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Just positing a question/theory about primates/apes.

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It was specifically a video about the primate or ape Gigantopithecus. I was just watching a video online. And I am completely intrigued. Sasquatch aka: Gigantopithecus. Is Big foot really a very large, very heavy monkey?

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The Birding Rally Challenge Peru 2012

10,000 Birds

What if there was an event that truly captured the rigors and fast-paced nature of the sport? What if this event took place in one of the most biodiverse natural areas in the world? Enter the inaugural Peru Birding Rally Challenge , the first international birding event of it’s kind in the world.

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On the threshold of flight

10,000 Birds

We are on the threshold, just stepping across it really, of understanding one of the most important evolutionary events that ever happened. I speak of flight, of course. This is a key feature of birds. Not all birds fly, but all birds have flight related anatomy and at least descend from those that did.

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Of Eagle Abduction

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It doesn’t take long for a human child to get too large to be suitable prey for most species, and nearly all raptors learned about being cautious of humans relatively early in our history as a weapon-wielding primate.

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The Incredulous New Caledonian Crows

10,000 Birds

Even among our primate relatives, whoa are generally very smart, “Theory of Mind” is found in only a few species. If the crows can distinguish between UCA and HCA, they should treat UCA related events with caution, but be more indifferent to events caused by a HCA, unless of course the HCA is a cat.

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Cute Pictures from Mountain Gorilla Births in February

Critter News

Twins born in February, a rare event! Here's the link to some cute pictures! Eerie how similar to humans they appear.

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Secrets of the Swamps

10,000 Birds

On Bush Bush, the main attraction is undoubtedly the pair of native primate species: Red Howler and (Trinidad) White-fronted Capuchin, the latter being critically endangered. Although not at peak migration season, we still scoped this location in the event there was anything present.