LUSAKA, (Reuters) – A monkey urinated on Zambian  President Rupiah Banda as he spoke to journalists at a news  conference yesterday.

Banda softly shouted: “You (monkey) have urinated on my  jacket,” and paused as he looked up to see the animal playing in  a tree just above his chair.

“Perhaps these are blessings,” he said continuing his  address amid laughter from the audience of journalists and  diplomats at the State House presidential offices.

Several monkeys play around the grounds of Banda’s residence  and his office. There are also many species of antelope and  birds in the State House grounds.