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Monkey Funeral Photo Story

Chief Monkeyologist — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:17:13 +0000

The story behind the photo I mentioned the other day is rather interesting.

Monkey Pushes Tourist Off Cliff

Chief Monkeyologist — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:21:49 +0000

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.

Baby Orangutan

Chief Monkeyologist — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:39:35 +0000

Baby Orangutans just make for the best pictures because of how their hair tends to stand up. This one is no exception.

Underwear Stealing Monkeys

Chief Monkeyologist — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:31:54 +0000

Apparently underwear stealing is a problem for Macaques. At least they found a way to stop it.

Strange.

Gorilla Sex Psychology

Chief Monkeyologist — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:46:57 +0000

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 other – in this case to gain favour with another male,” says Diane Doran-Sheehy, a primatologist at Stony Brook University in New York.

You can find the full story here.

Chimp And A Puma Cub

Chief Monkeyologist — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:46:49 +0000

Here’s the story of Anjana a Chimp taking care of a puma cub… with several pics.

My Two Moms – Three Parent Monkey

Chief Monkeyologist — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:20:17 +0000

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 from the donor of the mDNA. This genetic material would be passed on to future generations.

Interesting stuff.

Orphaned Emperor Tamarin Twins At Denver Zoo

Chief Monkeyologist — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:51:43 +0000

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.

Don’t Feed Gorillas Pop-Tarts

Chief Monkeyologist — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:13:07 +0000

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.

Charlie The Gorilla Back At Denver Zoo

Chief Monkeyologist — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:56:48 +0000

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.