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 [...]
July 17 10
Two Teens Arrested Over Monkey Thefts: “Police have arrested two teenagers over the theft of eight monkeys from a wildlife park at Helensburgh, south of Sydney.
On Sunday 30 May this year, four Cotton Top Tamarins and four Pygmy Marmoset monkeys were removed from their cages and stolen from the park in Lawrence Hargrave Drive.
Two days [...]
June 5 10
Monkey Controlled Robot Reaches New Level Of Complexity: “In a remarkable demonstration of brain-machine interface technology, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have taught a monkey to use just its thoughts to control an advanced robotic arm and perform elaborate maneuvers with it.
It’s not the first time a monkey with sensors implanted in its brains [...]
April 28 10
11-Million-Year-Old Primate Discovered In Garbage Dump: “A garbage dump in Catalonia, Spain, has just yielded an eleven-million-year-old new primate, according to the science news service SINC.
Named Pliopithecus canmatensis, after the site (Can Mata in the Vallès-Penedès basin), the primate belonged to an extinct family of Old World monkeys, Catarrhini, which dispersed from Africa to Eurasia.
The [...]
April 18 10
Fugitive Monkey Makes Another Appearance In St. Pete: “The elusive monkey that has become a media sensation has been sighted once again, this time in St. Petersburg, and the video images of the wily simian are better than ever.
Rick Coffey spotted the rhesus macaque Saturday outside his home on Serpentine Drive in St. Petersburg.
Authorities don’t [...]
March 31 10
Monkey Again Bites Owner In Chesapeake: “A Chesapeake man has been bitten by his monkey for the second time in two weeks.
Animal Control, police, and paramedics were called to the home of 60-year-old Joseph ‘Babe’ Hamric about 10:00 p.m. Monday, where they found Hamric injured.
Hamric was taken to the hospital and treated for bites to [...]
March 24 10
St. Petersburg's Mystery Monkey Swings Into Pool Cage, Falls In Pool, Escapes: “Renée Barth spotted what she thought was a large dog walk by the sliding glass doors in her back yard around noon Sunday.
But when the creature sidled through an open screen door and swung onto a tree in the pool enclosure, she realized [...]
March 1 10
Zhora The Chimp Sent To Rehab: “A Russian chimpanzee has been sent to rehab by zookeepers to cure the smoking and beer-drinking habits he has picked up, a popular daily reported on Friday.
An ex-performer, Zhora became aggressive at his circus and was transferred to a zoo in the southern Russian city of Rostov, where he [...]
February 24 10
Monkey Twins Born In Nazi Bunker: “Two rare monkey twins have been born inside a giant Nazi wartime bunker in the middle of the Austrian capital Vienna.
After the war Vienna council officials were left scratching their heads about what to do about the massive steel reinforced concrete bunker that once housed giant anti flak guns.
After [...]
February 23 10
Clint Eastwood's Ape Sidekick Rescues Great Ape Trust Caretaker From Attack: “An orangutan bit a caretaker’s hand at Great Ape Trust Saturday morning, leaving only bruises, before a second ape with ties to actor Clint Eastwood came to the rescue.
Stephanie Perkins was standing outside the orangutan enclosure about 10:30 a.m. and reached in to collect [...]
