Monkey World!

[joust]

This is the reason I couldn't be at the track day.....

Oh, and a few other things I found on the way













J

Edited by joust on Saturday 26th August 18:40

[adrian w]

Should have come

[joust]

Monkey, track day, monkey, track day, monkey, track day......

[m12gto3r]

Ah, you've been to visit the in laws.

[saucyboy]

Joust,

Where did you go?

Don't want to sound sad but me and the other half really enjoy that sort of wild life, in fact we have travelled most of South East Asia and stayed with a head hunter Tribe just to follow the monkey trails.

James

[m12_nathan]

Monkey World in Dorset.

[saucyboy]

Cheers mate,

Is it any good?

James

[m12_nathan]

Me and my wife loved it!

[joust]

It's an excellent day out!

[mr noble]

The monkey in the 1st shot looks like its just been shot in the face and is dead.

Hope that wasn't the case.

[joust]

mr noble said:

The monkey in the 1st shot looks like its just been shot in the face and is dead.
Hope that wasn't the case.

Monkey World is a rescue centre. That particular monkey had been subjected to asthma drug tests for about 5 years, and lived in a 1mx1.5m box all its life before being given up to Monkey World to 'retire'. The red colouring is natural, and looks like that in real life.

If you had lived like that, and been subjected to the tests they had, you'd probably look like that. They now have a 100mx200m area to run around in, so their quality of life has massivly improved.

It's a difficult subject testing on primates - but clearly being able to run around in the enclosures that Monkey World provides them is good to see.

J

Edited by joust on Monday 28th August 22:35

[gadgeroonie]

hope this didn't offend anybody - only a joke - not aimed at monkeys

Edited by gadgeroonie on Monday 28th August 22:39

[gizard]

Looks like Ted needs to start up a new column....

[gadgeroonie]

he was rather rude - look at his middle finger !!