Primates Gifts

Jenny, the orang-outang, taking tea at the Zoo.

Two old apes watch two young apes swinging in the trees - 'Brachiating?! Kids these days... whatever happened to good old fashioned swinging?!'

'True, but he doesn't smoke, drink, or chase other women!'

"Deal! I'll introduce you to Dian Fossey and you'll introduce me to Jane Goodall!"

"He was chained to his kennel, and since I have opposable thumbs, I was able to remove his collar and set him free..."

An ape holds a computer.

"We owe a lot to those primate-speech centers. They helped us skip right over millions of years of evolution."

The Existential Ape.

'If you think using a stick is evolutionary, wait till you try one these dipped in chocolate.'

Four Monkeys.

"Don't worry...He sometimes gets a bit hyper if he drinks more than two cups of Earl Grey.'

Gorilla in a zoo wears a t-shirt stating: Born To Be Wild.

"He looks like becoming our first 'celebrity' gorilla!"

The Worship of Money

"The apes accepted you, but my sister's a whole other story."

'No! Not cell phone! Not TV remote! Human! Human being!'

'Catch a pair of chimps and do a complete makeover on them.'

'Or there's a budget treatment with one of our trainees...'

Animal Preserve. Director's Office. I've been demoted from the primate house to the bird sanctuary. You've been sent back to the Mynahs!

You ever see a great action movie and then feel like the hero? How so? Y'know, you kind of pick up the hero's vibe for a couple of days. I guess. Why do you ask? Monkey and I saw King Kong last night. Thump thump thump thump. Under attack!

"Don't make me warn you again, monkey. Stay outa the curiosity racket."

"I think that one's a male."

"Have you been throwing a lot of poop lately?"

'Take it from me and come back. The future is definitely on land.'

'Dr Hodges, here, is from England and he's been observing us for 14 years. Mr Ferrell, an American, has been here only 3 weeks. Monique Corveu, from Paris, has practically been living with us for about nine years...'

Funky Facts: Monkeys.

At the primate speech center, Mokobo tries some stand-up comedy...

'I think we're losing sight of out roots.'

Just back from the psychological research center, Stanly couldn't help but think that he lived with a bunch of baboons.

'If only Darwin could have seen this.'

Too much monkey business...

'Typical man - why can't he just ask for directions?'

"Conversation - what a concept!"

They still don't get it, do they? They can't see we're aping them!

'Look at those arms! I was born to ride a Harley Davidson!'