Fugitve Monkey Terrorist Escapes, Then Captured

Kyodo News  /  AP

Lucky, a dangerous Macaque (monkey), was recaptured Monday after escaping from a government-run nature park in Tokyo.  The bandit, who slipped out of her cage while a keeper was cleaning, was first captured in October after terrorizing the city, biting and scratching around 120 people.  After she escaped, authorities urged residents to keep their homes locked and to be cautious. However, the monkey's fugitive status lasted less than a day. "Her capture was easy. We called her name repeatedly, and she came to us," city official Hidetsugu Uchida said. "She has been used to being called by her name." Read the story here. Read about Macaques here.

Crocodile Eats Cell Phone, Phone Keeps Ringing

Crocodile (Not Gena)

At an Ukrainian Aquarium, Rimma Golovko attempted to get a close-up picture of a crocodile with its mouth open by extending her arm out over the protective railing.  While trying this, the phone she was using slipped out of her hand and into the water where the croc, a 14-year-old named Gena, resides.  The woman complained to workers that she dropped her phone into the enclosure and soon the zoo keepers could hear her phone ringing...from inside the stomach of Gena.  Crocodiles are tough creatures and are able to swallow prey whole (including bones, feathers, etc) so they decided to just let nature take its course.  The problem now is that Gena has not eaten or had a bowel movement since the incident. Oleksandr Shushlenko, a chief veterinarian, said the crocodile will be taken for an X-ray soon if his condition does not improve.  The woman who dropped the phone has other concerns - she would like her SIM card back from her phone, which contains her contacts and pictures. Read some other recaps here and here.