Critter News
MARCH 10, 2009
Pierce Onthank, the president of an oil and gas company, was charged in January with illegal possession of a primate for keeping a siamang, a type of gibbon that is native to rain forests in Malaysia and Indonesia and can weigh up to 30 pounds and stand 3 feet high. Tags: animal cruelty illegal pets primates us.
Critter News
MAY 31, 2010
to set up a biotechnology center in southern Malacca state has come under fire by activists because it will conduct tests on dogs and primates to make medicines. The activists say Malaysia has no regulations on animal research, which could lead to test subjects being abused. Tags: animal research animal laboratories malaysia.
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Critter News
JULY 21, 2009
Tags: animal research pharmaceuticals primates medical research malaysia.
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2019
Focus on the Akagera National Park for 490 savanna species, Nyungwe National Park montane forests with 320 birds including 29 Albertine Rift endemics (also 13 primates and, again, famous for the only canopy walk in this part of Africa). The birdiest part of neighbouring Malaysia is the Sabah Province at Borneo, with about 600 species.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 9, 2013
Photograph taken in Malaysia’s Taman Negara National Park by Adam Riley. They follow troops of monkeys through the forests, swooping down to snatch insects that the primates flush from the leaves. A Long-tailed Sylph, one of the America’s many long tailed hummingbird species, photographed in Colombia by Adam Riley.
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