Monkeys in the Media

Congress Considers 'Pet' Primate Law After Chimp Attack
Bill Hemmer interviews Kari Bagnall
Fox News, February, 2009
(05:04)

My Florida Showcase
February, 2009 (06:21)

National Geographic's Wild Chronicles
January, 2009 (08:54)

Inside Edition: Monkey Trouble
October 28, 2008 (03:12)

Make-A-Wish Kids come
to Jungle Friends
News coverage by WCJB-Gainesville
Sept 1, 2008
When the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted wishes for James and Wesley Cross, two teen-agers from Montana with pulmonary fibrosis, James chose to work with monkeys. Jungle Friends made that wish come true. (02:20)

Monkids: Why Monkeys Don't Make Good Surrogate Children
Megyn Kelly interviews Kari Bagnall
Fox News, July 2, 2008
(04:39)

Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary founder Kari Bagnall explains why monkeys are not good pets.
Original video by Aaron Daye,
Gainesville Sun, July 1, 2008
Gainesville.com
(02:24)

ABC Primetime: The Outsiders
View the Primetime segment on monkeys as surrogate children, originally aired July 1, 2008. The segment features motorcycle racer Angelle Sampey and her monkey Andy, who now lives at Jungle Friends.
(Part 1: 8:02 Part 2: 8:17 Part 3: 5:24)

Animal Rescue: Udi
Alex Paen and Animal Rescue feature the story of Udi, a critically malnourished baby spider monkey, his arrival at Jungle Friends and the beginning of his road to recovery. (9:50)

Wild Florida: Monkeys
Jungle Friends is visited by Wild Florida, a series produced by South Florida's Public Television station WPBT. (6:15)

Living with Exotics: Primate Parents
This National Geographic Channel Special features the arrival of three ex-pet monkeys to Jungle Friends. (4:38)

Mike's Animal Kingdom with guest Kari Bagnall, discussing why monkeys make terrible pets.
(7:06)

Rawkin Radio
Revell interviews Kari from Jungle Friends
(37:47)