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Scoop on Primates
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Information and news about primates in the world and primate research.
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The Sacred Monkey
In Ancient Egypt, hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) were the sacred monkeys - they were chosen as the representatives of Thoth, the messenger of the Gods. Thoth was also represented as an Ibis bird. Hamadryas baboons are not native to Egypt,...
space primates
In the 1950s and 960s, many non-primate beings were used for space research. They were the heroes of the time but their fleeting fame was only that. They had to endure hours of testing in various machines so that someday mankind could set...
Sharing Culture and Language with Bonobos
Listening to Susan Savage-Rumbaugh is inspiring. She knows bonobos. She understands them and attempts to make the rest of us see what some refuse to see. The "forgotten ape" as Frans DeWaal like to call the bonobo, is not a pervert or a...
Can Primates Bear Grudges?
Some of you may have heard about elephant attacks against humans. These wonderful creatures have an extremely good memory and apparently do bear grudges and have been witnessed around the world attacking humans in retaliation for taking over te...
The Missing Link - New Findings
The discovery of "Ardi" in 1994 in Ethiopia may well have been the missing link scientists had been searching for. This week scientists revealed the result of this 15 year long study. The partial skeleton of a female Ardipithecus ramidus, nick...
Spinning Bonobos and Gorillas Running Through London
This week I want to share two very cool videos. The first one shows Bonobos having a lot of fun in their enclosure. I wouldn't be surprised if trapeze artists take inspiration from these beautiful apes. (Drum roll) And now watch the amaz...


Hi, I came to your blog after you left a comment about mine " Wildlife-Sketches". Firstly, thank you for your great comment, and I also liked what your doing. I will keep coming back to read your entries, it might be nice if you could add some images to go with your entries too? I am an animal nut, as you probably noticed from my blog. Near to where I live we have the famous Monkey World Ape Centre, and David Dancey-Wood (the artist would draws the images I promote on my blog and website, is their resident artist). Anyway, I'm babbeling a bit now, so better stop.
Thanks again for your comment,
Vince De Luca http://blog.wildlife-sketches.com
Posted: October 18th, 2009 | Report This Comment