Gorillas, monkeys and other primates must be saved from impending extinction, urge 31 scientists
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We have one last opportunity to greatly reduce or even eliminate the human threats to primates ... they are our closest living biological relatives.
Ring-tailed lemurs face extinction amid sapphire-mining rush in Madagascar
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They are disappearing right under our noses. It's likely that the ring-tailed lemur population will eventually collapse.
Using monkeys and apes in film and TV is misleading millions of viewers
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AUDIENCES AND FILMMAKERS should be educated on the “unethical” nature of using primates in the film industry.
Why more than half of primate species are threatened with extinction
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Our closest relatives are being wiped out and it's all our fault
Tiny 4.2 million-year-old monkey discovery casts new light on evolution
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Nanopithecus browni weighed just one kilogram and was the size of a pineapple.
The discovery of a tiny monkey which weighed no more than a pineapple may change scientists’ understanding of how primates evolved. Researchers working in Kenya have found a 4.2 million-year-old fossil of a miniature monkey which only weighed one kilogram. The newly discovered species, Nanopithecus browni, is the same size as the world’s smallest Old World monkey, the talapoin.
What Nut-Eating Gorillas in Gabon Mean for Human Evolution
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Researchers spent 6,000 hours documenting their diet. In Loango National Forest of Gabon, a group of western lowland gorillas sit down to dine. The gorilla diet is not exactly eclectic. It is mostly leaves, but this group does indulge in a fair bit of fruit.