Escapism
Up in the highlands of Scotland there'a wildlife park. It's not far from the village of Kingussie. One of this wildlife park's prized possessions is a troop of Japanese macaques or snow monkeys. On Sunday, a young member of this troop escaped from the animal park and was seen out on the loose. One newspaper christened him Kingussie Kong. Thankfully, today he was safely recaptured and returned home looking no worse for wear. It was interesting to see how British news channels briefly took the macaque's story to heart. It provided some welcome light relief and a diversion from the standard heavy news items about Gaza, Ukraine, cost of living issues, the forthcoming US presidential election, protesting farmers in France etc.. The monkey had been seen at garden bird feeders in the village and he didn't stray far from the wildlife park anyway. Drones and heat sensitive cameras were used to track him down. He should be glad he's not a lion or a bear because ...