkey-species-discovered-then-eaten.html

Monkeys took in a cat

They took in a cat and are treating it as one of their own..

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http://www.makeyousmile.net/funny-pictures/monkeys-took-in-a-cat

Monkeys Go Bananas Over Flying Squirrels

Japanese macaques chased flying squirrels either to flaunt prowess or they mistook the squirrels for a predatory bird.

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http://www.livescience.com/animals/monkeys-attack-flying-squirrels-100730.html

Taliban Monkeys

Is the Taliban training monkeys?

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http://www.livescience.com/animals/animal-warfare-could-the-taliban-train-monkeys-to-shoot-100725.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: Livesciencecom (LiveScience.com Science Headline Feed)