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Primate news, with a bent toward the strange and troubled relationship between humans and other primates. Wikipedia primate beat.
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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
Some excellent reporting from South Carolina's @postandcourier.bsky.social
SC Monkey Island eyed as potential retirement community for research primates
As federal government agency NIH cuts demands for research primates, some hope to turn SC’s Monkey Island into coastal retirement home for monkeys and chimps.
www.postandcourier.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Some excellent reporting from South Carolina's @postandcourier.bsky.social
To our primatologist followers: Wikipedia could use your help!
1. Share your expertise by editing primates pages.
2. Share images to Wikimedia Commons + encourage your peers to
3. We especially need images of key figures & historic work (Jeanne Altmann, Barbara Smuts, Alison Cronin, Cat Hobaiter)
1. Share your expertise by editing primates pages.
2. Share images to Wikimedia Commons + encourage your peers to
3. We especially need images of key figures & historic work (Jeanne Altmann, Barbara Smuts, Alison Cronin, Cat Hobaiter)
October 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
To our primatologist followers: Wikipedia could use your help!
1. Share your expertise by editing primates pages.
2. Share images to Wikimedia Commons + encourage your peers to
3. We especially need images of key figures & historic work (Jeanne Altmann, Barbara Smuts, Alison Cronin, Cat Hobaiter)
1. Share your expertise by editing primates pages.
2. Share images to Wikimedia Commons + encourage your peers to
3. We especially need images of key figures & historic work (Jeanne Altmann, Barbara Smuts, Alison Cronin, Cat Hobaiter)
Glad to see a CGI chimp employed in taking down "pet" owners. Out in January 2026.
Primate | Official Trailer (2026 Movie)
YouTube video by Paramount Pictures
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Glad to see a CGI chimp employed in taking down "pet" owners. Out in January 2026.
"So strong was the Egyptian interest in the baboon penis that it was employed as the central feature of their water-clocks. Carvings of seated male baboons were created in which water flowed through a hole in the phallus, marking the hours."
- Desmond Morris (2013)
- Desmond Morris (2013)
October 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"So strong was the Egyptian interest in the baboon penis that it was employed as the central feature of their water-clocks. Carvings of seated male baboons were created in which water flowed through a hole in the phallus, marking the hours."
- Desmond Morris (2013)
- Desmond Morris (2013)
Baboon researcher Thelma Rowell told a journalist in 1970 how she avoided a conflict in the African bush after accidentally scaring a group of elephants.
October 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Baboon researcher Thelma Rowell told a journalist in 1970 how she avoided a conflict in the African bush after accidentally scaring a group of elephants.
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She taught the world so much, including teaching John how to eat a banana. Rest In Peace, Dr. Jane Goodall. Thank you for spending some time with us. youtu.be/izUzqUrhbh0
Dr. Jane Goodall Interview: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
She taught the world so much, including teaching John how to eat a banana. Rest In Peace, Dr. Jane Goodall. Thank you for spending some time with us. youtu.be/izUzqUrhbh0
Reposted by Monkeywire
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
Whoa, Shirley C. Strum has a new book out! Her 1987 book about her baboon field work, Almost Human, was an accessible and fun read, and I just finished Primate Encounters, edited with Fedigan (2000). Thrilled to check this one out! press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
Echoes of Our Origins
Baboons, Humans, and Nature
press.jhu.edu
September 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Whoa, Shirley C. Strum has a new book out! Her 1987 book about her baboon field work, Almost Human, was an accessible and fun read, and I just finished Primate Encounters, edited with Fedigan (2000). Thrilled to check this one out! press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
Patas monkey females in a caged group have been observered suckling the infants of other females. In the wild, females take each others’ babies after they reach 3 weeks, making it difficult for some field researchers to tell which infant belongs to which. Photo: Scot/flickr #primates
September 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Patas monkey females in a caged group have been observered suckling the infants of other females. In the wild, females take each others’ babies after they reach 3 weeks, making it difficult for some field researchers to tell which infant belongs to which. Photo: Scot/flickr #primates
"This is the first study to make clear how much alcohol they might be consuming." #primates
Chimps 'lager a day' in ripe fruit fuels drunken monkey theory
Scientists say chimps consume the equivalent of a bottle of lager a day from dining on ripe fruit.
www.bbc.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"This is the first study to make clear how much alcohol they might be consuming." #primates
Kinda torn here as to whether this is an argument against screens or zoos.
China zoo bans visitors from letting chimp watch short videos over eyesight fears
Cheeky chimp Ding Ding develops film clip habit, zoo staff worry while online observers tell visitors to respect primate’s animal rights.
www.scmp.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Kinda torn here as to whether this is an argument against screens or zoos.
You’d think 1924 editors would have needed to really struggle to make this racist bit of psuedoscience even stupider but somehow they managed.
www.newspapers.com/image/678206...
www.newspapers.com/image/678206...
September 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
You’d think 1924 editors would have needed to really struggle to make this racist bit of psuedoscience even stupider but somehow they managed.
www.newspapers.com/image/678206...
www.newspapers.com/image/678206...
You see a story like this from India — twice! — and think: people must be killing their kids are blaming it on macaques.
Nope, CCTV footage confirmed at least the first incident. #primates
Nope, CCTV footage confirmed at least the first incident. #primates
Horror moment monkeys invade home, steal baby and drown him in water drum
A child was kidnapped by a monkey before being found dead in a water drum.
www.express.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
You see a story like this from India — twice! — and think: people must be killing their kids are blaming it on macaques.
Nope, CCTV footage confirmed at least the first incident. #primates
Nope, CCTV footage confirmed at least the first incident. #primates
Citizen-science goes awry, exaggerating monkey numbers.
Proposals for deterring them include "disguising dogs as leopards, having people dress as large langurs and applying leopard feces to fruit trees." #primates
Proposals for deterring them include "disguising dogs as leopards, having people dress as large langurs and applying leopard feces to fruit trees." #primates
Sri Lanka monkey survey sparks skepticism & oddball ideas for deterring crop raiders
COLOMBO — As Sri Lanka grapples with severe agricultural losses caused by wildlife species ranging from primates to peafowl, in March, the government launched a nationwide, five-minute rapid visual ce...
news.mongabay.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Citizen-science goes awry, exaggerating monkey numbers.
Proposals for deterring them include "disguising dogs as leopards, having people dress as large langurs and applying leopard feces to fruit trees." #primates
Proposals for deterring them include "disguising dogs as leopards, having people dress as large langurs and applying leopard feces to fruit trees." #primates
The channel for this singer-songwriter (Plumes) who performs for zoo and other captive animals is pretty wonderful.
Quand il se met à applaudir 😭❤️🩹 #animaux #singe
TikTok video by Plumes
www.tiktok.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The channel for this singer-songwriter (Plumes) who performs for zoo and other captive animals is pretty wonderful.
Reposted by Monkeywire
Half the paintings in this image are by amateur human artists, and half by chimpanzees. Can you tell which ape made which? And why you think so?
Intriguing new study led by Larissa Mendoza Straffon on intentionality in art 🧪🏺🎨
[see reply below for answers]
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Intriguing new study led by Larissa Mendoza Straffon on intentionality in art 🧪🏺🎨
[see reply below for answers]
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Half the paintings in this image are by amateur human artists, and half by chimpanzees. Can you tell which ape made which? And why you think so?
Intriguing new study led by Larissa Mendoza Straffon on intentionality in art 🧪🏺🎨
[see reply below for answers]
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Intriguing new study led by Larissa Mendoza Straffon on intentionality in art 🧪🏺🎨
[see reply below for answers]
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Another study finds that both chimpanzees and human children prefer watching social interactions of their peers, as opposed to solitary individuals
Chimps, Humans and Macaques All Love a Little Drama
Our social voyeurism may have deep evolutionary roots
www.scientificamerican.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Another study finds that both chimpanzees and human children prefer watching social interactions of their peers, as opposed to solitary individuals