10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2013

Geladas are the sole survivors of a once abundant branch of primates that historically foraged across the grasslands of Africa, the Mediterranean and India. Their scientific name is Theropithecus gelada, the former word meaning “beast-ape” in Greek. they are the most terrestrial primate after humans. Gelada lip flare and yawn.

Ethiopia 160

Ethiopia Primates Mammals Fur 160

Critter News

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

But let's stick to the animal rights issue. The bizarre incident in April 2001 began when the trio of apes broke out of Mike and Connie Casey's compound, the Missouri Primate Foundation. What were they thinking?) That image was wrong on so many levels. His death was a tragedy and should not be mocked. This is serious stuff.

Animal Cruelty 100

Animal Cruelty Apes Missouri 2001 100

Critter News

JUNE 16, 2010

If chimpanzees have consciousness, if they are capable of abstractions, do they not have what until now has been described as "human rights"? I recently was escorted through a large primate research laboratory by its director. How smart does a chimpanzee have to be before killing him constitutes murder?

Animal 100

Animal Medical Research Apes Research 100

Animal Ethics

AUGUST 17, 2007

To the Editor: Re “An Ape Types in Iowa” (column, Aug. 9): Gail Collins writes: “Human-ape conversation was a very hot topic back in the late 1960s, when researchers first taught a chimpanzee named Washoe to use sign language. The Great Ape Trust is the only place in America where this kind of research still goes on.”

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Apes Georgia 40

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2011

For instance, in primate phylogeny, postcranial traits (bony traits of the body, not the head) are usually useless because we can’t link teeth to bodies in most cases, and the teeth drive the taxonomy (though there are some recent exceptions ). Archaeopteryx went right back to being a bird again.

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Mammals Europe Groups Family 253