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  • From: Carrie McLaren <carrie AT stayfreemagazine.org>
  • To: monkeywire AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [monkeywire] UK Air Force Team Adopts Monkey=
  • Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 23:19:26 -0500

UK Air Force Team Adopts Monkey

The aerobatic team of the Royal Air Force (RAF) has adopted a red monkey after their jets scared animals at a zoo.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/2986445.stm

Lemur monkeys at Newquay Zoo high-tailed it to the trees when nine of the Red Arrows' Hawk aircraft roared overhead at about 1,000 feet.

The monkeys, which had been allowed to roam free range, had to be persuaded down from the trees.

Zoo director Mike Thomas, said: "I telephoned St Mawgan and they said they were terribly sorry."

Three of the the Red Arrows pilots called in to the zoo to "adopt" one of the lemurs.

Mr Thomas, said: "It will be one of the females which, appropriately, are
red."

A St Mawgan base spokesman said the monkey was to be given its own team call sign of "Red 12".



  • [monkeywire] UK Air Force Team Adopts Monkey=, Carrie McLaren, 04/30/2003

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