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Primate Parts Still Being Used for "Medicinal Purposes"

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I didn't know primates were in demand too. I knew about bush meat, but not about this. Tags: traditional medicine poaching primates endangered species. It's not just tiger parts and elephant tusks that are being used for so called "traditional" medicinal uses. Will it ever end?

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From Today's Los Angeles Times

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Further, did those who reacted so strongly to Harambe’s killing go home and serve meat to their children? The zoo, surely, carries responsibility for deficiencies in its enclosure. The hysteria of the crowd surely played a part in escalating an already frightening situation. This horrible incident has raised some tough questions indeed.

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Chimpanzee Meat Sold In British Black Market

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Disgusting. Sometimes it's hard to read these stories. It makes one feel so helpless.

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Chimpanzees Laugh Even When Something's NOT Funny

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It's particularly poignant considering the earlier article we posted about how their meat is showing up in Britain. Apparently, they laugh to encourage social bonding. Humans eating chimpanzees is akin to cannibalism, as far as I'm concerned.

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

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The active colonies of wasps are efficient protection against primates and large avian predators. Preliminary Study of Slaughter Value and Meat Characteristics of 18 Months Ostrich Reared in Hungary. The benefit for the wasps is that they get to keep a beautiful pet. Here are a few examples: The Ostrich Communal Nesting System.

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