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[monkeywire] Precious the Orangutan to star in new NBC soap

From: Carrie McLaren <stay.free AT verizon.net>
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Subject: [monkeywire] Precious the Orangutan to star in new NBC soap
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 14:00:17 -0500

HOT MONKEY LOVE
New York Post, March 24, 2003
http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/71601.htm

By KAREN INFANTINO

An orangutan named Precious made her debut last week on NBC's "Passions," and will soon begin having carnal thoughts with her love interest, the soap's resident hunk Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald.

Quirky characters mixed with classic love stories is one reason the barely four-year-old soap has quickly become No. 1 among teen girls. The notion of pairing Precious with Luis is what sets it apart from daytime's other offerings.

They haven't met yet, but according to the show's creator James E. Reilly, the minute the orangutan lays her big, brown eyes on Luis next month, she's smitten and that's when the elaborately filmed love scenes will begin.

"It's the latest example of Reilly's commitment to push the envelope," says Sheraton Kalouria, head of NBC's Daytime Programs.

Believe it or not, Reilly's been hatching the idea for years, after reading an article about monkeys that are trained to help disabled people.

"We are certainly stretching the limits of credulity," says Kalouria. "But it is, after all, a soap opera."

And this is "Passions" we're talking about, the place where an axe-wielding psycho named Norma terrorized the town while carrying her father's skull around. "You just have to throw out as wide a net as you can," says Reilly, "and once that gimmick works, you have to keep them watching based on the stories."

Animal rights activists take note - there's nothing weird going on. Precious has only joined the cast to put a new twist on the old soap staple - the love triangle.

Getting in line behind Beth Wallace and Sheridan Crane for Luis' attention, Precious is a caregiver hired to feed and diaper old Mrs. Wallace. That is, when she's not dreaming of Luis, played by tall, dark and handsome Galen Gering.

"I'm usually just the romantic stud guy," says Gering, "and I don't get a lot of the comedic stories that we have on our show. It's been a blast."

In fact, Precious (actually played by two orangutans named BamBam and Tango) and Gering hit it off so well, the trainers are starting to get worried.

"If the animal starts bonding with you, they don't respond to the trainer," he explains.

Gering says Precious dons a "full-on ball gown" for the tango scene scheduled to air mid-April. Reilly promises it's just the first of many fantasies that will air through this summer.

"Well, let's just say that Precious has a very rich imagination," Reilly laughs. "And just as we play with the human characters on 'Passions' where they have their fantasies, Precious will have hers. There's going to be fantasy weddings, children, feeding each other strawberries."

As Officer Lopez-Fitzgerald, Gering flashes his biceps way more than his badge, and doesn't mind playing second banana in an orangutan's daydream - except for one thing.

"Precious has a pretty strong odor," he says. "It's a permanent scent."

Ahh, isn't that what all those sexy shower scenes are for?

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TAMPA -- Five endangered monkeys -- including a 3-day-old ring-tailed lemur
and its mother -- were stolen from a private sanctuary, deputies said.

The lemurs, two cotton top tamarins and a 2-year-old greater bush baby were
taken from Chris Newton's home south of Tampa. Newton owns 20 primates that
were abused or unwanted.

Thieves broke through the gate of the 6-foot privacy fence surrounding the
sanctuary and emptied three cages while Newton was at work on Saturday. The
burglars probably used gloves and a pillow case or pet carriers to snatch
the monkeys, he said.

One of the animals is diabetic and will likely die within days without
medication, Newton said.

The thieves are also in danger, he said. The mother lemur "is very dangerous
and can inflict severe wounds on people," Newton said. "I won't be surprised
if whoever has them gets torn up."

The primates are worth about $17,000, but Newton said he doesn't think money
was the motive.

``They left behind animals that were worth much more, which leads me to
believe this was just some kids who wanted to take monkeys,'' he said.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating and checking area
hospitals for victims with unusual bite marks. Newton had the proper permits
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Courtesy of Andrew Hund:

Morocco offers US monkeys to detonate mine
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030324-064259-1443r

RABAT, D.C., Morocco, March 24 (UPI) -- A Moroccan publication accused the
government Monday of providing unusual assistance to U.S. troops fighting in
Iraq by offering them 2,000 monkeys trained in detonating land mines.

The weekly al-Usbu' al-Siyassi reported that Morocco offered the U.S. forces
a large number of monkeys, some from Morocco's Atlas Mountains and others
imported, to use them for detonating land mines planted by the Iraqis.

The publication quoted a highly-informed source as saying, "that is not a
scientific illusion but a well-known military tactic."

[monkeywire] Precious the Orangutan to star in new NBC soap, Carrie McLaren, 03/24/2003