When Love Monkeys Attack

SOUTHWEST, China - Straight off the zoo wire, news from China reveals that pandas are not the only ones with trouble in the jungle bedroom. Rhesus monkeys in a Chinese park attract several million tourists each year, but the male monkeys are having trouble attracting mates.

There are far more males than females at the park in southwest China and the extra "lonely heart" males become aggressive, attacking people. Seventy-two tourists were assaulted by rhesus monkeys at the park in 2003, and park authorities had to pay more than 12,500 yuan (US$1,562) in medical costs. In 2004, 253 people were injured, costing the park 40,000 yuan. In 2005, 505 people were hurt by the monkeys, resulting in 84,000 yuan in medical expenses...read more »

by Jeremy Weidenhof
http://lonestartimes.com/2006/03/15/when-love-monkeys-attack/

Monkeys Shake Down Tourists For Food

MOUNT EMEI, China - Monkeys have learned to shake down tourists for food before they let them appreciate one of China's most scenic attractions...read more »

by nbc5i.com
http://www.nbc5i.com/news/4945097/detail.html

Chimp Attack Doesn’t Surprise Experts

HAVILAH, Calif. - Chimpanzees come across to the public as little darlings, often in diapers and always willing to hold hands. But they’re really aggressors, primate experts say, more than capable of carrying out attacks as violent as one that left a man fighting for his life.

Generally weighing between 120 and 150 pounds with strength much greater than man, chimps in the wild are known to kill chimps from neighboring groups, hunt other primates and even attack humans...read more »

by NBC's Michael Okwu
http://www.msnbc.msn.com