Monthly Archives: December 2007

Baboon Hood Ornament

December 18, 2007 – 11:37 pm

Baboon on a car. Can you tell if it’s male or female?

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Chimps Do Math As Well As College Students

December 17, 2007 – 10:32 pm

This should come as no surprise to readers of this blog. Reuters has the scoop:

Chimps performed about as well as college students at mental addition, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that suggests non-verbal math skills are not unique to humans.

Essentially the difference is language. Humans need to verbalize with each [...]

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E*Trade Monkey Commercial

December 17, 2007 – 10:23 pm

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Here’s a blast from 2002. E*TRADE realized monkeys sell. A little chimp’s Busby Berkeley dreams are dashed when he’s fired as spokes chimp for E*TRADE.
How have they done since they got rid [...]

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Gibraltar Monkey Smoking

December 16, 2007 – 7:46 pm

Here’s a Gibraltar Monkey smoking. Well actually he’s just putting a cigarette in his mouth. There is a law against feeding the monkeys there, but I’m not sure about giving them smokes.
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Gibraltar Monkey and Baby Eating

December 15, 2007 – 6:49 pm

Following up from yesterday’s Gibraltar monkey video, here’s another one of one eating with it’s baby:
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Gibraltar Monkey and Baby

December 14, 2007 – 10:16 pm

Officially known as Barbary Macaques, the “Gibraltar Monkey’s” or “Rock Monkeys” are a famous tourist attraction. Here’s a short video of one with it’s baby:
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Monkey Pictures

December 14, 2007 – 9:49 pm

Family Grooming
Gorilla Love
Head and shoulder, knees and toes…..
Ancient Monkey was clean
Monkey in a dress

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Monkey Romeo

December 13, 2007 – 10:16 pm

Monkey Romeo appears under her window

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Monkey Butt

December 13, 2007 – 10:15 pm

Your daily dose of monkey butt.

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Baby Western Lowland Gorilla

December 12, 2007 – 10:00 pm

Frala and Kibabu welcome the arrival of their new son [unnamed] at the Sydney’s Taronga Zoo in Sydney. Link has a great picture.

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