Golden Snub Nose Monkey's

Three rare golden snub-nosed monkeys, famed for their striking appearance with orange fur and bright blue faces. Snub-nosed monkeys live in Asia, with a range covering southern China (especially Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou) as well as the northern part of Vietnam.
These monkeys get their name from the short, stump of a nose on their round face, with nostrils arranged forward. They have relatively multicolored and long fur, particularly at the shoulders and backs. They grow to a length of 51 to 83 cm with a tail of 55 to 97 cm.
Snub-nosed monkeys inhabit mountain forests up to a height of 4000 meters in the winter, moving into the deeply secluded regions. They spend the majority of their life in the trees. They live together in very large groups of up to 600 members, splitting up into smaller groups in times of food-scarcity, such as in the winter. Groups consist of many more males than females. They have territorial instincts, defending their territory mostly with shouts. They have a large vocal repertoire, calling sometimes solo while at other times together in choir-like fashion.
The diet of these animals consists mainly of tree needles, bamboo buds, fruits and leaves. A multi-chambered stomach helps them with digesting their food.
The impulse for mating starts with the female. She takes up eye contact with the male and runs away a short bit, then flashes her genitals. If the male shows interest (which does not always occur), he joins the female and they mate. The 200-day gestation period ends with a single birth in late spring or early summer. Young animals become fully mature in about 6 to 7 years. Zoologists know little about their lifespan.

Owl "Cruelty"

A falconer whose owls starred in the Harry Potter films has admitted a string of animal cruelty offences. Kenneth Lea, 50, who has now had his birds removed from his care, pleaded guilty to 17 charges relating to the animals between March and June last year. Lea, whose nine eagle owls were snapped up by Warner Brothers to star in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, left bird aviaries in a state of squalor, a court heard. He admitted the offences regarding 42 birds of prey and 11 chickens he kept at Old Park Farm in Wakefield, West Yorks. In 2005, nine eagle owls kept at the site were signed up by cinema giant Warner Brothers for the multi-million pound international blockbuster film. The birds appeared in a scene in which Harry goes to the owlry to send a letter to his godfather Sirius Black. They spent three months with trainers employed by Birds and Animals UK for their acting debut. Wakefield Magistrates Court was told that the RSPCA were called on June 30 last year as Lea was being evicted from the premises and found a mass of aviaries in disgusting conditions. Birds including owls, falcons and Harris hawks some worth as much as £3,000 were found with foot injuries and in an emaciated state due to a poor diet. Ian Drummond, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said a specialist vet was called who examined the birds and found they were dehydrated or were suffering from debilitating injuries including leg wounds, overgrown beaks and swollen and clubbed feet. In her statement she said: "Although I have seen plenty of unhygienic enclosures, never in my entire professional life have I encountered premises this squalid and dirty. "The best expression to describe the state of the entire farm would be filthy, squalid abandon." The vet advised the RSPCA to take the birds into their care. Unemployed Lea, now of Bradford, West Yorks., was interviewed and admitted that he struggled to care for the birds as he then worked night shifts as a driver. He said he had not taken any animals to the vets for three years and was looking after them reasonably well until around a month before he was evicted. Lea, who was not represented, indicated to the court following the prosecution summary that he wished to seek legal advice and possible change of his pleas to not guilty. He said: "For many years I worked for a centre going out voluntarily rescuing animals. "All the birds were well-cared for and looked after most of the time. I know I could have done more in the last month or so. I am guilty of some things but nothing like what they are trying to make out." Chairwoman Linda Sturch advised Lea to seek legal advice regarding his pleas and adjourned the case until next month. TheTamshee says: there is no excuse for Mr Lea's cruel treatment of these majestic birds, having them in captivity is crime enough - birds of prey need to be free to patrol the sky's and hunt their own food - not be tagged and imprisoned in squalid conditions. The British Justice system will surely work it's magic on this sad case: Guilty, Sentance +/- 100 hours community service i would imagine, without infringing Mr Lea's human rights off course.

Little Big Planet "Sackboy"

The Indy kids love to play this action packed PS3 game narrated by the great Stephen Fry. In the game you start off as a small teddy bear-like creature made from wool, and you use your little avatar to construct in-game objects using materials such as wood and cloth. Sackboy (or Sackgirl) is the name of the generic avatar in LittleBigPlanet. The original version of the character, in the prototype Craftworld, was dubbed Yellowhead and, unsurprisingly, had a large yellow head. Sackboy is made of sackcloth and stuffing, with stitches clearly visible at the top of his head, and a large zipper down the front of his/her chest. SackPeople are apparently only 8 centimeters tall. He is an adorable little guy, and you can move him around through the various worlds and have fun with other SackPeople. The game focuses on its base of simplicity and the controls are minimalist and yet diverse at the same time: The Left Stick makes Sackboy run left and right, and up and down make him move from the background to the foreground (or vice versa.) The button makes him jump; the longer you press it, the larger the leap is. A quick tap results in a short hop. The R1 button makes him grab things that are made out of Sponge, Polystyrene, Pink or Peach Floaty or Dissolve Material.
You can also tilt his head (or waist by clicking L3) by tilting your controller utilizing the PlayStation 3's unique SixAxis capability, and move the analogue sticks while holding down the L2 and/or R2 buttons to animate Sackboy's arms. If you hold down the L2/R2 button and quickly snap the left/right stick from left to right or right to left, then Sackboy will execute a slap. Whenever you slap a nearby Sackboy/Sackgirl, they will flop down onto the ground (leading to quite the tomfoolery after being slapped off a cliff into some spikes).
Also, for those who want to express their Emotions to friends whilst playing online where text or your voice just won't do the job, you can do. Sackboy has four different emotions, where each has three levels of "intensity"; happiness, sadness, worry and anger. More details can be found on the main article. The character is customizable, with his skin and attire being changeable, as well as in-game Stickers and Decorations being attachable. As well as the Costumes included in the game originally, there are also extra costumes, most of which are cameos of other videogame characters. To see them go to Downloadable Content!