fear of monkeys

so its no secret that i am not a fan of monkeys...gorillas, orangatans, any type of ape. nooo thanks. however, im noticing a growth in "monkey tv". first there was orangatan island. i really like that show. they show how the orangatans are on an island and learning to build a community. its so interesting to see how something i look at as "wild" is able to do so much. for example, this one older silver-back monkey sees the electric fence that surrounds their ape community and takes a giant log to a remote location. he uses the log to "test" the electric fence before touching it. come on??? NO WAY!! that amazed me that he not only realized the electric fence can possibly hurt him, but he's put together a "test" to see if its a "safe" area. the video camera that captured his "test" is narrated by an equally amazed professor. the ape crawled up this high tree to reach the fence with the log on one hand. so he not only remembered his "test", but he acted with purpose. that just floored me. maybe that's why they scare me so much. they arent stupid creatures who are powerful. they are thinking/analyzing/planning creatures.

oh-- the end of the story was, when he put his log on the electric fence, nothing happened. so he dropped his log and propelled himself over the fence and into the unknown beyond. wow. i cant honestly say that i'd put that one together. i think id say "well-- im quarantined in here w/an electric fence surrounding me. ok." and eat another banana. the end.

amazing.

now there's "escape to chimp eden"...another ape rescue show. i watch with bated breath as their monkeys are saved one by one. it really bothers me how people use these little creatures as either food, or entertainment. they are so smart. i am the first one to say i DONT LIKE APES...but...how can something so smart and capable be treated in such a horrid manner? i think their intelligence is what sways me. its phenominal how close to human they really are. they can reason. they have personalities. they think. they plan. they plot.

amazing.

that is all.