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my aunt and uncle discovered a monkey figured out how to sneak into the attic after they turn off the lights, sleep on the couch, and leave in the morning. I thought deer were annoying but monkeys are a whole different level of nuisance

lmaooooo. apparently the monkey problem has been getting worse and they've been breaking into the houses, eating any food that's out 😂

New Yorkers file 311 complaints when news stories of captive spider monkey spread online. (The link for reporting illegal animals: portal.311.nyc.gov/sr-step/?id=... )

"[Monkeys] cannot distinguish between electrical wires and natural vines. A monkey only has to touch two live wires to be electrocuted." But a team of primatologists at the University of Costa Rica has a solution.

Unregulated eco-tourism is having a deadly effect on Costa Rica’s wildlifewww.telegraph.co.uk Thousands of howler monkeys and other wild animals have become collateral victims of a construction boom

This day in history: June 30, 1925 from the Anderson (IN) Daily Bulletin. This time next year will be the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial, arguably one of the most notorious publicity stunts in US history.

"Freddy is nursing [adopted infants] despite her advanced age and lack of biological relation... frequent suckling had apparently stimulated the production of prolactin, a hormone responsible for lactation. Called induced lactation, this phenomenon also exists in people..."

This gorilla is 50 years old and still nursing orphans. Why?www.nationalgeographic.com At 50, Fredrika, a gorilla at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, is 13 years past her average lifespan, yet is still raising babies.

"When the lesula was first described and introduced to the world in 2012, it was only the second new African primate discovered in 28 years… Though long known to local people, the species had remained unknown to science..."

Camera-trap study brings the lesula, Congo’s cryptic monkey, into focusnews.mongabay.com In 2012, the description of a new monkey species from the Congo Basin with an unforgettable, humanlike countenance made global news. Now, a camera trap study reveals how the lesula (Cercopithecus loma...

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The Crowned sifaka's are just stunning #CotswoldWildlifePark #lemur #sifaka #primates

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Lemur communication shows how humans evolved to create musicphys.org A type of lemur which communicates in rhythmic song shows how humans have evolved to create music, according to researchers at The University of Warwick.

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Real-life Mowgli kid best friends with monkey tribe is 'reincarnation of God'www.dailystar.co.uk Samarth Bangari was known as the 'monkey God' in his village in India when he formed a special bond with the primates, who visited him in their droves every day

SPECIES THREAD: The Mantled black-and-white (aka guereza) colobus is known for its beautiful long fringes of silky hair — or mantle.(1/5)

Kanamvayal natives raise an orphaned grey langur, now its become a menacewww.onmanorama.com The villagers say the monkey they named Raman now attacks women, children and even domestic animals.

That's 42 total, up from 37 in 2022.

Hainan gibbon population grows to 42 amid Chinese conservation pushnews.cgtn.com China's population of Hainan gibbons, the world's rarest primate and listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, has increased from 37 in 2022 to 42 this yea...

ORANGUTAN POPULATION INCREASES IN SEBANGAU NATIONAL PARK, CENTRAL KALIMANTANwww.bernama.com central kalimantan, orangutan population, sebanga

Chimps helping scientists find plants that have potential to become medicines | Perspective Media Internationalwww.perspectivemedia.com Observing primates could pave the way for new drug discoveries, researchers say.Oxford scientists have identified 13 plants that have potent wound-healing a ...

“Monkeys who learned to share shade after the storm, they found, had a better chance of survival than those that remained quarrelsome.”

After a Weather Disaster, a Surprise: Some Ornery Monkeys Got Nicerwww.nytimes.com Macaques, reeling from a hurricane, learned by necessity to get along, a study found. It’s one of the first to suggest that animals can adapt to environmental upheaval with social changes.

Study: Female chimps that don’t leave their birth groups can still avoid inbreedingnews.mongabay.com Puberty comes with its challenges for Homo sapiens, but for female chimpanzees it presents a particular quandary: how to avoid mating with your male kin. It’s not easy, especially on home turf. Chimpa...

"An inspection of Cage 1...revealed a 20 centimeters gap between the wire and metal cage. A strong and large lead monkey is believed to have shaken the wire until the connection broke, allowing the group to escape and causing panic among locals and police"

Lopburi Officials Try to Capture All Escaped Monkeys That Stormed Police Stationwww.khaosodenglish.com Anti-Monkey Unit Police tried to catch about 30 monkeys back after they have escaped from a government cage in Lopburi province.

What is making these monkeys turn white and yellow?

Investigating Unusual Pigmentation in Costa Rican Howler Monkeysticotimes.net From 2021 to 2023, Dr. Óscar M. Chaves and his team at the University of Costa Rica investigated unusual pigmentation in howler monkeys.

Teenager gets stuck on roof trying to get phone back from monkey who stole itwww.independent.co.uk A teenager was rescued from the roof of a covered court after chasing a monkey that stole his phone. Weerapong Roonruang, 17, had left his device next to a field to play football with his friends when...

This day in history, from the Daily Telegraph (UK), June 18, 2010

Chimpanzees understand that they are sometimes relying on luck when making guesses, research suggestsphys.org Psychologists Benjamin Jones and Josep Call at the University of St Andrews, in the U.K., have found via behavioral experiments that chimpanzees know that they rely on luck when making guesses about c...

Escaped monkey roams around Gaza's ruined homeswww.middleeastmonitor.com Palestinian photographer Yahya Al-Awadiah was surprised to see a monkey walking around among the ruins of homes in the northern Gaza Strip. He said the animal had escaped from the...

This day in history, June 10, 1947 in the NEWS-RECORD (Wisconsin)

34 monkeys sedated, beaten to death in Chikkamagaluruwww.newindianexpress.com CHIKKAMAGALURU: In a gruesome incident, 34 monkeys were sedated and beaten to death at Dyavana in NR Pura taluk on Friday. They were reportedly fed ba

Male lemurs grow bigger testicles when there are other males aroundwww.newscientist.com Dominant male Verreaux’s sifakas always have the largest testicles in their group to make the most sperm, and they can grow their gonads to make sure of it

”By making them household pets, people are directly contributing to the elimination of this species in the wild and the illegal black market trade of wild animals.”

Gladys Porter Zoo seeks donations after rash of Mexican spider monkey smugglingmyrgv.com A rash of exotic animal smuggling over the last three months is impacting the Gladys Porter Zoo.

Non “myth-busting” bonobo v. chimp aggression study ignored by news media link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How Baby Orangutans Become Master Treehouse Architectswww.scientificamerican.com Most orangutans take seven years to learn to make their own beds

Escape from Monkey Island, as reported on June 1, 1990, in the Montgomery Advertiser. A human-raised (and thereafter bullied) capuchin teaches a cellmate the art of escape before succumbing to illness

Photo of the week: Golden snub-nosed monkey infant by Jacky Poon. For more, see the _Born in China_ documentary (Disney+).