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I am the Simian News Minion: Providing info on Primate News, Research, Events and Jobs. HAVE THE NERVE TO CONSERVE!

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TW: Global network of sadistic #monkey torture exposed by BBC bbc.co.uk/news/world-6595118…
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It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr. Richard Leakey. He was a visionary whose great contributions to human origins and wildlife conservation will never be forgotten.
State House Kenya
@StateHouseKenya2 Jan 2022
Message of condolence from H.E. Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta following the death of former Head of Public Service Dr. Richard Leakey Read more: rb.gy/5c0j5j
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📣ATTENTION!!! Fully funded PhD position on wild bonobos in the Comparative Human & Ape Technology (CHAT) Project @snsf_ch! Come join the Ape Behaviour & Ecology Group @UZH_en!!! Further info attached😃Please RT! @EFPrimatology @PsgbStudent @BiologicalAnth @IPS_PrimateNews
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Secrets of #gorilla communication ladi bare: bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…

Secrets of gorilla communication laid bare

Scientists reveal how male gorillas tell others how big and strong they are by chest beating.

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San Diego Zoo Safari Park #gorillas test positive for #COVID-19: sandiegouniontribune.com/bus…

San Diego Zoo Safari Park gorillas test positive for COVID-19

Gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park tested positive for the novel coronavirus Monday, marking the first known case of the virus infecting any of the great apes — a group that includes gorillas,...

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Supermarkets snub coconut goods picked by #monkeys bbc.co.uk/news/business-5327…

Supermarkets snub coconut goods picked by monkeys

Monkeys are treated like "picking machines" to harvest 1,000 coconuts a day, an animal rights group says.

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It’s #EndangeredSpeciesDay today! If left unchecked, unsustainable exploitation, habitat loss and degradation and #ClimateChange could cause up to a million species to disappear in the near future. Let us all work towards a world that can sustain all life on Earth.
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Coronavirus: Great #apes on lockdown over threat of disease bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…

Coronavirus: Great apes on lockdown over threat of disease

Fears are growing that gorillas, orangutans and others apes could contract the virus.

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Coronavirus: Calls to protect great #apes from threat of infection bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…

Coronavirus: Calls to protect great apes from threat of infection

The possibility of infection in great apes like gorillas warrants the utmost caution, say experts.

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Palm oil processing industry taking over habitat of endangered proboscis #monkey: india.mongabay.com/2020/01/p…
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Krefeld Zoo #primates killed as sanctuary burns down 😔😢 bbc.com/news/world-europe-50…

Krefeld Zoo primates killed as sanctuary burns down

Police say the fire may have been caused by Chinese lanterns used to celebrate New Year.

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Secrets of the largest #ape that ever lived bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…

Secrets of the largest ape that ever lived

The fossilised tooth of a mysterious extinct ape is shedding new light on the evolution of great apes.

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'Astonishing' fossil #ape discovery revealed bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…

'Astonishing' fossil ape discovery revealed

Fossils of a newly-discovered ancient ape could give clues to how walking on two feet evolved.

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#Orangutan with human rights to begin new life in Florida bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana…

Orangutan with human rights to begin new life in Florida

Lawyers for Sandra the orangutan won a landmark appeal in 2014 which deemed her a "nonhuman person".

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'All bets now off' on which ape was humanity's ancestor bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir…

'All bets now off' on which ape was humanity's ancestor

The discovery of an ancient skull in Ethiopia underlines the complexity in the evolution of humans.

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#Monkey problem: St Kitts' great attraction becomes great headache bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-a…

Monkey problem: St Kitts' great attraction becomes great headache

One of the Caribbean island's greatest tourist attractions is also one of its biggest headaches.

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New #monkey species discovered in the Amazon’s ‘arc of deforestation’ fauna-flora.org/news/new-mon…
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#Orangutan numbers stable but palm oil still a threat bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-4903…

Orangutan numbers stable but palm oil still a threat

Numbers of orangutans in forests where palm oil is farmed have fallen - despite stabilising generally.

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My and @malcolmsramsay 's paper is out in American Anthropologist! We analyzed rates, taxa, and topics of anecdotal data publication in #primatology. We found a decrease over time and discuss the implications. Disproportionate publication on apes is present in all pub types.
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A rare occasion of black howler monkeys grooming. Here, a mother is grooming her adult daughter, who remained in her natal group. The mother is carrying the youngest of siblings, a male than can be noticed by his flashy tiny white testicles
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