primates:
Perhaps judging a man by his cologne isn't as superficial as it seems. Duke University researchers, using sophisticated machinery to analyze hundreds of chemical components in a ringtailed lemur's distinctive scent, have found that individual males are not only advertising their fitness for fatherhood,...
Posted on June 27, 2008 7:51 PM • 1 Comments •
This is a photograph of wild western lowland gorillas copulating in, sort of, the missionary position. This shot was taken in the Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo....
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Posted on February 28, 2008 2:16 PM • 4 Comments •
A DNA phylogeny based on over 200 species of lemurs and related species is now available....
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Posted on February 28, 2008 9:16 AM • 1 Comments •
Is chimpanzee food sharing an example of food for sex? One of the most important transitions in human evolution may have been the incorporation of regular food sharing into the day to day ecology of our species or our ancestors. Although this has been recognized...
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Posted on January 21, 2008 11:27 AM • 1 Comments •
Two hundred pound robot lumbering along on tread mill, doing the bidding of a monkey several thousand miles away.An international and interdisciplinary team of scientists have developed a robot that will carry out physical activities in imitation of the activities of a monkey. The monkey...
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Posted on January 18, 2008 8:25 AM • 2 Comments •
Traveling from Ecuador to Africa, Jane Goodall takes the audience on an ecological journey, discussing highlights and low points of her experiences in the jungle. She shows how progress is helping research (DNA analysis) and hurting the environment (clear-cutting). And she draws a dozen parallels...
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Posted on January 16, 2008 6:00 PM • 1 Comments •
There is a new baby orangutan born at the Como Zoo in Saint Paul, Minnesota. I mention this for the edification of my local readers (who probably already know about it) and not as a statement of support or opposition to zoos, orangutans, or babies....
Posted on January 14, 2008 12:00 PM • 3 Comments •
Gorilla gorilla Rwanda introduces 'gorilla tax' from PhysOrg.com Rwandan companies using the country's famous mountain gorillas' image for marketing purposes will have to pay a tax aimed at financing the endangered species protection, officials announced Monday. [...]...
Posted on December 27, 2007 4:00 PM • 0 Comments •
Posted on December 7, 2007 8:46 PM • 1 Comments •
It may be nothing more than slinging shit, but when you run out of shit: Wild gorillas have been seen using "weapons" for the first time, giving a new insight into how early man learned to use sticks and stones for fighting and hunting millions...
Posted on November 28, 2007 11:17 AM • 0 Comments •
