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Monkey Business

In global news the primate has been busy.  No I do not mean Trump.  I mean real versions that are a step below the Homo Sapiens kind.  Monkeys.

There was national (as in America) debate when a mother (human kind) visiting a local zoo, distracted for a moment found her four year old had pulled a Houdini and escaped, landing straight into a Gorilla enclosure.  Said Gorilla was likely confused with the turn of events and decided to take matters (as in the said child) into his own hands.

Once there it was perhaps going to sit and ask him 20 questions about his kind peering over the walls on a daily basis with stupid looks on their faces.  But the officials could not let that happen.  So they too took matters (as in a gun) into their hands and shot him.  The Gorilla.  Killed him. Saved the human species.  Or the child of the species.  Net result - uproar.  Twitter.  Facebook Big Media, Small Media et al.

Then there was the more poignant story of an entire country being made to notice the power of the monkey.  Not since Hanuman saved a dying princess has a monkey made headlines like these.  A Kenyan (monkey) actually managed to get into the power distribution mains for the entire region and short out the supply causing massive black out in the nation.

Now whether this was really the case or simply man made monkey business is anyone's guess.  Of course the American general election, to elect the Presidente is still few months away!


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