Kanga N.added this to Good ReadScience (India) India's Monkeys Keep Killing People, so Scientists Are Trying Radical New Sterilization StrategiesGizmodo - Ritoban Mukherjee One evening last November, a young woman named Neha was feeding her infant son inside their house in Runkata, a small town in the outskirts of Agra, …
Yachting MagazinePottery Crafty CreatorYachting Magazine Locals on st. croix know Brian Bishop as much for his stunning jewelry creations as for his voice. Not long after opening his business, Crucian …
Brent Adamsadded this to Huh?Social Work Bonobo mums drag their sons to ovulating femalessciencefocus.com Helicopter parenting, it seems, is not a uniquely human trait. Female bonobos interfere with their sons’ love lives in order to get grandchildren, a …
Mattadded this to Science and spaceAnimals Scientists caught chimps smashing tortoises like walnuts for future snackingPopular Science - Lydia Luncz, Alexander Piel, and Fiona Stewart/The ConversationIt's not cute, but it does tell us a lot about primate cognition. All chimpanzees eat animals at least sometimes, including anything from ants and termites to bushpigs and even baboons. Monkeys, in fact,
enoadded this to EnoLandPlay buttonRobotics I would like to adopt this friendly robot pogo stick pleaseThe Verge - James VincentWhen you think about it, there’s no reason for robots to look like humans, or even like robots! A delightful bouncing bot named Salto shows why. It’s modeled after the galago, or Senegalese bush baby a
Heartadded this to UK & Local NewsMadagascar Oxfordshire Zoo Celebrates 'Lemur Week'heart.co.uk - James Andrews Oxfordshire's Cotswold Wildlife Park is kicking off its annual Lemur Week. The zoo in Burford's raising awareness and funds to help protect the most …
Mammals Cleveland Metroparks welcomes new member to the zoo familyfox8.com - Jessica Bates Tusa is a new addition to the gorilla troop at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. ( courtesy: Cleveland Metroparks) Tusa is a new addition to the gorilla troop …
Lemurs Perth Zoo Main Lake refurbishment set to bring new home to lemurs, gibbons and pelicansperthnow.com.au - Joanna Delalande Perth Zoo’s Main Lake and home to some of its fluffiest creatures is set for a fresh face, with a refurbishment promoting sustainability and creating …
The Daily SignalConservative View Reporting from Rwanda at the Gorilla Summitdailysignal.com - Armstrong Williams When we touched down in Kigali, Rwanda, last Wednesday evening, oddly, there were no gorillas there to meet us at the airport. My travelling party …
Denver, CO Baby mandrill born at Denver Zoo; first since 2003thedenverchannel.com - www.thedenverchannel.com DENVER – Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Denver Zoo saw the birth of its first baby mandrill in more than 15 years. The zoo’s female mandrill, …
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The Telegraphadded this to ScienceChimpanzees Chimpanzees feast on tortoises by smashing their even save some for laterThe Telegraph - By Sarah KnaptonChimpanzees feast on tortoises by smashing their shells, eating their insides and even saving some for later, new research shows. German researchers spotted the behaviour in the Loango National Park in
Iain McNicoladded this to Iain's Online NewsChimpanzees In a first, chimpanzees seen smashing and eating tortoisesNational Geographic - Douglas MainThis is the first time the apes have been observed preying upon any type of reptile, using a “percussive” technology akin to tool use. Tortoises’ thick shells protect them from most predators. But our
University of Utah Complaint asks for the immediate suspension of the University of Utah's research on animalsabc4.com - Jenn Gardiner SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 News) - After a troubling state audit of the University of Utah’s laboratory safety practices, the New England …
Daily Mailadded this to Top StoriesMammalsTiny robot inspired by a bush baby can bounce THREE times higher than its own height in a single leap to navigate unstabledailymail.co.uk - Peter Lloyd A nimble robot inspired by bush babies can now bounce three times its own height in a single leap. SALTO (saltatorial locomotion terrain obstacles) …
Texas Public Radioadded this to Texas Public RadioMonkeys What Puerto Rico's Monkeys Post-Maria Teach Us About Survivaltpr.org Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico’s “monkey island.” The surviving primates have a lot to teach us about surviving trauma. Luke Dittrich, …
St. Louis, MO 5 things to know about the Saint Louis Zoo's forthcoming Primate Canopy Trailsstlmag.com - Samantha Stevenson Set to open in 2021, the exhibit will "allow visitors to experience primates like never before."
France 24Madagascar Tortoise poachers get stiff sentence in MadagascarFrance 24A court in Madagascar upheld Wednesday six-year sentences against three people convicted of dealing in 10,000 extremely rare tortoises, the WWF wildlife conservation group said. An appeals court in Tulear,
CNNadded this to Top StoriesFlamingo A flamingo in an Illinois zoo had to be put down after a child threw a rock at itCNN - By Christina Maxouris, CNN(CNN) — A Miller Park Zoo flamingo was euthanized Monday after an elementary school student threw a rock inside the animal's exhibit. A representative from the Bloomington, Illinois, zoo told CNN affiliate
The Guardianadded this to US NewsLemurs Teenager admits to stealing geriatric lemur from a California zooGuardian US - Julia Carrie WongThe plastic container left overnight on 27 July 2018 in front of a Marriott Bayview hotel in Newport Beach, California, bore two handwritten notes. “This belongs to the Santa Ana Zoo it was taken last
Apes CTL-mediated immunotherapy can suppress SHIV rebound in ART-free macaquesnature.com - www.nature.com A major barrier to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cure is the existence of viral reservoirs that lead to viral rebound following discontinuation …
St. Louis Post-Dispatchadded this to St. Louis newsMammals St. Louis Zoo announces new exhibit that will put primates — even humans —outside and into the treesstltoday.com - By Valerie Schremp Hahn When planning a new habitat to build for the primates at the St. Louis Zoo, the zoo looked to the primates. The primates like to climb. They like to …
Irish Mirroradded this to LIFESTYLELemurs Tayto Park to hold a 'Love Your Zoo' week with special primate-themed eventsirishmirror.ie - Edel Hughes, Aakanksha Surve Tayto Park is set to launch this year’s Love Your Zoo Week with a range of exciting family activities in store. This year will see a host of …
Fox Newsadded this to U.S.Batmobile Maryland man who drives Batmobile replica ends up tracking down driver after hit-and-runFox News - Travis FedschunThe suburbs of the nation’s capital appeared to have a new crime fighter on the streets after a Maryland man -- who happens to drive a custom-built 1966 Batmobile replica -- ended up fighting for justice
San Antonio, TX A year after escaping crate at San Antonio airport, Dawkins the macaque 'doing great' at sanctuarymysanantonio.com - Fares Sabawi On May 21, 2018, a rhesus macaque named Dawkins made national headlines when he escaped from his crate at the San Antonio Airport. The primate dashed …
New York PostLemurs California teen pleads guilty to snatching rare lemur from zooNew York Post - By Brett Gubitosi The fight for preserving endangered animals scored a major victory when a 19-year-old California man agreed to plead guilty to stealing a rare lemur …
Fox Newsadded this to Top StoriesPoland Polish bishops admit they haven't done enough to stop abuseFox News - Associated PressWARSAW, Poland – Poland's bishops are acknowledging that they have not done enough to prevent clerical abuse of minors and say there are "no words" to describe their shame about sex scandals involving
Juana M.added this to Osito's MagazineSpring Cleaning If you're spring cleaning, the zoo will take tree branches3newsnow.com OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — If you're spring cleaning your yard and you live in Omaha or Council Bluffs, you can drop off tree branches at the Henry Doorly …
Daily Mailadded this to Science + TechRavensIt's a conspiracy! Bad moods could be contagious among ravens and spread through their large groups, study into animal empathydailymail.co.uk - Peter Lloyd That's the conclusion of researchers who studied the birds in a bid to observe their intelligence and empathy, earlier this month. Staff from the …
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