A St. Louis burb was the site of faux baboon sighting. The report triggered a full-on baboon dragnet by local police and canceled a local elementary school’s outside recess. On account of the baboon. Which was fake.
Turns out some 14-year-old girl grabbed a babbon snap off the Inter-tubes and passed it off as having been taken in the wilds of greater St. Louis. And people believed this. On account of it being St. Louis.
Still unexplained — I hope — is this twist:
Officials said that St. Louis Zoo officials, who have been providing advice, confirmed that feces provided by the homeowner, reported to be from the back yard, was from some type of primate.
The obvious answer is just a little too gross.
