October 29, 2009 – 8:17 pm
The story behind the photo I mentioned the other day is rather interesting.
September 22, 2009 – 7:21 pm
We’ve seen in the past that monkeys love to steal food, and drinks (especially alcohol). Here’s a monkey that got frustrated when a tourist didn’t give up some food… and pushed her off the cliff.
September 11, 2009 – 7:39 pm
Baby Orangutans just make for the best pictures because of how their hair tends to stand up. This one is no exception.
September 10, 2009 – 7:31 pm
Apparently underwear stealing is a problem for Macaques. At least they found a way to stop it.
Strange.
September 3, 2009 – 7:46 pm
New Scientist has a fascinating article on the roll sex plays in silverback gorilla social structures.
Female gorillas use sex as a tactic to thwart their rivals, new research suggests. Pregnant apes court their silverback male to stop other females conceiving.
“It seems to us that mating is another tactic that females use to compete with each [...]
August 31, 2009 – 7:46 pm
Here’s the story of Anjana a Chimp taking care of a puma cub… with several pics.
August 27, 2009 – 7:20 pm
For the first time a 4 monkeys has been born with DNA from 3 parents.
Babies born using the new technique would inherit most of their genetic material from their mother and father. But a tiny amount – mitochondrial DNA accounts for less than 1% of all the DNA in a human body – would come [...]
August 26, 2009 – 7:51 pm
The Denver Zoo is hand raising two orphaned emperor tamarin’s. Assorted pictures and video of these tiny (and I mean tiny) monkeys can be found here and here.
August 25, 2009 – 7:13 pm
A St. Paul MN police officer was feeding gorillas at the Como Zoo Pop-Tarts during off hours, according to zoo security.
Gorillas aren’t people and therefore should not be eating food found in the frozen food section of your local super market.
August 21, 2009 – 6:56 pm
Charlie the gorilla is back in his pen at the Denver zoo after an escape. He was allegedly only escaped for a few minutes, but I’m sure the care takers were still nervous. These guys are strong.