Hairy Houdinis

[Nearly Sane]

This week's QI had a question about which animals are a zookeepers nightmare to which the answer was orangutans because of their ability to escape. On a quick follow up to that I found the following article which is as they say quite interesting.

https://www.counterpunch.org/2008/12/16/orangutans-resistance-and-the-zoo/

[Walter]

This week's QI had a question about which animals are a zookeepers nightmare to which the answer was orangutans because of their ability to escape. On a quick follow up to that I found the following article which is as they say quite interesting.

https://www.counterpunch.org/2008/12/16/orangutans-resistance-and-the-zoo/

a lot of words there pal ,I'll wait till the film comes out 

[Gordon]

Fascinating read - Ken Allen sounds they type of orangutan it would be (in some strange circumstance) interesting to have a pint with.

It would be interesting too to hear our AB's take on the ingenuity that the various escapees employed.

[Nearly Sane]

They are extraordinary animals. Seeing them in Borneo was one of the most amazing things I've been privileged to to do.

[Anchorman]

"OOOOOoook!"
(The Librarian)

[floo]

A tale of a missing lynx. This was on the news this morning.

A lynx has escaped from a wildlife park in Ceredigion.
The Eurasian lynx, which is about twice the size of a domestic cat, escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, near Aberystwyth.
Police said they have been told the animal went missing some time during the last five days.
Park operators said there has never been an attack recorded on people - but warned the public it could retaliate "if cornered or trapped".
Staff said the lynx should not be approached if spotted - as it is a wild animal and has sharp teeth and claws.
"We have fully-trained keepers on hand to deal with the situation," said a park official.
"She is not used to hunting live prey but will chase rabbits and rodents when she gets hungry.
"Lynx can travel about 12 miles a day, but the chances are she hasn't gone far.
"We will be putting out camera traps around the perimeter of the zoo and relying on sightings by the public. Once we learn her location and follow her trail pattern we can set up monitored traps to catch her."
The wild cat is described as being tan and white in colour with dark spots on her back and legs, with a thick, stubby tail which is no more than six inches long.

[Walter]

A tale of a missing lynx. This was on the news this morning.

A lynx has escaped from a wildlife park in Ceredigion.
The Eurasian lynx, which is about twice the size of a domestic cat, escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, near Aberystwyth.
Police said they have been told the animal went missing some time during the last five days.
Park operators said there has never been an attack recorded on people - but warned the public it could retaliate "if cornered or trapped".
Staff said the lynx should not be approached if spotted - as it is a wild animal and has sharp teeth and claws.
"We have fully-trained keepers on hand to deal with the situation," said a park official.
"She is not used to hunting live prey but will chase rabbits and rodents when she gets hungry.
"Lynx can travel about 12 miles a day, but the chances are she hasn't gone far.
"We will be putting out camera traps around the perimeter of the zoo and relying on sightings by the public. Once we learn her location and follow her trail pattern we can set up monitored traps to catch her."
The wild cat is described as being tan and white in colour with dark spots on her back and legs, with a thick, stubby tail which is no more than six inches long.

I'm in Yorkshire at the moment , should I be worried?

[Anchorman]

A tale of a missing lynx. This was on the news this morning.

A lynx has escaped from a wildlife park in Ceredigion.
The Eurasian lynx, which is about twice the size of a domestic cat, escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom, near Aberystwyth.
Police said they have been told the animal went missing some time during the last five days.
Park operators said there has never been an attack recorded on people - but warned the public it could retaliate "if cornered or trapped".
Staff said the lynx should not be approached if spotted - as it is a wild animal and has sharp teeth and claws.
"We have fully-trained keepers on hand to deal with the situation," said a park official.
"She is not used to hunting live prey but will chase rabbits and rodents when she gets hungry.
"Lynx can travel about 12 miles a day, but the chances are she hasn't gone far.
"We will be putting out camera traps around the perimeter of the zoo and relying on sightings by the public. Once we learn her location and follow her trail pattern we can set up monitored traps to catch her."
The wild cat is described as being tan and white in colour with dark spots on her back and legs, with a thick, stubby tail which is no more than six inches long.

Plans are well underway to reintroduce European lynx to Cumbria and the Highlands.
Just drop a few maps where you think it is....it'll get there in advance.