February 2, 2009 – 9:38 pm
Via Discovery: Orphaned infant chimpanzees that received attentive, nurturing care from human surrogate mothers were found to be more intellectually advanced than the average human baby when both groups were compared at the age of nine months, according to a new study published in the latest issue of Developmental Psychobiology. Any regular reader to this [...]
January 22, 2009 – 9:16 pm
Here’s a cool story. The 3 month old baby Bonobo was rejected by it’s mother and hand reared by keepers at the zoo. A new adoptive mother was found but far away. The Bonobo got a passport (not real but still) and it’s own seat on the Lufthansa flight to it’s new home. And yes [...]
January 11, 2009 – 8:22 pm
2 gorilla babies in 2 days. A western lowlands gorilla was born at the National Zoo. The article has a not-safe-for-facebook picture (breastfeeding).
January 10, 2009 – 10:06 pm
Special weekend post for some awesome pics of SF Zoo’s new baby gorilla.
December 11, 2008 – 9:17 pm
The SF Zoo has a new Baby Gorilla. For now it’s being cared for by staff, they hope to put him back with his mother soon. Jacqueline Jencek, chief of veterinary services at the zoo said that Monifa’s actions demonstrated that she was not ready for motherhood and that staff had to step in to [...]
November 14, 2008 – 9:52 pm
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) This is Tana, a Black & White Colobus monkey and her baby, which as we now know gets darker as it ages. Based on the coat it looks like it’s a newborn. Thanks [...]
November 14, 2008 – 9:50 pm
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) Here are the Colobus babies at 3 months old playing around. They are starting to look pretty dark at this point. Thanks Judy.
November 14, 2008 – 9:48 pm
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) The Colobus babies at two months of age. Compared to the previous videos you can see the fur color changing. Thanks Judy
November 13, 2008 – 9:52 pm
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) Here are two baby Black & White Colobus monkeys at 3 and 6 weeks old.
November 13, 2008 – 9:50 pm
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) Watch as the baby plays with his Mother’s fur. Thanks Judy.
