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Monkeying around

Easter isn't quite up there with Christmas when it comes to food, but there are still some pretty good pickings. Chocolate eggs, hot cross buns, simnel cake ... monkey brains.

Mamie Manneh, a Liberian living in New York, was arrested some time ago for smuggling steaks of primate - including green monkey and hamadryas baboon - into the USA.

Ordinarily this would be an open and shut suitcase, since such animals are protected and their flesh may also carry diseases ...

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