Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Oldest monkey in captivity dies at 52 NAGOYA, Japan, March 28 (UPI) -- The world's oldest monkey in captivity has died of a heart ailment, officials from the Japan Monkey Center said Monday. Advertisement Buenos, a female black spider monkey, was believed to be at least 52 years old, the equivalent of 140 to 150 human years. Buenos died Saturday, the Mainichi Shimbun reported. The center had been considering applying to have Buenos registered in the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest monkey in captivity. Buenos came to the Japan Monkey Center in Inuyama, Aichi prefecture, in September 1961. The average life span of black spider monkeys is around 33 years. Black spider monkeys mainly inhabit tropical rain forests in Brazil and other parts of northern South America. Liver gumball dog-treat dispensers a hit NEW YORK, March 28 (UPI) -- Gumball-style, dog-treat dispensers called Street Treats are proving to be a real hit for two New York City entrepreneurs, the New York Post said Monday. From a single dispenser last year to 20 now, Brad Wilkinson, 36, said he has plans to put 50 more in place within a year along with partner Brad Kramer. Advertisement For 25 cents and a spin of the crank, a dried liver-flavored mini-biscuit pops out. Dogs have been reportedly seen straining at the leash to return to the machines after sampling one. Some of their marketing spots include outside a Pakistani deli and a tattoo parlor, and there are also dispensers in the back seats of two dog taxis. Store owners get seven cents for each snack sold and some claim it's a boon. "It's actually enhanced my business," said Yvonne Fox, owner of pet supply store Dudley's Paw. "People make a special trip to the store, knowing that they can get the treat their dog loves." French woman first to row Pacific solo HIVA OA, French Polynesia, March 28 (UPI) -- A 26-year-old French woman has become the first person to row across the Pacific Ocean alone and in record time, The Independent reported Monday. Maud Fontenoy arrived in the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia Saturday, having rowed 4,287 miles from Peru in just 73 days. She rowed slightly north of the route used by the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl and five crewmembers in the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki in 1947, which took 101 days. Fontenoy, who has already rowed alone across the North Atlantic, said her worst moment came when her 23-foot boat, the Oceor, capsized in high seas only six days before she crossed the finish line. Her communications equipment was soaked, but she managed to get the boat upright and the equipment finally dried out and worked. Advertisement Fontenoy survived on dried food and sea-water purified by two machines, one mechanical and the other powered by the sun.
