Abbott Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Bears will be bears Monday, May 15, 2006 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Bears killed and ate a monkey in a Dutch zoo in front of horrified visitors, witnesses and the zoo said Monday. In the incident Sunday at the Beekse Bergen Safari Park, several Sloth bears chased the Barbary macaque into an electric fence, where it was stunned. It recovered and fled onto a wooden structure, where one bear pursued and mauled it to death. The park confirmed the killing in a statement, saying: "In an area where Sloth bears, great apes and Barbary macaques have coexisted peacefully for a long time, the harmony was temporarily disturbed during opening hours on Sunday." "Of course the habitats here in the safari park are arranged in such a way that one animal almost never kills another, but they are and remain wild animals," it said. Witness Marco Berelds posted a detailed report on the incident, including photos, on a Dutch Web site. He said one Sloth bear tried unsuccessfully to shake the monkey loose after it took refuge on the structure, built of crossing horizontal and vertical poles. Ignoring attempts by keepers to distract it, the bear climbed onto a horizontal pole, and, standing stretched on two legs, "used its sharp canines to pull the macaque, which was shrieking and resisting, from its perch." The bear then brought the animal to a concrete den, where three bears ate it. The zoo said it "usually wasn't possible" for keepers to intervene when an animal killed another. The park plans now to move the Barbary macaques - which are large monkeys but often inaccurately called "Barbary Apes" - to another part of the park, it said. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugged Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by Abbott: ... several Sloth bears chased the Barbary macaque into an electric fence, where it was stunned. It recovered and fled onto a wooden structure, where one bear pursued and mauled it to death. Sounds familiar. Where have I witnessed this behaviour before? *ponders* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by Abbott: The park plans now to move the Barbary macaques - which are large monkeys but often inaccurately called "Barbary Apes" - to another part of the park, it said. "An area presently populated by lions, tigers, Komodo dragons, Pygmy hunters and Giant Space Lobsters of Doom..." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Alright, which one of you lame-brains let Shaw go camping? Utah Campground Closed Because of Plague Now he's gone and buggered up a whole forest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stikkypixie Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 If he one of the 4? It thought it was Berli or somefink. I mean sure he could bore you to death but a plague? [ May 16, 2006, 01:13 PM: Message edited by: stikkypixie ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37mm Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Originally posted by stikkypixie: If he one of the 4? It thought it was Berli or somefink. I mean sure he could bore you to death but a plague? I think he could manage to conjur up a plague of rules & regulations? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ales Dvorak Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Love, Alice 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shaw Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Originally posted by Lars: Alright, which one of you lame-brains let Shaw go camping? Utah Campground Closed Because of Plague Now he's gone and buggered up a whole forest. I am OFFENDED! Were I to infect an area it wouldn't be with [sNEER]Bubonic Plague[/sNEER]. That's so ... 14th Century. No I utilize either Pneumonic Plague or Septicemic Plague, either of which is far more dramatic and lethal. Retract your allegation at once Sirrah! Joe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleete Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Originally posted by Lars: Now he's gone and buggered up a whole forest.All except the hedgehog, which can't be buggered at all. Where's my turn (not often I get to ask that), you mouthbreather? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Originally posted by Abbott: AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Bears killed and ate a monkey in a Dutch zoo in front of horrified visitorsI don't know what the problem is? You have to pay for entertainment like this elsewhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Originally posted by rleete: All except the hedgehog, which can't be buggered at all.Makes sense. The quills would get in the way, and would make that activity quite difficult. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanachai Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 SILENCE! I have a dramatic announcement to make. This morning, my friend Small Emma was joined on this planet by her Younger Sister, my new friend Tiny Nora. Nora is small, cute, and mouse-like. So, as this is a dramatic development and will require my full attention, I have officially ended the hedonistic partying and willful chemical abuse of the 'Seanachai Birthday Celebration Month'. As of today, I will concentrate on the joyous partying and festive chemical use of the 'Tiny Nora Birthday Celebration Month'. She's very cute, and when I went to visit her tonight at the hospital, she opened her wee eyes and gave me a look that clearly said: Ah. The face before me clearly indicates that I have been born on the very eve of the Apocalypso. Yay for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanachai Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 In other news: Hiram Sedai grows older. God is in his heaven, and all is right with the world. Happy Birthday, Hiram! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanachai Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 And this just in: Scientists today reported that prolonged exposure to the Dutch has been shown to result in high levels of aggression in laboratory test animals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugged Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Originally posted by Seanachai: SILENCE! I have a dramatic announcement to make. This morning, my friend Small Emma was joined on this planet by her Younger Sister, my new friend Tiny Nora. Nora is small, cute, and mouse-like. Oooo... Another little female for you to amuse. How long until she is demanding that you 'hop across the living room while screaming like an idiot' (your words, not mine)? Before you answer that, if you would, please... Get down on all fours, pant and bark like an excited Jack Russell puppy until I clap my hands wildly and squeal with delight. That's a good boy. Oh, and seriously, that's great news that all is well with the arrival of Tiny Nora. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mace Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 *slips in a puddle on the floor* Bad! Bad Seanachai!!! I thought he was housebroken? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Originally posted by Bugged: Before you answer that, if you would, please... Get down on all fours, pant and bark like an excited Jack Russell puppy until I clap my hands wildly and squeal with delight. That's a good boy. You flirt. Although, after thinking about it a bit more, please post the pictures. [ May 17, 2006, 06:14 AM: Message edited by: Lars ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Does a bear **** in the woods? Well, at least yesterday a big one fell into a cesspool in Kerimäki, Finland. Amazing similarity to our Penguins, eh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Nice linking skills, Sparky. Oh, and no E-mail address in the profile, so... SOD OFF! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Heh, that might be a better pic than the moose for the Justicar's website. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37mm Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 I’ve made contact with JD Morse… … … *Sir 37mm adds one more to his ‘Lawyers remaining’ counter’ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37mm Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Originally posted by Sergei: Boo, my ill-fitting former-companion, what were rednecked dollars first words in the 'pool again? And before you start making a mess of yourself… no, that’s not right … And before you finish making a mess of yourself, I’m asking YOU because YOU told me to raise the bloody faux-waffler in the first place… but I forget why, you see? I only remember the stain on my honour… not the details PS How does it feel to be outflanked by a master of the art whilst you’re left stumbling around punching thin air? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Originally posted by Sir 37mm: Boo, my ill-fitting former-companion, what were rednecked dollars first words in the 'pool again?Neither do I know or care. Why should you? And before you start making a mess of yourself… no, that’s not right What the hell are you talking about, you blithering ninny? And before you finish making a mess of yourself, I’m asking YOU because YOU told me to raise the bloody faux-waffler in the first place… but I forget why, you see? No I didn't. Why in the hell would I do that? I didn't ask you to invite any of them in here anymore than I would invite you into any place where humans might possibly congregate. I only remember the stain on my honour… not the details So, in Britain, is "honour" a euphanism for underwear? PS How does it feel to be outflanked by a master of the art whilst you’re left stumbling around punching thin air? Dunno. Still waiting for it to happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rleete Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Lars is rolling me up like a tennant's cheap carpet on eviction day. It is not a good time to be the Allies right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpkr Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 leete, it's NEVER a good time to be the Allies (at least, while YOU are playing the Allies). Frankly, its just never a good time to be on your team. Ever. Hugs and kisses, Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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