How to touch a monkey by BarbaryBlue

"I was at the zoo and I reached out to this baby monkey..."

How I did it: And it grabbed my finger, "Awwwww! How cute." Then mama monkey spied what was going down and came running down the branch screeching and baring her teeth. Guess what? Baby monkeys have a super strong gripe! I struggled to free my finger before mama got there to rip it off.
I guess mama was yelling at the baby to quit touching strange critters because right when she got there, the baby let go.

Lessons & tips: Don't mess with baby wild animals...even in the zoo!
(disclaimer: I was 12 at the time but still I knew better!!)


 

Nov 30, 2009, 05:03PM PST | 3 comments | 6 cheers


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sofiasleeping somewhere

oh my

I meant to comment, not cheer, but I cheer the funny part, not the digital loss fearing part :) I wanted to comment to say I like your name on here, BarbaryBlue sounds so neat.

Dec 01, 2009, 08:01PM PST | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

BarbaryBlue Don't mistake kindness for weakness

Thanks!

It was scary at the time, but really funny in retrospect. Same trip to the zoo I got slimed by a giraffe.

Dec 05, 2009, 01:13PM PST | Respond to this

DocD not much time till BRIGHTLIGHT

I've touched, shook hands and held many monkeys

Here’s one sitting on my hand in a beach bar on Boracay Island.

Dec 07, 2009, 06:01PM PST | Respond to this


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