Here, kitty kitty: South African police comb neigborhood for escaped pet tiger named Panjo

Tiger on the loose in South African neighborhood

JOHANNESBURG – Police are warning residents of a South African neighborhood against approaching a 17-month-old Bengal tiger that escaped from its owners.
Police say the tiger named Panjo broke open the canopy of a truck carrying it and jumped free early Tuesday in the Delmas district, 70 kilometers (40 … Read more »»».

No ‘monkey terrorists’ in Afghanistan, says scientist

MELBOURNE – American soldiers in Afghanistan can heave a sigh of relief – they won’t be fighting armed monkeys.

Citing a “British press agency” two weeks ago, the Chinese People’s Daily had said the Taliban was training monkeys to take on US troops.

Armed with “Kalashnikovs, Bren machine-guns and trench mortars”, macaques and baboons are being taught …. Original article  : No ‘monkey terrorists’ in Afghanistan, says scientist.

Monkeys can’t fight US troops in Afghanistan, says scientist

MELBOURNE – American soldiers in Afghanistan can heave a sigh of relief – they won’t be fighting armed monkeys.

Citing a “British press agency” two weeks ago, the Chinese People’s Daily had said the Taliban was training monkeys to take on US troops.

Armed with “Kalashnikovs, Bren machine-guns and trench mortars”, macaques and baboons are being taught …. Source  : Monkeys can’t fight US troops in Afghanistan, says scientist.