The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Madrid lemurs feast on iced fruit to stay cool It may not be the hottest summer on record, but that hasn't stopped animal keepers at Madrid's Faunia animal park from coming up with some innovative ways to keep their charges cool. https://www.thelocal.es/20140826/madrid-lemurs-eat-ice-cream-to-stay-cool-animals-summer-spain Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:10:00 +0200 madrid-lemurs-eat-ice-cream-to-stay-cool-animals-summer-spain Spain's blind chimp has cataract surgery Forty-one-year-old chimpanzee Silvia has recovered her vision after undergoing a human-type cataract operation. https://www.thelocal.es/20130827/spains-blind-chimp-has-cataract-surgery Tue, 27 Aug 2013 17:35:00 +0200 spains-blind-chimp-has-cataract-surgery Spanish scientist reveals memory power of apes A team led by a Spanish researcher has revealed that great apes like chimpanzees and orangutans can, like humans, remember events from years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20130722/spanish-scientist-reveals-ape-memory-power Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:32:00 +0200 spanish-scientist-reveals-ape-memory-power Raid recovers missing zoo heist monkey An Andalucian man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a stolen monkey after blundering on social media. https://www.thelocal.es/20130520/raid-recovers-zoo-heist-marmoset-monkey Mon, 20 May 2013 17:29:00 +0200 raid-recovers-zoo-heist-marmoset-monkey