Virtual Non-Human Primate Zoo
Premiering on PBS: Koko - The Gorilla Who Talks
July 13, 2016
In 1971 Penny Patterson began teaching sign language to a gorilla named Koko, unaware that this relationship would define both their lives. Over 40 years on, now internationally famous, Koko continues to redraw the line between people and animals.
Airing: August 03, 2016
Illegal bush meat trade of monkeys in Chhattisgarh (The Times of India)
April 12, 2014
Illegal trade of bush meat, also known as wild meat, has come to light in Chhattisgarh with shocking images of hundreds of slaughtered monkeys at Devvadvi region near Ambagarh Chowki in Rajanandgaon district located about 80km from state capital.
How Play Helps Primates Grow Up
Primates have big brains, demonstrate a lot of behavioral flexibility, and in some cases show complex understanding of social relationships and physical objects like tools. They’re also one of the most playful groups of animals. So scientists have wondered: are brain size, behavioral flexibility, and play related to one another?
Owl Monkeys Rate Among the Animal World's Best Mates and Fathers
March 21, 2014
The wide-eyed, smiley-faced male Azara's owl monkeys of Argentina are among the most faithful mates and best fathers in the world, according to a study that also found a strong link between fidelity and the quality of child care in 15 mammalian species.
Lemurs That Eat Fruit Have Better Memories, Study Suggests Primate Cognition Evolved Over Need To Find Food
February 24, 2014
New research into how primates evolved cognitive skills promotes the theory that primate and human intelligence originated from their need to meet certian chaggenges, like foraging for food. The new study, which looked at how diet affects Madagascar lemurs' spatial memories, challenges the dominant belief that primate cognition resulted from the demands of social living.
