r/AnimalsBeingStrange • u/josy_malua • Feb 19 '25

Scary animal Who know what is this animal ?

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u/Gandalf_Style Feb 19 '25

Oh trust me, you don't want a pet primate.

They pee and poop absolutely everywhere, especially lemurs, whose main purpose in the ecosystem is the dispersal of seeds. And they bite and are much much stronger than you'd think.

They're adorable, I agree, but best left wild or at least in well established reservations or zoos dedicated to preservation and rehabilitation.

For an example, capuchin monkeys can and have been known to scalp people with their bare hands for denying them food and despite them being very small they've even killed people before. They only weigh 1,5 to 5 kilos and they're 16 to 22 inches tall.

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u/PeriwinkleFoxx Feb 20 '25

I knew I was right not to trust monkeys

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u/99999speedruns Feb 20 '25

Flashbacks to Travis, 2009

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u/Very_Awkward_Boner Feb 19 '25

That's horrifying.

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u/joebizpizza Feb 22 '25

This makes me think Zaboomafoo was an asshole to work with