<![CDATA[Jezebel: monkey love]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: monkey love]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/monkeylove http://jezebel.com/tag/monkeylove <![CDATA[Pedophile Rapist Gets 1 Year In Prison • Platonic Baboon Pals Perplex Scientists]]> • Lawmakers are calling for the removal of Judge Thomas Bartheld for sentencing a man accused of raping a four-year-old girl to one year in prison. Prosecutors said they took the deal because the victim is an unreliable witness. •

• Scientists are trying to figure out why some male baboons hang out with single female baboon mothers without trying to have sex with them. "So we really don't know what these guys got out of the friendship, other than maybe spending time with a mum and a new baby and having other females seeing this," said primatologist Nga Nguyen. • According to a recent survey, 47% of Hispanic women are still spending the same amount or more than they did last year, despite fears for the failing economy. • In efforts to raise awareness about HIV/AIDs, Swaziland has launched a nation-wide "love test" campaign that urges couples to get tested together. • A study of men in South Africa found that 25 percent admit to having committed a sexual assault. • The judge in the Caylee Anthony case has sealed a video of Anthony's reaction when told her daughter's body was found, saying that it would taint the jury pool. • A company in Florida is besmirching the good name of Dr. Oz by selling anti-aging pills using his image. The company claims to offer a free monthly trial, but customers say that they continued to receive charges after they had attempted to cancel their subscriptions. • Maintaining a beach-ready bikini line is not only a pain in the butt—it can also be dangerous. MSNBC warns that Brazilian waxing often carries a risk of infection. • A British father recently created the Babyglow line of onesies, which change color as the baby's temperature rises. The outfits come in baby blue, pink, and pastel green and can help protect infants from overheating. • In Britain, young women supposedly aspiring to live like the rich and famous are going bankrupt at higher rates than men, from foolish things like getting their own apartments and being subject to the wage gap. • Sony is launching a new dude-site with an online reality show about a porn star mother. • There are a number of species that engage in same-sex relationships in the animal kingdom, and scientists are learning they have an evolutionary purpose. • NYPD Officer Andrew Dunton, who mistakenly short fellow officer Omar Edwards in a case of mistaken identity, called Edwards' widow at her request to offer his condolences. • Cecile Brossard has been found guilty of the murder of her lover, French banker Edouard Stern. She killed him during a bondage session when he called her a whore. • Some psychology experts say that men are more involved than ever in their children's lives. •

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<![CDATA[Your Mom Stinks]]> Conchita is a white-naped mangabey, an endangered primate at the London Zoo. Her mother was seriously ill when Conchita was delivered via C-section, so zookeepers put a teddy bear into the newborn's enclosure. Now Conchita sorta thinks the bear is her mom. "She hugs that bear day and night," says keeper Andrea Payne. "She will run to the bear when she's alarmed. She won't run to me. She clamps on to it just like she would her mother." The teddy bear is "smelly" and has some monkey poo on it, but the zookeepers can't wash it. "To the baby it is her own special smell... The baby recognises the smell, it's a comfort to her. Washing the teddy would make it unrecognizable." [Times of London]

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<![CDATA[ Truly, all is going to be alright with the...]]> Truly, all is going to be alright with the world. Or so we are willing to believe after reading this tale of an abandoned baby monkey who was in critical condition when taken in by an animal sanctuary in China. Then, he met a white pigeon, struck up a beautiful friendship, and the rest is history. Shana Tovah! There is a God! [Daily News]

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