Sunday, March 18, 2007

THE CHIMP IN ME

Do you usually pay attention to the headlines on yahoo home page? Seldom for me. But when i saw today's top story "Monkey Mystery Solved", i can't help but to click on it.

It is a funny story unveiling how a mysterious prenancy could have occured in Chimp Haven, a nonprofit organization which provides lifetime care for chimpanzees no longer used for medical research, as pets or entertainer. All male chimps were supposed to have had vasectomy. Click on the news section and see how this story is turning out to be like "the bachelor" show. They singled out 7 suspects, complete with pictures, and you can participate in a "Vote for Dad". Very cute, Juan has this menacing "don't mess with me" look and Jimoh has this wise, mature demenanor. Mason is oh so cute.

But of the many photos the site offers, the one that strikes me most is the mother-and-her-new born-daughter picture.

Know something? The website's homepage has a link to make a donation to Chimp Haven....hmm...very compelled to do that, it is like, helping my own kind, you know what i mean. Better still....it says "help the chimpanzees....Become a member today!!!!" Wah, very beckoning!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I wonder if the invitation is meant to be funny... to become a member of the chimp community?
Sis