Comments on: ‘The Adventures of Mark and his Monkey’ needs to be an Internet sensation

By: bob

bob — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:11:22 +0000

its not wrong because its an orphan monkey who was gonna die if mark didnt take care of it so dont rant mr. or mrs.Genny Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 07:06 PM EST and it happens to be that the woolly monkey is endangered so dont whine about it

By: Rudy

Rudy — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:52:24 +0000

Ok I just read that Woolly Monkeys live with their mothers for four years, this little baby needs a mother, what is Mark thinking keeping this poor monkey, he needs to find her a sancuary that has other Woolly Monkeys to teach her how to be a monkey. If he leaves her with the Machigenga he’s crazy.

By: Rudy

Rudy — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:21:50 +0000

I just went to the website for Mark and Olly, and they have the best and worst, and on Mark’s #10 was leaving Gianna and betraying her, what does that mean? If he loved her I don’t think that he would leave her with the Machagenga who eat monkey as their main protein, if they are starving would they eat her? This is just very upsetting to see this poor monkey loose her mother and now have to loose Mark.

By: Du

Du — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 19:01:23 +0000

Well Genny, this was a special circumstance. While it is true that raising a wild animal could result in a lot of undesired complications, the monkey’s condition was a direct result of human behavior. She had to be taken care of, otherwise she would surely die.
Can’t wait to see more of cute ‘lil Gianna.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:38:08 +0000

@Genny: I see you’re point about the problems that will come up with the monkey, but if they don’t, she’ll just die out on her own. So, Mark taking care of her is the better option. Besides, it’s adorable.

By: Genny

Genny — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:06:01 +0000

I don’t care how cute the monkey baby is, it is WRONG. It is an awful thing to take a wild monkey out of his or her habitat and raise it like a human child. Aside from the fact that monkeys become dangerous as they grow up, being this close to humans is dangerous to her. Right now the baby is in a critical socialization phase, and she is not getting the proper social input for her species if she is raised by humans. Also, because monkeys and humans are so closely related, we can share diseases across species. It she comes in contact with tuberculosis, it could be lethal. She can also carry diseases that can be dangerous to humans. If this man had any sense of empathy for this little baby, he would find an appropriate sanctuary. I am so DISGUSTED with the media perpetuating the assumption that primates, regardless of size or species, are acceptable human companions. I really do not know how many animals and people have to be hurt or killed before that lesson is driven home.

By: Victor

Victor — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:03:38 +0000

i haven’t seen much of this new series yet..
it’s probably because of the lack of Mark & Olly nudity.
i miss seeing their ‘bare bums’ struggle to fit in!

By: Shenanigan

Shenanigan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:02:17 +0000

Haven’t watched the monkey videos, but I love the show from whence they come. FYI the monkey is a woolly monkey. And just about the cutest thing I have EVER seen.

By: grammar police

grammar police — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:28:29 +0000

Sorry to be so nitpicky, but please take the apostrophe out of the quote: It’s parents could be the ones we ate.”

By: Maureen

Maureen — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:09:25 +0000

I am absolutely obsessed with Mark and Olly! I’ve watched their last two adventure shows and I can promise you, I’m never bored with what I see. Just so you know, Mark usually plays the role of the “woman” of the two and that’s probably why they gave him the task of caring for the monkey. You don’t think he’ll raise it and take care of it…just to eat it, do you???