August 28 10
Report Of Loose Baboon In Missouri Is Hoax: “Florissant police said there is no baboon on the loose after all and are calling Thursday’s report of the loose animal a hoax.
The original report of a baboon being observed in a back yard in Florissant has been dismissed, according to Florissant police.
Florissant detectives spent the better [...]
August 23 10
Study: Drugs Protect Monkeys From Ebola: “
Scientists developing a drug against the Ebola virus
U.S. government researchers working to find ways to treat the highly deadly Ebola virus said on Sunday a new approach from AVI BioPharma Inc saved monkeys after they were infected.
Two experimental treatments protected more than 60 percent of monkeys infected with Ebola [...]
August 16 10
‘My Child Is a Monkey’ Trainer Weighs in on Primate Pets: “
Filed under: Entertainment, Like an Expert, Weird Stuff, TV, Asylum Exclusive
When it comes to keeping and raising monkeys, we tend to agree with the sentiments expressed by the character Troy on the show ‘Community’: ‘It’s an animal that looks like a dude. Why [...]
August 16 10
Monkeys Exhibit the Same Economic Irrationality As Us: “grrlscientist writes ‘Laurie Santos is trying to find the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primates make decisions. This video documents a clever series of experiments in ‘monkeynomics’ and shows that some of the stupid decisions we make are made by our primate relatives [...]
August 14 10
Escaped Scottish Monkey Eludes Capture Before Being Struck By Car: “A pet monkey was knocked down and killed by a car after going on the run in a town centre.
Police, vets and locals had been trying to trap the animal – described as a marmoset – for an hour when disaster struck.
But they watched in [...]
August 13 10
Orangutans Use Mime To Communicate: “
Orangutans, of their own volition, act out incredibly detailed scenarios with their bodies, using the pantomime to communicate with humans and other apes, according to a new study.
The study, published in the latest Royal Society Biology Letters, adds to the growing body of evidence that orangutan mini charade-like displays feature [...]
August 13 10
Scientists Discover New Bearded Monkey: “
Callicebus caquetensisis
Scientists Thomas Defler, Marta Bueno and Javier García have discovered a new species of monkey in the Caquetá region of southern Colombia. The region, which is part of the Amazon rainforest, had been inaccessible for years due to a violent insurgence.
The violence subsided three years ago, allowing García–a native [...]
August 12 10
When chimpanzees attack humans: Loss of habitat may lead to increased conflict: “Scientists from Japan, studying chimpanzees in Guinea, have published research revealing why nonhuman primates attack humans and what preventive measures can be taken. The study suggests that while rare, attacks by primates on humans may increase as wild habitat is increasingly converted for [...]
August 10 10
Gorilla goes hands-on with Nintendo DSi XL at the San Francisco Zoo: “
Looks like Nintendo’s DSi XL has finally found its target audience. Video after the break.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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Gorilla goes hands-on with Nintendo DSi XL at the [...]
August 5 10
Why The Hell Are Scientists Actively Trying To Enrage Monkeys? [Deadspin Science Watch]: “
When a lede mentions that ‘a new study in monkey-antagonism has found’ research that ‘could pave the way for advanced methods of enraging monkeys’ you keep reading and then start to ask questions. Questions like: ‘The hell?’ and ‘Why does this [...]
