October 16, 2009 – 7:30 pm
The Big Picture blog as always has some great pictures, today some monkey ones included:
Gorilla getting a CT scan
Baby Gibbon
Hamadryas baboon
Monkey gathering (scrap) food
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 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.
August 13, 2009 – 8:39 pm
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Here is a video from National Geographic featuring two Western Lowlands Gorillas having a standoff. These guys are really powerful. Just look at the size of their arms.
August 12, 2009 – 8:47 pm
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Here’s a computer simulation of what would happen if a Gorilla and a Leopard were to encounter each other based on an analysis of their strengths.
Gorillas are strong animals. Don’t let them fool [...]
August 11, 2009 – 8:07 pm
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Ever wonder what would happen if a bear fought with a gorilla? Well this isn’t going to answer the question, and it may not even be real , but it was [...]
August 10, 2009 – 8:20 pm
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Gorillas fighting at Henry Dorley Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska
It’s not often you get to see this. A zookeeper accidentally left a knife in the enclosure for some Western Lowlands Gorillas. One of the gorillas picked up the object out of curiosity. The gorilla picked it up safely by the handle (likely just luck), and put down before being called out [...]
This blog post has some amazing animal pictures, including several primates that are worth checking out. Very awesome.
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I was debating if I should post this or not, but considering monkeys love to do this, I figured why not. It is a Friday after all.
