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In the wild, Andrew feeds on fish, sponges, small crustaceans, nematode worms and protozoans.
Benny's diet is very specialized, consisting mainly of the interior of Ramy nuts, nectar from the Traveller's Palm tree, some fungi and insect grubs. He is also known to raid coconut plantations, and has been seen eating lychees and mangoes, which are also plantation crops.
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by Katie the Lowly Intern Does the sinking feeling of knowing you could have gotten what you wanted had you made better choices in life sound familiar? Like how if in college, had you gotten a real degree, set...
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Incredible new research on life spans of monkeys.
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PIG MONKEY!!!
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Researcher on a talk show explains his research into Monkey Torture
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India's bustling capital has been a little more bustling of late with a veritable invasion of rude, sometimes dangerous monkeys. As the forests outlying the city have been destroyed, more and more rhesus macaque monkeys have made their way into...
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Turns out the monkey isn't the only creature in the forest getting bombed. Check out this video of the African booze tree.Special thanks to Tom Ferriss for finding this clip....
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The best part of this video is the wholesome message at the end: consistently drunk monkeys "tend to make better leaders and command greater respect!"Vervet monkeys, Cercopithecus aethiops. Thanks to Brent Edwards for sending along this gem....
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Gandalf of the Marmosets, Emperor Marmoset, Saguinus imperatorAnimals that carry cells from another individual, most often a fraternal twin (non-identical), are known as chimeras. Aside from marmosets, chimeras have been discovered in humans, cats and cows. Considered a rare fluke...
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