Zoo meerkat expert sentenced over assault on monkey handler

[Nuclear Unicorn]

Zoo meerkat expert sentenced over assault on monkey handler

LONDON — A former meerkat expert at London Zoo has been ordered to pay compensation to a monkey handler she attacked with a wine glass in a love spat over a llama-keeper.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/zoo-meerkat-expert-sentenced-over-assault-on-monkey-handler/2015/10/14/67ba3d42-728c-11e5-ba14-318f8e87a2fc_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop_b

[immoderate]

1. We cannot tolerate any overt "monkey handling" forthwith.

--imm

[MrScorpio]

2. It can't get any better than this. nt

[underpants]

3. I couldn't get past the first sentence

A former meerkat expert at London Zoo has been ordered to pay compensation to a monkey handler she attacked with a wine glass in a love spat over a llama-keeper.

[irisblue]

4. they should have followed the Bonobos' example instead. nt

[lpbk2713]

5. The stuff they make movies out of.

This couldn't happen in real life.

Could it?

[csziggy]

13. A sequel to "A Fish Called Wanda"?

[surrealAmerican]

6. poor choice of words

Surely, she is still a meerkat expert, even if the zoo no longer employs her.

[UtahLib]

7. Simply had to r&k for the great laugh . nt

[hifiguy]

8. I read that subject line and missed the "expert"

Was wondering what the meerkat was sentenced to.

[bemildred]

9. Welcome to the Monkey House. nt

[sl8]

10. Haven't we all had enough of these meerkat expert/monkey handler/llama keeper love spat stories? n/t

[pinboy3niner]

12. Sounds like a ménagerie à trois gone bad. nt

[Rex]

11. Got to watch those llama keepers!

llamallamallamallamallamallamallama...

[csziggy]

14. Your response makes no sense without the video