by Melanie Parker | Mar 11, 2022 | News
Monkeys and apes do not belong in anyone’s home – ever. This latest incident should be a wake-up call to our elected officials: Pass the Captive Primate Safety Act to put an end to this cruel and senseless trade.
by Melanie Parker | Feb 20, 2022 | News
Smuggled spider monkeys confiscated at Texas border crossing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials found four endangered spider monkeys in a duffle bag during a Dec. 30 inspection of a vehicle crossing into Progreso, Texas. (CBP Photo) by: Sandra Sanchez Fox8 News...
by Melanie Parker | Feb 10, 2022 | News
Chimpanzee mother tends her son’s wound by applying insects It’s a dazzling display of prosocial behavior among great apes. by Tibi Puiu February 7, 2022 ZMEScience.com This photo shows a chimpanzee female, Roxy, applying an insect to a wound on the face of an...
by Melanie Parker | Jan 21, 2022 | News
Think that GIF of the smoking chimp is funny? The chimp wasn’t laughing Mongabay Series: Great Apes by Tina Deines on 17 November 2021 While a GIF of an ape engaging in “human” behavior may seem cute, the animals used to create such images were often subjected to...
by Melanie Parker | Dec 13, 2021 | News
She may not be Rembrandt or Pablo Picasso, but Molly the orangutan drew more than 1000 pictures over her lifetime. Now, one of the largest studies of nonhuman primate drawings to date—including hundreds of works by Molly and her ape companions at a Japanese zoo-reveal distinct individual differences in styles and ability. Some of the pictures appeared to change with the season, perhaps indicative of an orangutan’s mood.
