Reddit Animals

MAY 11, 2024

Chimpanzees ate monkey species that had viruses they were not immune to.What is mostly the case with animals, is that they are always picky and by their own instincts determine what to and not to consume.Insects and worms will never touch a GMO fruit or food, but only natural, unpesticied vegetables and fruits right?

Monkeys 40

Monkeys Meat Animal Wildlife 40

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2018

Humans have always classified organisms in a variety of ways, depending on need. In other words, you can’t say something like, “humans, gorillas, chimps, and bonobos are all in the same family and equally related to each other.” For example, “the Ungulata include hooved animals with multi-chambered stomachs, except the whales.”.

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Monkeys Gorillas Whales Whaling 144

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

We know that the human mind has capacities that are not common in other animals. For example, humans have “Theory of Mind” which is not a theory in the scientific sense, but rather, a capacity whereby we have an internal theory of what is going on in other people’s minds. But that’s another story. Just eat the food.

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Abandon Abandoning Abandonment Research 239

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. Is it any wonder that Pink Pigeons were on the brink of extinction when humans intervened? I know, that’s harsh.

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Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 102

10,000 Birds

MAY 4, 2017

My personal favorites are the images that show the relationships that are at the heart of this book–a Linneated Woodpecker perched opposite a bromeliad on an exposed tree, Azteca ants on a cecropia tree whose decaying parts provide food, and, a little distressingly, two Capuchin Monkeys feeding on a Toucan (thanks to James Adams).

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South America Ecuador Reptiles America 162

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2013

It’s actually a pretty classic example of convergent evolution, wherein two unrelated families of lifeforms evolve to fill the same niche independently. And when you think about it, that seems right. Vultures, Human Evolution, and Windmills – Greg Laden, 10,000 Birds. millions years ago. I and the Bird vultures'

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California Condor Turkey North America Jordan 190