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Maddie, a pigtail macaque at primaterescue.org in Kentucky, makes the best goofy faces...
January 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Maddie, a pigtail macaque at primaterescue.org in Kentucky, makes the best goofy faces...
“[Traders] are using loopholes of [CITES] convention to have mass exports of great apes and we see that as the new danger”
Chimpanzees and gorillas among most traded African primates, report finds
Between 2000 and 2023, more than 6,000 African primates were traded internationally in 50 countries, according to a newly published report. Endangered chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and critically enda...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
“[Traders] are using loopholes of [CITES] convention to have mass exports of great apes and we see that as the new danger”
"Footage shows the animal smashing a bird's cage against a wall, freeing the pet..."
Moment burglar monkey brandishes KNIFE after stealing a coffee pot in home raid
THIS is the terrifying moment a knife-wielding monkey steals a coffee pot after rampaging through people’s homes. Footage shows the capuchin menacingly bashing a knife against a wall –before …
www.the-sun.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"Footage shows the animal smashing a bird's cage against a wall, freeing the pet..."
Push thru the janky opening (and clickbait thumbnail) and this turns out to be a super sweet documentary about the crucial work of primate sanctuaries. Hats off to Kari Bagnall from Jungle Friends in Florida: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjVu...
Should monkeys be kept as pets? Watch this breathtaking capuchin monkey rescue.
YouTube video by Furthest from the Wild
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December 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Push thru the janky opening (and clickbait thumbnail) and this turns out to be a super sweet documentary about the crucial work of primate sanctuaries. Hats off to Kari Bagnall from Jungle Friends in Florida: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjVu...
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IKEA orca would go so viral
The deluded woman who lost one "pet" monkey after it was found lost at Ikea a decade ago, has managed to acquire two more. Why? In part because only two types of animals are banned by Ontario’s provincial government: pit bulls and orcas. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/exotic-pets-laws-1.3790684
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
IKEA orca would go so viral
The deluded woman who lost one "pet" monkey after it was found lost at Ikea a decade ago, has managed to acquire two more. Why? In part because only two types of animals are banned by Ontario’s provincial government: pit bulls and orcas. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/exotic-pets-laws-1.3790684
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The deluded woman who lost one "pet" monkey after it was found lost at Ikea a decade ago, has managed to acquire two more. Why? In part because only two types of animals are banned by Ontario’s provincial government: pit bulls and orcas. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/exotic-pets-laws-1.3790684
If you want to convince your city council that you’re a responsible animal lover, maybe don’t show up with a spider monkey entrapped in a stroller, freaking out. fox4kc.com/news/prairie-village-eyes-monkey-ban-leaving-family-stunned #primates
December 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If you want to convince your city council that you’re a responsible animal lover, maybe don’t show up with a spider monkey entrapped in a stroller, freaking out. fox4kc.com/news/prairie-village-eyes-monkey-ban-leaving-family-stunned #primates
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Roman officers in Egypt imported Indian monkeys for pets and the monkeys’ graves included “apparent status markers like iridescent shells and food delicacies, and kittens and a piglet as the monkey’s own pets” 🐒🥺
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Roman officers in Egypt imported Indian monkeys for pets and the monkeys’ graves included “apparent status markers like iridescent shells and food delicacies, and kittens and a piglet as the monkey’s own pets” 🐒🥺
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Capuchins are unique among primates in the extent to which females will nurse each others’ infants. Those who try to refuse an infant ("cheaters") are easily detected because infants denied access to nipples stage tantrums.
—The Complete Capuchin, 2004 (Pic: Ecuadorplanet)
—The Complete Capuchin, 2004 (Pic: Ecuadorplanet)
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Capuchins are unique among primates in the extent to which females will nurse each others’ infants. Those who try to refuse an infant ("cheaters") are easily detected because infants denied access to nipples stage tantrums.
—The Complete Capuchin, 2004 (Pic: Ecuadorplanet)
—The Complete Capuchin, 2004 (Pic: Ecuadorplanet)
U.S. tabloid The Sun recently posted this Nov. 24 video of a macaque "mob" at Qianlingshan Park in China scaring the hell out of tourists
#primates www.the-sun.com/news/15557271/screaming-monkeys-pour-down-mountain
#primates www.the-sun.com/news/15557271/screaming-monkeys-pour-down-mountain
November 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
U.S. tabloid The Sun recently posted this Nov. 24 video of a macaque "mob" at Qianlingshan Park in China scaring the hell out of tourists
#primates www.the-sun.com/news/15557271/screaming-monkeys-pour-down-mountain
#primates www.the-sun.com/news/15557271/screaming-monkeys-pour-down-mountain
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In their native Madagascar, lemurs are facing a growing threat: City-dwellers with cash to spare love to eat the endangered primates.
Lemurs in Madagascar Face an Unexpected Killer
Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who have money to spare.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In their native Madagascar, lemurs are facing a growing threat: City-dwellers with cash to spare love to eat the endangered primates.
The sledgehammer approach
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The sledgehammer approach
Feeling nostalgic for 2024, when you could spend 10 minutes on TikTok watching animal videos without them all being AI
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Feeling nostalgic for 2024, when you could spend 10 minutes on TikTok watching animal videos without them all being AI
1/2 - Gorillas, chimps, and monkeys experienced with crossing roads in Africa will often look both ways before doing so. Larger males will hang back to make sure everyone is able to cross.
Wild chimps take care before crossing the road
YouTube video by New Scientist
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November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
1/2 - Gorillas, chimps, and monkeys experienced with crossing roads in Africa will often look both ways before doing so. Larger males will hang back to make sure everyone is able to cross.
_Amazonia_ has gorgeous footage and the trappings of documentary, but the story — about a former pet who makes his way in the wild — is pure fiction.
The filmmakers habituated monkeys from Brazil sanctuaries & filmed a ton of their interactions to craft their story.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v_v...
The filmmakers habituated monkeys from Brazil sanctuaries & filmed a ton of their interactions to craft their story.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v_v...
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
_Amazonia_ has gorgeous footage and the trappings of documentary, but the story — about a former pet who makes his way in the wild — is pure fiction.
The filmmakers habituated monkeys from Brazil sanctuaries & filmed a ton of their interactions to craft their story.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v_v...
The filmmakers habituated monkeys from Brazil sanctuaries & filmed a ton of their interactions to craft their story.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v_v...
A must-read by Ava Kofman
#primates
#primates
The Runaway Monkeys Upending the Animal-Rights Movement
A troop of macaques escaped one of the largest primate-breeding facilities in America. Now a strange coalition of uncompromising activists and MAGA loyalists is demanding that all lab animals be set f...
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A must-read by Ava Kofman
#primates
#primates
A bit ironic for the biomedical industry to complain about conflict-of-interest here
IUCN upholds long-tailed macaques’ endangered status after complaint
BANGKOK — The long-tailed macaque will remain on the Red List of the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, despite objections from the biomedical industry arguing the designation hampers r...
news.mongabay.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A bit ironic for the biomedical industry to complain about conflict-of-interest here
Cockblocking in Japanese macaques as observed by Huffman (1984) and summarized by Thelma Rowell (1988):
October 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Cockblocking in Japanese macaques as observed by Huffman (1984) and summarized by Thelma Rowell (1988):
Today’s collective sigh for humanity comes from a "classic" children’s book republished in 1960 (from the 1861 original), with this uniquely troubling excerpt. #primates
October 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Today’s collective sigh for humanity comes from a "classic" children’s book republished in 1960 (from the 1861 original), with this uniquely troubling excerpt. #primates