Critter News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
A monkey was rescued from a factory in India where it was being held in captivity. According to the article, "Zoochosis is a term used by animal rights activists in reference to the degrading effect of zoos on animals that have been kept in captivity over a long period of time. Poor monkey!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
The Nonggang Babbler ‘s claim to fame is having only been discovered in 2008 (as a meaningless reference, it should be added that the first iPhone was released in 2007, one year earlier). Spot the reference? ) Presumably, Grey-throated Babblers are not very fond of monkeys, especially the (potentially misnamed) Grey Leaf Monkey.
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10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2018
Therefore, humans are fish with feet, right? For example, it would make a huge amount of sense for suspensory feeding monkeys to have six, not four, limbs. Monkey is a common, not scientific, term. People use the terms “primate” and “monkey” interchangeably, and refer to such things as lemurs as monkeys.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2011
Chum monkeys are those who are paid to keep the chum flying off the back of the boat.* In my limited experience on pelagic trips, which are almost entirely off the coast of New York State, I can say that Northern Gannets will willingly fly right into the midst of a chum scrum, sometimes even plunge-diving very close to the boat.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 6, 2014
Lots of monkeys there too. In Central America, that translates to King Vultures , flocks of Scarlet Macaws , exciting mixed flocks, lots of uncommon forest birds, daily monkeys, and trails with the tracks of Puma, tapir, and Jaguar. As befits an end of the road destination, Luna Lodge is true wilderness birding.
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).
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2017
Since that part of the Atlantic belongs to the Caribbean Sea, locally, the eastern low elevations of Costa Rica are also referred to as the “Caribbean lowlands” However, other than some communities made up of people of Jamaican heritage, there’s actually not much Caribbean about it.
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