Get your hands off of me you damn dirty ape!

So, I personally think that monkeys and chickens are two of the funniest animals in the world. I'd also have to admit that cows and cats can have their humorous times as well but primates and flightless fowl still take top. Anyway, you can imagine my gleeful delight when I stumbled across an article describing, believe it or not, SWAT monkeys. It would seem that the fine state of Arizona might end up training a monkey or two to do the really tough and dangerous jobs most cops wouldn't touch. So, would you like some little spider monkey (like the one from the movie "Outbreak") negotiating your release from a hostage situation? Or, that same monkey being responsible for defusing a bomb strapped to your groin? Hmm . . . what a thought for the day. If you'd like to read the article in question, here's the link:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=2&u=/nm/20050420/od_nm/odd_swatmonkey_dc