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Monkey See, Monkey Doo-Doo

Central Park monkey; Photo: Bluejake

Everyone loves seeing monkeys in zoos, and certainly their poop flinging ranks high as one of monkeys' more endearing characteristics. However, Page Six lets everyone know today that it's best to keep your cellphone away from monkey poop. Actress Elizabeth Regen on NBC's Whoopi (she plays Whoopi's white yet homegirl sister-in-law) was visiting the Central Park Zoo with her daughter when her daughter, clearly in her terrible two's, grabbed Regen's cellphone and threw it into the monkey house. Regen asked zookeepers for her cellphone back, but they refused, since the cellphone had landed in a pile of monkey feces, and those feces could pose a health hazard for Regen. The cellphone, with Regen's important numbers, was destroyed.

It's normal for monkeys to throw their poo at zoos beacuse they really don't like being locked up. And Bluejake visited the Central Park Zoo last year.

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  • Can You Hear Me Now

    You know, people really do need to back up their phone numbers.

  • this story begs the question: assuming her child were not present, would Elizabeth Regen be willing to go the Marcin Muchalsk route for her phone? he's clearly set the new standard of devotion. (of course, there's also the other question: who watches Whoopi?)

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