Once bitten, not shy.

Monkeys make excellent pets.

An animal lover whose nose was bitten off and his testicles mauled by two chimps has made an appeal for his missing pet monkey. Horrifically disfigured St. James Davis was attacked in 2005 after going to see his house-trained chimp in an animal sanctuary. Two other monkeys escaped their cage and set upon him.

The chimps nearly killed Mr Davis, from West Govina, in eastern California, chewing off his nose, testicles and foot. They also bit off chunks of his buttocks and legs before the sanctuary owner shot the animals dead. Now Mr Davis' pet monkey Moe – who had previously bitten a woman's finger off – has vanished after his cage was found empty on Friday.

I'll warn you ahead of time that the picture at the link, while safe for work, may not be safe for lunch. And now I'm off for real.