Ingenious Orangutan Engineers Escape


	Ingenious Orangutan Engineers Escape

NonStatQuo

5-15-2009 11:04 PM

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animals, australia

NonStatQuo says:

Clever ape deliberately accomplishes escape, then has second thoughts about it.

The zoo keepers response is to remove trees from her environment.

I feel sad

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5-16-2009 6:45 PM

Marcariel

Follows my pessimistic observation of the world ... No good deed goes unpunished!

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