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amen to this

or at least give them a small window when they are allowed in public parks etc, like 2:00am-4:00am should suffice

I was thinking of "borrowing" one of these monkeys if I can get it into a suitable vechicle

Thought just occurred , who will clean the baboon poo up????

I think they can it and sell it

So who released them? Would they need permission from the council?
These are large wild animals.
Just surprised that it's the first we've heard about it.
Some people walking in the woods are going to get a surprise coming across these!
They may not want loads of sightseers up there while the baboons get settled.
I hope they do settle OK.
Personally, I'm waiting for the lions!

Wont the lions eat people, they will be worse than dogs.

LOL! Think I will stick to bitter. Wonder if the Traveller's Rest will be renamed The Baboon's Arms?

Went there again yesterday. The notices are still up. I looked up in the trees but it's hard to see as the leaves are coming back. I saw something rustling about it might have been squirrels or baboons but I could not really see. Spoke to a lady dog walker who said she seen some the day before.

Any pics?

Wow, Storeton Woods looks a heck of a lot like Ngong Forest in Kenya, eh Kev?

I think Monkey Forest near Stoke on Trent is still the closest place you can 'walk with monkeys'.

I've no further comment to make! Im too traumatised!

haha baboons in storeton, if only!!! people forget a gun was found there a couple of months ago.... April Fools at its best

Weren't landmines found there too?

wild vicious animals released into the wild...

there's only one thing i have to say about that through the medium of Karl Pilkington:















(edited version posted, not sure if allowed to upload unedited version)

Apparently these ones are quite tame.