SHORT TAKES : Kevin Nealon Rescues Monkeys

NEW YORK — “Saturday Night Live” regular Kevin Nealon took custody of three monkeys abandoned by a Soviet circus that went bankrupt during a U.S. tour.

Nealon said the Bim Bom circus left the monkeys behind because of “behavioral problems.”

“They looked like there was no fight left in them. They looked angry and upset and helpless. It made you want to cry,” said Nealon’s wife, Linda.

The couple, who took custody of the monkeys on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said they hoped to return them to the wild, where they would not be subjected to trainers’ discipline.