Tag Archives: animal behavior

Baby Chimp Pushed Into Water

May 5, 2009 – 8:39 pm

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Here’s a chimp pushing another chimp into the water. Pretty funny. What’s interesting is how the adults come over and help the one chimp out and grab them both. It’s extremely [...]

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Monkey Prostitution

January 9, 2008 – 10:30 am

From Time:

According to the paper, “Payment for Sex in a Macaque Mating Market,” published in the December issue of Animal Behavior, males in a group of about 50 long-tailed macaques in Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, traded grooming services for sex with females…

Research about monkey pimps is still ongoing.

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Drunk Monkeys

January 4, 2008 – 8:57 pm

Here’s some video of some drunk bervet monkeys of St. Kitts.

Some quick facts:

Percentage of humans and monkeys who avoid alcohol is the same.
Most drink in moderation. 12% drink regular. 5% drink to the last drop.

The video of them running away with the alcohol is funny. The video of them drunk and stumbling is [...]

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