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Monkey at Israeli Zoo Walks on Two Legs After Severe Illness
By Dan Waldman, Associated Press
posted: 21 July 2004 9 a.m. ET
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A young monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking like a human following a near death experience, the zoo's veterinarian said Wednesday.
Natasha, a small five-year-old black macaque monkey at the Safari Park next to Tel Aviv, began walking exclusively upright on two legs after a stomach ailment nearly killed her, zookeepers said.
Monkeys usually alternate between upright movement and walking on all fours. A picture in the Maariv daily on Wednesday showed Natasha standing ramrod straight like a human. The picture was labeled humorously, "The Missing Link?"
Two weeks ago, Natasha and three other monkeys were diagnosed with severe stomach flu. At the zoo clinic, she slipped into critical condition, said Igal Horowitz, the veterinarian.
"I was sure that she was going to die," he said. "She could hardly breathe, and her heart was not functioning properly."
After intensive treatment, Natasha's condition stabilized, but she exhibited strange behavior, and a day after was released from the clinic, she began walking erect like a human being.
"I've never seen or heard of this before," said Horowitz. One possible explanation is brain damage from the illness, he said.
Besides her evolutionally advanced method of movement, Horowitz said, Natasha's behavior has returned to normal.
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