Friday, November 20, 2009

Count PoPo #4


popo morris monks, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.

Posted by Buckles at 11/20/2009 05:41:00 AM

7 comments:

J C Hall said...

That is one small clown or some damn big monks. Seeing chimps taught to ride bicycles and watching monks schooled, I would give it a ten to one on the time consumed on the training of monks over chimps. I will tip my hat to anybody who gets these furry little darlings to ride cycles; A neat photo.

20 November, 2009 21:56
Mike Naughton said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHfC1MeVkno

copy and paste and you will see

Count Popo DeBathe with Mr. Morris' Monks from 1924.

That's 85 years ago.
A great little film clip.

20 November, 2009 22:45
J C Hall said...

I love this photo.Taking a closer look and an uneducated guess,here goes;

See Popo ride
Ride Popo ride
See Mr.Monks ride
Ride Mr.Monks ride
Look at Mr.Monks facial expressions while eye balling Popo
Put the pedal to the metal Popo
Faster Popo faster
See the urge come over Mr.Monks to restyle Popo's wig ;and yes free of charge

21 November, 2009 13:47
Robert Momyer said...

I believe Lynne told me those "monks" were in fact baboons which might explain their size. From photos I have seen of Popo he was rather short in stature.

Bob Momyer

21 November, 2009 16:35
J C Hall said...

To R. Momyer
If you have seen any monks I would lean toward "Rhesus" or in the direction of the "Macaque family. If these are indeed baboons it's a type I have not yet seen. Their heads are some what like the "Gelada" however the rest does not fit.
PS.Was informed by my sister that she has recently seen some Macaques tipping the scales at fifty pounds plus that weren't fat and big enough to be changing tires at the truck stop.

21 November, 2009 18:36
Mike Naughton said...

I might have posted this one before....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz5FFxgpvYw&feature=related

copy and paste, it is worth the effort.

22 November, 2009 01:10
J C Hall said...

To Mike Naughton
Saw the monks on youtube.
A two thumbs up to the dude and his monks.If memory serves me right,those are crested macaques. A well polished act.
My father trained a peach faced macaque also a chimp to ride a unicycle. Both of my sisters trained baboons to ride bikes.I worked a little with monks however never got past training a handstand and a somersault on a chimp and one rhesus.

22 November, 2009 21:35

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