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Baboons feed on grass seeds May 15 2008
It’s late afternoon on the banks of the Black Umfolozi River in South Africa’s oldest game reserve, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi. In the autumn sunshine, a troop of chacma baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus) is feeding.
Tags: africa, baboon, chacma, eat, floodplain, grass, groom, hluhluwe, imfolozi, mammal, primate, river, savannah, social, south africaFlickr group: pic of the day – ring-tailed lemur Mar 19 2008
The ring-tailed lemur ( Lemur catta ) is a prosimian, a type of primate, indigenous exclusively to the island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa.
They are highly social animals, living and foraging as part of a large hierarchical family unit.
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Alert males keep watch, while others play and rest in the treetops.
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ape, bluespotted chromis, chromis, primate, territorial
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‘Escaped primate’ probably a large squirrel Nov 19 2007
The media across the United States of America has been abuzz with talk of a large, orange-coloured primate, possibly an orang-utan, loose in Florida’s Baker County. Several people have seen it. The local Florida Times-Union newspaper, for example, reported:
Earth-Touch serves first footage from Asia Nov 5 2007
Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) have the widest distribution of any primate after humans, and are found across Asia, in India, Afghanistan, Thailand, China, Pakistan, Bhutan, Burma, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.
These highly intelligent Asian monkeys are found in many different climates and habitats and feed on seeds, fruits, herbs, roots and insects. In the wild, they live in troops of 12 to 20 animals usually consisting of females and babies, as the males leave the troop when they reach adulthood.
Monkeys play in dune forest Oct 3 2007
The dune forests along the Indian Ocean coastline of Southern Africa are home to a variety of animal and plant species. Watch the forest come alive in the clip, Monkeys play in dune forest wonderland.
In this diverse environment birds sing as the waves splash nearby.
Tags: ape, dune, dune forest, forest, kwazulu-natal, monkey, plant, primate, south africa, vervet monkey, wave, windWildlife news from around the world
Male chimps use stolen fruit to entice females Sep 18 2007
PICTURE: A male chimpanzee steals a papaya to give to a member of the opposite sex. Image: Courtesy Dr Kimberley Hockings/PLoS ONE
A two-year study in the Republic of Guinea in West Africa has revealed that male chimpanzees use stolen fruit to entice females for mating, LiveScience, BBC News and Reuters reported.
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Chimps can distract themselves when necessary, study shows Aug 28 2007
Just like people anticipating something exciting but having to wait for it, chimpanzees will find ways to keep themselves distracted ahead of receiving a delayed reward, a new study conducted by psychologists at Georgia State University in Atlanta shows.
The study, published in the journal Biology Letters, focused on four chimps waiting for sweets filling up in a dispenser, and which were able to busy themselves with toys, reports ScienceNOW Daily News.
Tags: ape, atlanta, chimp, cognition, georgia state university, primateWildlife news from around the world
Crows display near-ape intelligence Aug 27 2007
New Caledonian crows have shown a reasoning ability that is akin to human and ape intelligence, a study by the University of Auckland has revealed.
The BBC reports on a study of these crows’ intelligence, in which seven of these crows were tested to see how they would access food when it was placed out of reach. They were given two tools – a short stick and a long stick – hidden in a box. Six of the seven chose the easiest route to the food on their first attempt, using the short stick to retrieve the long stick and using that in turn to take the food.
Tags: ape, australasia, bill, bird, crow, new caledonian crow, new zealand, primate, university of aucklandDid you know? - Vervet monkey Aug 24 2007
The male vervet monkey develops a bright blue scrotum – a mark of adulthood he will always have thereafter – during adolescence. The brightness depends on an individual’s dominance and is related to testosterone production, and fades or brightens as an animal loses or gains dominance. A male vervet communicates dominance by sitting with his legs apart exposing his status to approaching males.
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