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95: Untamed pt.2: Monkeying Around

Writer: Maia WarnerMaia Warner
Mar 52 min read

Updated: Mar 5





"Wild monkeys escape" might feel like a concerning headline. But if you're one inventive business owner outside of New York City, it might be the best thing to ever happen. This week, Maia covers the story of untamed monkeys who seek greener pastures on the other side of their enclosure. But once they're out, we have to ask "how do you catch a monkey?" This week, the story of Frank "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Buck and the Long Island Monkey Escape of 1935!


Chapters:

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:26:39 Alpha Genesis Escape

00:40:50 Frank Buck

00:51:26 Presidential Pets

01:05:21 Back to Buck

01:20:40 The Escape & Chaos

01:49:58 Final Thoughts


Photos Referenced:

Headline for monkey escape
New York Times Aug 22 via Times Machine (NY Times)
Rhesus Monkeys
Female Rhesus Macaques in Puerto Rice - courtesy of Lauren JN Brent
Frank Buck
Frank Buck - courtesy of his autobiography All In a Lifetime
Frank Buck's Monkey Mountain
Frank Buck's Monkey Mountain in 1939 - Courtesy Hofstra University Special Collections, Long Island Studies Institute, Creative Commons

Newspaper clipping for the monkey escape
St Louis Dispatch via Newspapers.com

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