{
  "id": 1124719,
  "title": "Steve Smit, South Africa’s “Monkey Man,” has died",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/steve-smit-south-africas-monkey-man-has-died",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-15T21:18:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/steve-smit-south-africas-monkey-man-has-died/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2015 Steve Smit badly injured his right eye while trying to round up rescued chickens in his garden in Westville, near Durban. A branch struck him and almost cost him his sight. Doctors told him to rest. Within weeks he had gone on more than 20 wildlife rescues, wearing an eye patch. For three […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}