Photo By Sgt. Breanna Weisenberger | Lejeune’s menagerie was enhanced this week by the appearance of “Cisco” the...... read more read more
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Last Wednesday the Globe staff was drowsing in the morning sunshine, when an urgent phone call from our roving sports editor, Gene Sherman, brought the news department to its feet.
In this wide forages here on base, Sherman had turned up a remarkable story of a pet monkey who was at the present cavorting outside of Building No. 216. Grabbing our hats, we rushed to the photo lab and cornered lensman Sgt. Larry Ashman—who was at the moment thinking very seriously of going to lunch.
Ashman was annoyed to say the least, but he resignedly picked up his equipment and came with us, mumbling something about alligators, rattlesnakes, monkeys, and didn’t the Globe have anything better to do than to interfere with his lunch.
At our destination we found a monkey entertaining a group of Marines at the direction of his owner, Pvt. Joseph L. Hooker. While the unusual pet was putting on a free show for the boys, we interviewed Pvt. Hooker about his catch.
HISTORY OF CISCO
“Cisco,” as the monkey is called, was picked up by Hooker on Okinawa last spring. Pvt. Hooker didn’t catch the animal himself, but swapped it from some fellows on an LST for a samurai sword and a couple of Japanese flags. We asked if there had been any trouble in getting “Cisco” into the States, but Hooker assured us that his pet checked in all very legally through Pearl Harbor, Panama, and New Orleans.
“He likes to put on a show when a bunch of guys are around,” said Hooker, motioning to “Cisco” who was at the moment screaming his indignation at Ashman for giving him a hot flash bulb to play with.
LIKES LIQUOR
We asked about “Cisco’s diet, not being able to immediately think of anything on a monkey’s bill-of-fare besides coco-nuts.
“Oh he likes anything,” Hooker replied, especially nuts, candy, and liquor. The only trouble is he swipes stuff, hides it, and then forgets where he puts it.”
Not knowing much about a monkey’s personality, we asked with civilization in general and whether or not he missed his native habitats.
“‘Cisco gets along fine most of the time,” answered Hooker, “except when he sees a woman. Cisco’s a real woman hater. He flies into a rage when he sees one, and won’t calm down til they go away.”
A monkey who’s a woman hater, we mused and we moved away thinking deeply about something someone had once said about animals being dumb.
| Date Taken: | 11.26.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 11.27.2018 13:46 |
| Story ID: | 301342 |
| Location: | CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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