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Category Archives: Apes

Gorillas should be given a Covid-19 vaccination

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 13, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 13, 2021
Gorilla San Diego Zoo

Zoo gorillas should be given the Covid-19 vaccination because scientists have discovered that captive gorillas at a zoo in California have contracted the disease from, they believe, an asymptomatic member of staff. It is the first known instance of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged apes, coronavirus, gorilla, news, zoo, zoonotic

Cher wants to free gorilla caged for thirty years in a shopping mall

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on December 15, 2020 by MikeBDecember 15, 2020
Kanit Sermsirimongkol. He refuses to release the female gorilla he has caged up for 30 years at his private zoo in a department store

I can barely write about this because it is so cruel and when you write about cruel things you can be cruel to yourself because it hurts. But this is genuine cruelty and it is taking place in Thailand where … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged animal cruelty, apes, celebrities, news, Thailand, zoo

Female Ethiopian gelada monkey suppresses development to avoid sex with father

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 6, 2020 by MikeBNovember 6, 2020
Gelada monkey

Female gelada monkeys of Ethiopian rapidly mature in the presence of an incoming breeding male. While the biological father of the gelada monkey is present in the life of a female offspring she suppresses her maturation but on the arrival … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged monkeys, Primates, science, study

Baboons who are more strongly bonded live longer lives

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 5, 2020 by MikeBOctober 5, 2020
Baboon

A study published in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B tells us that strong social bonds extends the lifespan of baboons. It applies to both males and females although it is easier to assess the effect on … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged health, human health, lifespan, mental health, monkeys, study

Uganda’s mountain gorilla births soar due to coronavirus pandemic and better protection

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on September 3, 2020 by MikeBSeptember 3, 2020
Bwindi mountain gorillas

Uganda’s mountain gorilla population is doing well because during the peace and quiet brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, which shut down tourism, and because of better protection there has been a baby boom in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged apes, conservation, Primates

Wealthy Romans in Egypt imported monkeys from India to keep as pets

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on September 1, 2020 by MikeBSeptember 1, 2020
Pet monkey kept by affluent Roman Egyptians

EGYPT – RED SEA COAST – 100-200 BC: The remains of pet monkeys, “sleeping like children”, have been uncovered in an ancient seaport of Egypt on the west coast of the Red Sea founded by Plotemy II in 275 BC. … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged apes, exotic pets, history, Primates

Remarkable photograph of lowland gorilla and her infant

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 21, 2020 by MikeBAugust 21, 2020
Baby gorilla and mother

This is a remarkable photograph by Ben Birchal (distributed by the agency PA) taken at Bristol Zoo last Wednesday of Kala, a western lowland gorilla, and her newborn child. The infant weighs about four pounds and will be dependent upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged Africa, apes, conservation, Primates, zoo

Logging a pristine African forest to supply timber to China

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 29, 2020 by MikeBJuly 30, 2020
Ebo Forest

A pristine African forest, the home to some of the world’s most precious and endangered species such as apes and birds is to be opened up for logging. The forest is in Cameroon and China is now Cameroon’s biggest customer … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged apes, conservation, deforestation, habitat

Great photographs of Shango a lowland gorilla being tested for Covid-19

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 13, 2020 by MikeBJuly 13, 2020
Shango anesthetised

Shango is 31 years of age and a 433 pounds gorilla living at Zoo Miami. He got into a fight with his younger brother Barney, 26, which left him injured. Normally apes do stand-off posturing rather than actually hurting each … Continue reading →

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Chimpanzees like to share experiences and it helps them bond just like humans

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 17, 2019 by MikeBDecember 11, 2019
Chimp with TV remote control

As is the case for humans, chimpanzees like to share experiences together and it helps them to bond. Sharing experiences together is a basis for friendship. And the experiences can be mundane and need not be interactive between themselves. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Apes | Tagged apes, intelligence

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