Critter News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
A monkey was rescued from a factory in India where it was being held in captivity. Poor monkey! an animal can be psychologically traumatized, why in the world do we still wonder if it has any intelligence? It's an adult male macaque suffering from zoochosis. It's the first time I've ever heard the term.
Critter News
OCTOBER 6, 2009
It's a TLC show about humans that adopt monkeys and treat them as their children. Monkey business is big business in the United States, where some people pay up to $5,000 to adopt a monkey of their own, often a capuchin monkey, which can grow up to 22 inches and 9 pounds. This is seriously weird stuff. Remember Travis?
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Critter News
MARCH 5, 2009
The video footage shows monkeys biting themselves and slamming against the bars of small cages. This is a story of inhumane treatment and a story of psychological torment for these animals,” Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive officer of the Washington-based animal rights group, said at a news conference Wednesday.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 21, 2012
It’s tempting to imagine that, like our fear of snakes, this impulse goes back to the days when death from above was a real possibility for our ancestors due to the ancient equivalents of the Monkey-eating Eagle and Harpy Eagle. I suspect that, like so many of what seem our primal instincts, the real basis is far more psychological.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
This is something not seen in very young children but then typically develops and becomes observable and testable by psychology graduate students who have done innumerable studies on it. Even among our primate relatives, whoa are generally very smart, “Theory of Mind” is found in only a few species. Until now.
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