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Iran claims it sent a live monkey into space

A monkey in a replica capsule of an Iranian-made Kavoshgar-4 (Explorer-4) rocket in Tehran in 2011. (AFP)

Iran on Monday sent a capsule containing a live monkey into space and later retrieved the “shipment” intact, the Tehran-based Arab-language Al-Alam channel said, quoting an official statement. A previous attempt in 2011 by the Islamic republic to put a monkey into space failed. No official explanation was given. “Iran…

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Ikea monkey sent to live coatless in animal sanctuary

Darwin the monkey via screencap

Darwin, the 5-month-old monkey who escaped from his crate and followed his owners into a Toronto Ikea store, is being sent to live at a private animal sanctuary. According to CBC News, Darwin was taken from his owners, who were fined for keeping a prohibited animal as a pet. The…

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Man mistakes son for monkey, shoots him dead

Little monkeys via AFP

KATHMANDU — A farmer in southern Nepal mistook his son for a monkey trying to steal his crops and shot the 12-year-old dead, police said on Sunday. Chitra Bahadur Pulami had been climbing a tree to chase away macaques that had become a nuisance to the family but his father…

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