“Oh, I know what you mean. Show business just grinds you up and spits you out, and for what? Two years at Juliard, all the acting lessons, the improv training, and the only lines I ever get are ‘ook, ook’! And I’m one of the lucky ones; there were a dozen chimps up for this part. But what I really want to do is direct…”

Jiggs (left) and actress Dorothy Lamour, via National Geographic and sender-inner Arne.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has informed us that we’re about to hit a patch of heavy turbulence. Please fasten your seat vines and observe the ‘no swinging’ sign, thank you.”

What a cute little puddle-jumper, Christine D.

Mussa the chimpanzee hops a plane to his new home

Rescued from poachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an orphan chimpanzee named Mussa needed a plane ride to his new home at Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Center. After evaluating him, the pilot decided Mussa would be more comfortable in the cockpit than a cage, and so the pair shared an special adventure in the sky.

Found by AJ and Arne and Kate H. (more info on Facebook)