article thumbnail

Just positing a question/theory about primates/apes.

Reddit Animals

And he posted something along the lines of"it's a big monkey" or "ape" Do any of you suppose that the "Sasquatch" or "Big-Foot" could be one such creature, maybe more evolved, having evaded human attention for centuries, until the evention of the camera. Sasquatch aka: Gigantopithecus.

Apes 52
article thumbnail

Does it Count? or Is This a List I See Before Me?

10,000 Birds

We spin stories to help us remember and contextualise events and history. It’s noteworthy that I remembered before writing this that I had seen those other two species, even though the memory of the event(s) is itself lost. Historians see past events (particularly far distant events) in terms of probability.

Monkeys 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

In Costa Rica, they can take the form of everything from toucans (think crows with giant shark inspired beaks) to herons and monkeys. It’s probably a rare event but then again, how many people are witness to the biodynamic happenings of the tropical forest understory? The Collared Aracari is a small toucan with a sharp beak.

article thumbnail

PETA Busts University of Utah Research Lab

Critter News

It's a remarkably banal list of ordinary events in an animal-care facility." Failed to provide minimal enrichment for animals -- companionship for monkeys, balls for pigs, paper towels for mice -- to reduce emotional stress. s vice president for research. Per the Salt Lake Tribune, these are some of the allegations.

Utah 100
article thumbnail

Of Eagle Abduction

10,000 Birds

It’s tempting to imagine that, like our fear of snakes, this impulse goes back to the days when death from above was a real possibility for our ancestors due to the ancient equivalents of the Monkey-eating Eagle and Harpy Eagle.

Eagles 135
article thumbnail

Potpourri of Amazing Bird Science

10,000 Birds

. “To be this lengthy and geographically widespread, I think is kind of unprecedented,” Phillip Johnson, executive director of the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, told the Salem Statesman Journal ([link] “It’s an interesting and somewhat mysterious event.” Ifrasound waves are cool.

Science 152
article thumbnail

The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

10,000 Birds

Capuchin monkeys, macaques, Cotton Top Tamarins, Chimpanzees, and many other animals, including various birds, have been investigated and found to be unable to make inferences about HCAs. Even among our primate relatives, whoa are generally very smart, “Theory of Mind” is found in only a few species.

Abandon 237