'If humans are so swell, who did this to her?' 'I send Bob a grumpy look. An unpredictable species, Homo sapiens.' 'Bob still looks unconvinced. 'Every word.' ''I've heard rescue stories like that before.' It's Stella's voice. It took the whole day to find them.' ''No way,' Bob says, still doubtful. And then all those humans led me back to my family.

''When I was finally out, everyone cheered,' Ruby says. ''.and they saved me,' she finishes in a whisper. Her lashes are wet, and I know she must be remembering all the terrible feelings from that day. The whole entire village helped, even little kids and grandmas and grandpas, and they all pulled and pulled and.' 'Ruby stops. When they saw I was trapped, they grabbed ropes and they made loops around my neck and my tummy. Flies have-' ''No, Bob!' Ruby interrupts. Just like they did with Stella.' He pauses to scratch an ear. 'They captured her and put her in a box and shipped her off and here she is. ''I'll tell you what happened,' Bob says darkly. 'The water was all the way up to my neck and I was sure I was going to die.' 'I shudder. 'And guess what?' She doesn't wait for an answer. ''The hole was huge.' Ruby pokes her trunk through the bars and makes a circle in the air. 'I would have been scared too.' ''Me too,' Bob admits. 'I was so scared when I fell into that hole.' ''Of course you were,' I say.

But I wandered off and got lost and went too close to the village.' Ruby looks at me, eyes wide. ''We were looking for food,' Ruby says, 'my family and I. 'ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Sheriff's deputies shot nearly 50 wild animals - including 18 rare Bengal tigers and 17 lions - in a big-game hunt across the Ohio countryside Wednesday after the owner of an exotic-animal park threw their cages open and committed suicide in what appeared to be one last act of spite against his neighbors and police.' - CBS news report, 10/19/11: 'Ohio sheriff: Only one monkey remains missing'

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