Plague monkey dies in US zoo. 22/05/2007. ABC News Online

Plague monkey dies in US zoo. 22/05/2007. ABC News Online: "Colorado health and zoo officials say a Denver Zoo monkey has died of bubonic plague, apparently after eating a squirrel stricken with the disease."

While the death of any animal in captivity that would otherwise be in the wild but for man's need to be Big Brother is always sad, this particular situation caught me eye. It caught my eye because frankly it satisfies my need for black humour.