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Stupid TLC Show Called "My Monkey Baby"

Critter News

It's a TLC show about humans that adopt monkeys and treat them as their children. Monkey business is big business in the United States, where some people pay up to $5,000 to adopt a monkey of their own, often a capuchin monkey, which can grow up to 22 inches and 9 pounds. Thanks to Chimpanzee Information for pointing this travesty out.

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

10,000 Birds

And if a feral cat colony is near an endangered species, the colony should be eliminated. “Why can’t the kittens be adopted,” I asked in her comments section. ” I argued that the kittens were young enough to be socialized and pointed out that she had pictures of them letting her hold them and pet them.

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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

For endangered species, red and gray tabs at the top of the page indicate level of threatened status from the IUCN and the Libro Rogo de los Vertebrados Cubanos (Red Data Book for Cuban Vertebrates).

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