We ain’t monkeyin’ around here.
Alright fine. Maybe these black and gold howler monkeys are not Whitney Houston and they don't think veganism is whack but new observation had shown that these howler monkeys actually raid chicken coop (or bird nests) for eggs. Yes, for food not to paint Easter eggs. Male (left) and female (right) black and gold howler... Continue Reading →
A baby white-handed gibbon was born at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo to father Robert (aged 11) and mother Sipura (aged 21) on Sept 23rd. The baby was dubbed "ET" by the Vienna media after the famous Hollywood blockbuster alien although the zoo does not have an official name for the baby yet. Isn't he adorable?I can't... Continue Reading →
Two new protected areas were designated in China and Vietnam recently to protect two of the world's most endangered primates by Fauna and Flora International (FFI). The Tonkin snub nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus), found only in Vietnam, numbers about only 200 individuals in the wild while the eastern black crested gibbon or cao vit gibbon... Continue Reading →
A little boy pressed his nose on the glass where a Western Lowland Gorilla is interacting with the zoo-goers. He turns around to his parents with a big smile. “Oh look, the monkey wants to kiss you”, said his mother. At the lemur exhibit, a girl asks her parents what those black and white primates... Continue Reading →
Dr. Frans de Waal will be having a lecture and book signing tomorrow (Thurs, Sept 24) , 7pm at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College. For all you Facebook users, Dr. De Waal has a Facebook fan page as well! You really should go become his "fan" on his page. Really. Below is the description... Continue Reading →
The mandible of Algeripithecus. Photo from Science Daily. The debate for the origin of anthropoid points to two locations. One hypothesis supports the notion that anthropoids originated from Africa while the other argues that anthropoids originated from Asia. The model for the African origin hypothesis rests on Algeripithecus minutus, a fossil discovered in Algeria, Africa... Continue Reading →
American Anthropological Association (AAA) New this year is The American Anthropological Association (AAA)'s Student Saturday , a Graduate School Fair for undergraduates and graduates to network learn how to "sell yourself", attend workshops essential to apply for graduate schools, etc. Note that the last day to register is October 16, 2009. The AAA also prefer... Continue Reading →
Animation of chimpanzee yawning from Emory University. Illustration from BBC News. I'm sure we are all familiar with this scenario: Someone yawns and we would "catch" it or vice versa. This is the phenomenon of contagious yawning. A new paper from The Proceedings of The Royal Society "Computer animations stimulate contagious yawning in chimpanzees" suggests... Continue Reading →
A Fongoli chimp. Photo by Frans Lanting, National Geographic. I just stumbled upon this on Twitter (Thanks to DarwinMonkey). It's a National Geographic page about the Senegalese Fongoli chimps, named after the Fongoli stream that runs through the chimpanzee's range. There are videos showing these chimps using tools fishing for termites, hunting a bushbaby and... Continue Reading →
A mountain gorilla. Photo from Stefan Gara Soon Facebook and Twitter users can "friend" and "follow" Uganda's mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) and see videos of them feeding, receive regular updates on the status of these gorillas and even updates on new births. Lillian Nsubuga, a Wildlife Authority spokeswoman, said that this is to promote... Continue Reading →
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