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20 Incredible Primate Expressions
The reason why humans love monkeys so much is because it is so easy to identify with them. We imagine to know what they think and feel and love to put words into their mouths. Because they are expressive animals, it is just fun to watch monkeys and some photographers really manage to capture their whole gamut of emotions. But enough of monkeying around - here’s a selection of the 20 best shots.
Continue reading...Monkeys Have Morals After All
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Darwin himself might have raised a bushy eyebrow at the idea that monkeys and apes have a sense of morality and the capacity to tell right from wrong. Such moral qualities have been widely held to be part and parcel of what distinguishes us from our furrier simian relatives – but fresh research implies otherwise.
Continue reading...Stalin’s Deranged Vision of a Human-Ape Super Race
Thursday, June 5, 2008
The Institute of Experimental Pathology and Therapy was the world’s first ever primate testing centre, revolutionary in its medical discoveries and responsible for sending monkeys into outer space. The institute which was once the envy of the West, is now a dilapidated shell of its former glory. [...]
Continue reading...Monkeys Go On Strike, Demand Better Pay, Insurance
Saturday, November 24, 2007
It turns out humans aren’t the only ones who go on strike for better pay. A recent study observed some interesting behavior in brown capuchin monkeys. The monkeys were trained to swap
Continue reading...Kinky Apes Get Protection
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Officials in the Congo have announced the creation of a massive rainforest preserve intended to protect the bonobo from its two greatest enemies: poachers and deforestation. You may recall the bonobo from our article on the World’s 5 Freakiest Creatures, which discussed their rather prolific mating
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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