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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. Now, something that caught my fancy, that was stated by the reactionist/YouTube personality, was that this ape, this early hominid if you would, which died out just prior to the arrival of humans or because of the arrival of humans.

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Are animals naturally “cruel”, or is it a behavior learned from humand?

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I know feral dogs do sport hunts and there was a recorded primate war, but as far as I’m aware, the feral dogs were either directly owned or descended by dogs owned by humans, and the primate war was started by human interferance of food being given to the primates by researchers.

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Air Canada To Stop Shipping Lab Primates

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Today, more than 40 animal advocacy organizations across Canada praised Air Canada for its recent decision to stop shipping non-human primates into the country for use in research laboratories. Unfortunately, the CTA is requiring Air Canada to continue shipping primates to laboratories while it considers the issue. "We

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Excellent Overview of Animal Testing Using Primates

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The controversy over primate research is not going away any time soon, due to the paradox of primate research -- the more similarities between monkeys and humans that are discovered, the more researchers will argue those similarities make it valid to use monkeys in research on human diseases. From the Cap Times.

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Humans AND Monkeys Enjoy Television

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Another commonality between the two species , this one found by the Kyoto University Primate Research Institute. Tags: primate/human similarities animal research monkeys.

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Southwest Primate Center "Celebrates" 10 Years

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Comuzzie, a nationally prominent obesity researcher and geneticist at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, recently induced metabolic syndrome — risk factors associated with the human epidemic of diabetes and heart disease — by making the baboons' high-fat diet tastier and adding a sweet drink flavored with high-fructose corn syrup.

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Captive Primate Safety Act Passes House

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The Captive Primate Safety Act was passed by the US House by a vote of 323 to 95. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) for sponsoring the measure that will prohibit the trade in non human primates. Tags: primates. Mark Markarian, as usual, has an excellent roundup. Special shout out to Rep.

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