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The Gas Station Bird

10,000 Birds

In Oregon you can’t own any “dangerous” wild animals, but you can get a special permit for a service monkey and anyone can fill their backyard with giraffes. No guarantees, but in this case the agency had already given the owner a warning and was responsive and willing to investigate complaints. Are we fed up yet?

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Last Monkey Recaptured by Primate Center

Critter News

These are not subject monkeys, but they are part of the breeding colony. The last of nine monkeys that escaped from the Oregon National Primate Research Center in Hillsboro was found at 2 p.m. Nine Japanese macaque monkeys got loose Friday after their keeper left the cage unlocked and they figured out how to open the door.

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