Tarsier on the Go
2008-03-10 22:24:00 The owner of this video (Chris) said it's a monkey. But I think it's the popular Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) where you can find in Bohol, Philippines. Look at his huge eyes. This is funny!
Wolfman Reviews: The Monkey Page
2008-02-29 02:34:00 Unquestionably, The Monkey Page is a shining beacon of light for every other monkey page available on the Internet. Whether it be apes, monkeys or other simian beings, I am genuinely racked with fervour, gazing in awe at this mighty monkey monolith. Put it this way; whoever this Diana person is, she’s definitely ...
SINGAPORE ZOO (PART 3): Primates
2008-02-02 00:15:00 Then we went to the Primate Kingdom, which consists of six large and two small moated islands and houses several species of monkeys including the lion-tailed macaques, black and white colobus monkeys, brown capuchin and spider monkey. (One of the small moated island) While walking around the park, we glimpsed an adorable and mischievous orangutan at the Island Free Ranging Orang Utans. He
Uganda Safari Featuring highest Number of Primates in Africa
2007-11-23 18:54:00 With a belief by some historians that human kind started and evolved in East Africa, it’s not surprising that Uganda, a destination in this region is prominent for being a habitat to the great primates.By description, Primates share with humans, flexible arms and legs, skilled fingers (and sometimes toes), and relatively big brains. The many species of apes, monkeys, and lemurs are among the primates. The chimpanzee for example is known for its being the closest living relative to humans. Half of the remaining Mountain gorillas in the world can only be seen in Uganda. Uganda, besides the other East African countries has grown into a well recognized safari destination for tourists because of its moist climate and the enormous amount of rich, dense forests, that have made it a home to these species. Over 300 mammals, 20 of which are primates, both diurnal and nocturnal have been recorded and can be traced on a tour to Uganda through the Uganda safari companies. Uganda’s primate i...
Monkeys will disappear In The Future? Primates in Danger of Extinction
2007-10-29 08:54:00 Almost a third of all apes, monkeys and other primates are in danger of extinction because of rampant habitat destruction, the commercial sale of their meat and the trade in illegal wildlife, a report released Friday said. Â Of the world’s 394 primate species, 114 are classified as threatened with extinction by the World Conservation Union. The report by Conservation International and the International Primatological Society in Hainan, China, focuses on the plight of the 25 most endangered primates, including China’s Hainan gibbon, of which only 17 remain. “You could fit all the surviving members of the 25 species in a single football stadium; that’s how few of them remain on Earth today,” said Russell A. Mittermeier, president of Conservation International. “The situation is worst in Asia, where tropical forest destruction and the hunting and trading of monkeys puts many species at terrible risk,” said Mittermeier, who is also chairman of ...
By: andyhua
Is Twelve Monkeys The Solution For 25 Primates?
2007-10-28 15:08:00 I am thinking of the Terry Gilliam film Twelve Monkeys. I watched it maybe a half or whole year ago on VHS with bad audio, which made the gripping-if-convoluted plot difficult to follow. Like most of ex-Monty Python Terry Gilliam's films (the dystopian Brazil, the insidious fantasy of Piano Tuner of Earthquakes), Twelve Monkeys requires - and deserves - to be revisited.Although I have still seen the film only once, I have nonetheless revisited it in my head increasingly of late because of its environmental subtexts.Never a fan of Brad Pitt, I nonetheless admire his portrayal of psychiatric patient Jeffrey Goines, an animal rights activist and anti-consumerist. It is a confluence of two events - the release of humankind cleansing virus and the release of animals from captivity - that enabled (non-human) animals to once again live in freedom and prosperity.Whether The Army of the Twelve Monkeys were responsible for releasing the virus is doubted, but they definitely claim responsi...
By: Sementivae
Nearly a Third of World?s Primates in Danger of Extinction
2007-10-26 13:37:00 According to a report I’ve just read from the BBC website released by conservation groups, nearly one third of the primates existing worldwide might face extinction due to destruction of their habitats. The report, compiled by a team of 60 experts and presented at at the International Primatological Society (IPS) on the Chinese island of Hainan, reveals that Apes, Monkeys and primates are being pushed from their natural habitats or killed for food and medicines. Read more on the world primates report here on the BBC site. This report made me reflect on our mountain gorillas in Africa commonly found in Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The animals are classified as being critically endangered species and they get killed as a result of poaching, habitat loss and diseases. Share This
Report: Third of Primates Face Extinction
2007-10-26 06:22:00 Report: Third of Primates Face Extinction
Adoption in Non-Human Primates
2007-10-19 17:17:00 How genes for altruism can benefit strangers as well as kinThe generosity of adoption has long been considered a unique human hallmark.Image: Shadows of Forgotten AncestorsFor decades it was conventional dogma that humans were the only species that used tools. ?Man the Toolmaker? was our celebrated designation. The hominin fossil Homo habilis (or "handy" man) was even defined within our genera primarily because the skeleton was associated with stone implements. However, when Jane Goodall discovered chimpanzees using modified sticks at Gombe to ?fish? for termites, Louis Leakey famously cabled her that:?Now we must redefine man, redefine tool ? or accept chimpanzees as human.?By now people should stop insisting on singling out specific human behaviors and declaring them to be unique in the natural world. Invariably, whatever special attributes humans possess, other primates do in some form as well. For many years it?s been argued that humans are the only primates that will adopt...
For Primates, Tourism Can Be Less Fun Than A Barrel Of Monkeys
2007-07-16 12:00:00 Primate tourism, an economic benefit and conservation tool in many habitat countries, has exploded in popularity over the past two decades in places like China, Borneo, Uganda, Rwanda, Northern Sumatra, Madagascar, Gabon and Central America. New research by scientists in the United States, China and Japan, however, has found that some primate tourism practices are ...
War and Peace and Primates?and Podcasts
2007-06-19 16:14:00 The Disarmament Insight initiative aims to encourage disarmament practitioners to think differently about human security.In line with that aim, the Disarmament Insight initiative held its second symposium, entitled ?Human Security, ?Human Nature? and Trust-building in Negotiations?, at Château de Bossey near Geneva on 25 May 2007.To stimulate fresh thinking and discussion, we invited some outstanding speakers including Frans de Waal, one of the world?s foremost authorities on ape behaviour and author of books including Chimpanzee Politics (1982) and Peacemaking Among Primates (1990) and Paul Seabright, economist and author of The Company of Strangers: a Natural History of Economic Life (2004).As usual, we recorded talks in order to put them up on the website. Today, we have the pleasure to announce the release of Frans de Waal?s presentation: ?War and Peace and Primates?.In his talk, Frans de Waal explores what multilateral practitioners can learn from our closest relatives in the a...
Lemurs in the mist - Warrenton woman studies lesser-known primates ? - St.
2007-05-10 16:45:00 St. Louis Post-DispatchLemurs in the mist - Warrenton woman studies lesser-known primates ...St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - 5 hours ago"In parts of Costa Rica, they think of monkeys the same way we think of squirrels here," Lana said. "They get into the farmers' crops. ...
Episcopal Church USA Rejects Primates' Ultimatum on Gay Bishops and Wedding
2007-03-21 11:51:00 The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church USA yesterday issued a pastoral letter expressing their continued desire to remain in the Anglican Communion, but declining to comply with the requests set forth in the Communiqué of February 19, 2007 from the Primates of the Anglican Communion meeting at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The money quote from that document is as follows: the Primates request, through the Presiding Bishop, that the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church 1. make an unequivocal common covenant that the bishops will not authorise any Rite of Blessing for same-sex unions in their dioceses or through General Convention (cf TWR, §143, 144); and2. confirm that the passing of Resolution B033 of the 75th General Convention means that a candidate for episcopal orders living in a same-sex union shall not receive the necessary consent (cf TWR, §134);unless some new consensus on these matters emerges across the Communion (cf TWR, §134). If the US bishops did not comply by Sep...
By: Reiter's Block
Rats as capable of metacognition as humans and primates
2007-03-10 12:53:01 Washington, Mar 10: It seems that humans and primates are not the only species in the world capable of metacognition i.e. reflecting on what they know and what they don't, for rats are just as capable.
By: newkerala.com
Spear-wielding killer chimps are hunting other primates!
2007-02-24 23:03:02 No, it's not a scene from Planet of the Apes, and it's not the nightmare you'll have after spending too much time in your zoo's primate house. It's actually the results of research described in a paper recently published in Current Biology. The paper by Jill Pruetz and Paco Bertolani describes the behavior of a troop of savannah chimps in the Fongoli area of southeast Senegal, in western Africa. The Fongoli chimps make wooden spears in a four- or five-step process, then use the spears to hunt down bushbabies... |
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