MatcomNews Posted Yesterday Of Monkey Walking Upright - PHOTO (NOT W*)

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Upright A young monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking like a human following a near death experience / AFP

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A YOUNG monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking like a human following a near death experience, the zoo's veterinarian said today.

Natasha, a small five-year-old black macaque monkey at the Safari Park next to Tel Aviv, began walking exclusively upright on two legs after a stomach ailment nearly killed her, zookeepers said.

Monkeys usually alternate between upright movement and walking on all fours. A picture in the Maariv daily on Wednesday showed Natasha standing ramrod straight like a human. The picture was labelled humorously: The Missing Link?

Two weeks ago, Natasha and three other monkeys were diagnosed with severe stomach flu. At the zoo clinic, she slipped into critical condition, veterinarian Igal Horowitz said.

"I was sure that she was going to die," he said. "She could hardly breathe, and her heart was not functioning properly."

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[Cannikin]

1. Next he'll be running for office with Cheney.

[RC]

2. After we humans

kill ourselves off, the black macaque will evolve to replace us and start the whole process over again.

[acmavm]

3. Okay, maybe we can get this monkey to replace the one currently

residing in the White House. This one apparently can learn and adapt. bush* can't.

[flordehinojos]

4. Please excuse the comment but, in the above photo, Natasha is

carrying her left hand in the same way that Bush carries his hands when he walks down the corridors of power!!!
:D

[Braden]

5. but can she board a helicopter?

Mine Can.

[demnan]

6. She looks too smart to be a Republican

n/t