September 10, 2008 – 9:04 pm
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) If you look closely at this Golden Lion Tamarin you can see the tiny babies on it’s back.
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) This weeks theme seems to be Agra India. Here’s another one from around there eating something it found on the street.
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) Here’s a monkey being fed by a person. This could be dangerous, so I wouldn’t recommend doing something like this unless your with a trained professional, or are one yourself.
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) Someone has an awesome internship at the zoo feeding monkeys. Now that’s education!
Macaque monkeys can fish: Long-tailed macaque monkeys have a reputation for knowing how to find food—whether it be grabbing fruit from jungle trees or snatching a banana from a startled tourist. Now, researchers say they have discovered groups of the silver-haired monkeys in Indonesia that fish. Groups of long-tailed macaques were observed four times over [...]
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) I require a trip to this place. I hear the service is fantastic. Update: I found some more information here. The restaurant is located in Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo. The monkey, Ya-chan apparently [...]
Jenny The Gorilla at the Dallas Zoo turned 55 on Thursday. She celebrated her birthday with a four-layer frozen-fruit cake and banana-leaf-wrapped treats. It’s a pretty special thing since only 4 gorillas in captivity are over 50, and generally in the wild only live 30-35 years [Wikipedia]. There’s some educational stats about Jenny and gorillas [...]
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) It’s because of people like this guy, that some monkeys are overweight. They should be eating bananas, not your crappy human candy. The only foods that Monkeys and humans both like are bananas [...]
(Either JavaScript is not active or you are using an old version of Adobe Flash Player. Please install the newest Flash Player.) Prejudice is a reality in this world, especially for monkeys. Here’s a woman attempting to overcome her prejudice of monkeys. A noble attempt, but not really successful.
February 12, 2008 – 10:26 pm
Fruit is delicious Getting ready to mountain climb Oh no! The rope! Baboon grooming (and some baboon backside) Feet, hands, all the same to me