WASHINGTON — The federal tribe has spoken: A contaminated monkey skull, termite-infested statues and other African artifacts of the TV show “Survivor” will not be allowed into the U.S. Officials disclosed Monday that customs inspectors in Houston seized restricted items that were being shipped to the U.S. in a container belonging to the CBS program.
Among the items: the hide from an African cat suspected of carrying a dangerous disease; a mandrill skull; civet hides; parrot, poultry and ostrich feathers; bones; cowries shells; and wooden statues with termites, including the one at right. The 17th edition of “Survivor” took place in the West African nation of Gabon, the country from which the container was shipped. The final episode was shown Sunday night. The Associated Press; U.S. Customs photo
