Pierce Onthank illegally owns a siamang

[Special2bme]

STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Connecticut man is scheduled to be in court Monday after being cited for illegally owning an endangered ape.

Pierce Onthank, 49, of Fairfield, is charged with illegal possession of a pet siamang. A siamang is a type of gibbon that can grow to 1 meter tall.

Authorities said Onthank left the siamang at the Lionshare Zoological Center in Greenwich and Stamford in October while trying to sell his house.

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection said he never had a permit for the animal, as required by a 2004 state law.

The charge comes a month after a Stamford woman was mauled by a pet chimpanzee. That incident prompted the state and Congress to consider strengthening laws about exotic pets.

Onthank did not immediately return a telephone call Sunday. http://www.wfsb.com/news/18882589/detail.html#-

They didn't have a picture of his so I found a picture of what one looks like and putting it in here.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/tajik63/Animal/9e33.jpg

[Dakota Valkyrie]

I thought - hell, it's a monkey!

http://i41.tinypic.com/r02nmg.jpg
The Siamang is distinctive for two reasons. The first is that two fingers on each hand are fused together... The second is the large "gular sac" (found in both male and female of the species), which is a throat pouch that can be inflated to the size of its head, allowing the Siamang to make loud resonating calls or songs.
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The Siamang starts its day by calling in the early morning and calls less after midday, with the peak of their calls around 9:00 am to 10:00 am.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SiamangOK, it is a freakin' loud monkey that thinks it's a rooster.

[Insomniac]

I thought - hell, it's a monkey!

http://i41.tinypic.com/r02nmg.jpg
OK, it is a freakin' loud monkey that thinks it's a rooster.


Sure as hell wouldn't want him living next to me.

[Kimberix]

wonder what he was doing with it, hmmmm

[seductress]

that is one ugly monkey

[Wicked Doll]

OK, it is a freakin' loud monkey that thinks it's a rooster.

I would not want to be this guy's neighbor. Can you imagine having a monkey-rooster getting you up everyday? That's what alarm clocks are for and you can at least hit the snooze button on those.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Does anyone else think the title of this thread makes it look like Special was drunk when she typed it?
Onthank?? siamang?? LOL

[Wicked Doll]

Does anyone else think the title of this thread makes it look like Special was drunk when she typed it?
Onthank?? siamang?? LOL

I was afraid to find out exactly what a siamang was. Thank goodness it's not a monkey you can spank :)

[ohmarvellousme!]

I thought it was going to be some hideous GM science experiment, like crossing a Siamese with a mango or something!

And I dont think its ugly, its kind of cute. Wouldnt want to live next door to it though.... Im sooooo not a morning person!