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Transcription Factors Guide Differences In Human And Chimp Brain - Medical News Today

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Chimpanzee attack victim to appear on ‘Oprah’ show - KLTV

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Human Evolution: The Origin of Tool Use - LiveScience.com

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Chimp dies at N.C. Zoo - Greensboro News & Record

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Bipedal Humans Came Down From The Trees, Not Up From The Ground - Science Daily

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Deadly malaria jumped to humans from wild chimps - Science Centric

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An international research team led by evolutionary geneticist Stephen M. Rich of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered that the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which causes the deadliest form of malaria, jumped from wild chimpanzees

Scientists say malaria may have originated with chimps - Charleston Daily Mail
WASHINGTON — Scientists say they may have tracked down the origins of the deadly disease malaria - chimpanzees. In recent years, diseases like HIV-AIDS and Ebola have been traced to chimpanzees, and a study being released today shows that this is

Malaria Jumps from Chimps to Humans - eMaxHealth.com
Among one of the most severe infectious agents to humans is Plasmodium falciparum. This infectious agent causes a severe and deadly form of malaria. The closest known relative to P. falciparum is the chimpanzee parasite referred to as Plasmodium

New HIV Strain Found In Cameroon Woman - Washington Post

blogauthor — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:22:37 +0000

A new strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been discovered in a woman from the African nation of Cameroon. It differs from the three known strains of human immunodeficiency virus and appears to be closely related to a form of simian virus

Chimpanzee’s ‘autobiography’ is nominated for the Booker Man Prize - Times Online

blogauthor — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:18:40 +0000

He has more facial hair than Salman Rushdie, more caustic opinions than Martin Amis and more chance of lifting the 2009 Man Booker Prize than a host of famous writers. He is also a chimpanzee. Me Cheeta, The Autobiography is the stand-out title on

Chimps, Like Humans, Focus On Faces - Science Daily
Masaki Tomonaga and Tomoko Imura from the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University, Japan, tested the effects of a series of different images on chimps’ reaction times. Tomonaga said, “It is well known that faces are processed in a different

If Me Cheeta wins Booker, it would make monkeys of judges, says author - Times Online
When the Man Booker Prize longlist was announced this week, one book stood out Me Cheeta , a comic debut novel posing as a tell-all memoir of the Hollywood Golden Age by the chimpanzee from the Tarzan films. According to Ion Trewin, the literary

Zoo Event - MetroMix

blogauthor — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:26:39 +0000

An exhibit of streams, dams, earth mounds and dens houses male Mexican gray wolves. See dominant male gorillas JoJo and Kwan, their families and two groups of chimpanzees in an exhibit space that boasts three outdoor habitats for a total of 24 apes

Dogs Get Gestures as Well as Toddlers - Discovery News
July 13, 2009 — Dogs possess a two-year-old child’s capacity to understand human pointing gestures, with dogs requiring next to zero learning time to figure out the visual communication, according to two recent studies. The comparison with kids

Are human beings impossible to ape? - Daily Telegraph

blogauthor — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:19:38 +0000

Outsmarted: humans and apes share many genes, but the way we use them is ‘like swapping a rifle for a machine gun’ Photo: FOX/GETTY About 50 years ago, something happened that radically changed our ideas about what it meant to be human. A young

‘Bones’ star seeks ape sanctuary support - United Press International
WASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) — A TV actress who plays a forensic anthropologist asked U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman , D-Calif., to support a bill that would phase out some experiments on chimpanzees. The Great Ape Protection Act, introduced recently in the

The science of managing chimpanzees - Los Angeles Times

blogauthor — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:19:00 +0000

Management doesn’t work. It is ill-conceived and badly carried out. It is, literally, inhuman. We are all wasting our time. This is the basic thrust of Charles Jacobs’ new book, “Management Rewired.” Inspired by the latest discoveries of
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Heresy of the First Order: We are the ‘Third Chimpanzees’ - Pravda

blogauthor — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:15:32 +0000

Russell s nihilistic characterization of Homo sapiens injects some much-needed perspective into a world in which our species of intellectually evolved primates suffers a collective delusion of grandeur. In Dreams and Facts, Russell further

Fatherly instincts different in animal kingdom - Greensboro News & Record
The dad bond, at least among mammals, is probably strongest in primates, said Terry Webb, mammal curator at the N.C. Zoo. And among primates, gorillas probably bear the closest resemblance to their human counterparts. A silverback male, his

In chronic pain? Take charge of your health with the Alexander - Southern Illinoisan

blogauthor — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:24:52 +0000

From time to time, Tony Goodin, 45, owner of Goodin Associates Limited, a software company in Carbondale, will arch his back and walk around his office looking like a chimpanzee. “I may look goofy, but I’m making myself feel better,” he said. Goodin

Chimpanzees remember where fruit trees are - MENAFN

blogauthor — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:19:51 +0000

LEIPZIG, Germany, Jun 9, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — Scientists who mapped fruit trees and tracked chimpanzees in Ivory Coast say the animals can remember the locations of thousands of trees. Emmanuelle Normand of the Max Planck Institute for
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Zoos can be a natural territory for animals - Jakarta Post

blogauthor — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:19:32 +0000

There has been almost as much nonsense said about zoos as religion and same-sex marriage. Well-meaning but misinformed people think that animals in the wild are “happy” simply because they are “free”. Such persons envision a large predator -a lion or

Judge agrees to freeze Conn. chimp’s owner assets - Associated Press
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has approved an agreement that freezes $10 million in assets belonging to the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled a woman. The family of Charla Nash, of Stamford, is suing the chimp’s owner, Sandra Herold

The barefoot marathon runner - Women.timesonline

blogauthor — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:17:04 +0000

For many in the Flora London Marathon, the whole process of preparing for and running the race will have been tortuous. But there is a way to turn the whole thing from an urban endurance test to an experience of almost pure pleasure: don t stop at

Artificial insemination could help Chinese chimp who never monkeyed - Xinhua News Agency

blogauthor — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:19:47 +0000

NANCHANG, April 16 (Xinhua) — Zoologists in eastern China have their fingers crossed that artificial insemination will help a 30-year-old chimpanzee become pregnant. The animal, Zhuangzhuang (”strong”) underwent fertilization procedures at Nanchang
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Why food is the way to a woman’s heart (if you happen to be a male - Daily Mail
As every Romeo knows, laying on a delicious dinner for two is one of the best seduction ploys. Male chimpanzees understand the secret too, it seems. Wild female chimps mate more often with males who share meat with them over long periods of time
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UL responds to report on primate facility; see video - The Daily Advertiser

blogauthor — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:21:15 +0000

The director of UL’s New Iberia Research Center said Tuesday that several steps are being taken to address six concerns raised by U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors. Those concerns, outlined in a report issued on March 27, focus on how certain
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Wild chimpanzees exchange meat for sex - PhysOrg
Sagu, an adult male chimpanzee, holding the rib case of a red colobus he caught. Photo by Cristina M. Gomes Wild female chimpanzees copulate more frequently with males who share meat with them over long periods of time, according to a study led by
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DEP chief: Chimpanzee case shows communication problem - New London Day

blogauthor — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:20:54 +0000

Hartford - The failure of Connecticut environmental protection officials to act on a biologist’s warning that a 200-pound chimpanzee posed a threat in Stamford highlights both a communications problem and a lack of expertise in exotic animals at the
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Baby chimpanzee arrives at Southwick’s Zoo - MetroWest Daily News
A chimpanzee born March 6 at Southwick’s Zoo, one of the first born in captivity in New England, is happy and healthy, said Betsey Brewer, whose family owns the zoo. Brewer thinks there have been few baby chimps born in New England since few zoos in
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Deputy shoots, kills loose chimpanzee - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Winston, Mo. A chimpanzee was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy when the animal opened the door to the deputy’s patrol car, grabbed his leg and tried to hit him, the Daviess County sheriff’s office said Wednesday. It happened Monday outside
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Loose Chimp leads Missouri authorities to Puppy Mill - KSPR.com

blogauthor — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:21:04 +0000

WINSTON, Mo. (AP) - Three people are charged with animal abuse and neglect after authorities - responding to a call about an agitated chimpanzee - discovered more than 100 dogs in squalid conditions in northwest Missouri. The Daviess County Sheriff’s

Adolescent chimpanzee dies at Lincoln Park Zoo - 13 WREX-TV
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo say an adolescent male chimpanzee has died of pneumonia after a mysterious upper respiratory infection struck all seven members of the group he lived with. Kipper, a 9-year-old and the youngest

Brothers: Chimp victim responding to commands - Jamaica Observer

blogauthor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:18:24 +0000

CONNECTICUT, USA (AP) - Two brothers of a Connecticut woman mauled by a chimpanzee say she can talk and respond to commands. Stephen and Michael Nash told The Associated Press by telephone yesterday that they are encouraged by test results for brain
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Victim of chimp attack is talking - Columbus Dispatch
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut woman nearly killed by a chimpanzee is speaking, asking for her daughter and even responding to fairly complicated commands, her brothers said today. Stephen and Michael Nash said by telephone today that they are
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Katy Perry gets peed on by chimpanzee, dating Josh Groban - News.com.au
KATY Perry had an unfortunate accident when nature called during a photo shoot and the chimpanzee she was starring with peed on her. The ‘I Kissed A Girl’ singer was posing for a magazine shoot, when the lively animal - which was on the set for the
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New animal research rules will disrupt medical progress, claim - Guardian Unlimited

blogauthor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:25:58 +0000

The Wellcome Trust says proposed changes to the size of mouse cages will increase costs without improving animal welfare. Photograph: PA Medical research into serious and debilitating diseases will be held up or abandoned in Britain if changes to
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Goodall brings her message of conservation to Memphis - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Nearly five decades ago, primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall championed the plight of the chimpanzees. Today the renowned crusader, who will celebrate her 75th birthday in April, still travels the world with a message that encompasses the importance of
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Chimpanzee is wild animal - Reno Gazette
I am writing this as a concern about the chimpanzee attack that happened not too long ago in Connecticut. It is simply one of the most violent stories I have ever heard, and I put my greatest sympathy toward the violent death of that chimpanzee. I
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Study: Rock-throwing chimp proves that monkeys can plan - Dallas Morning News

blogauthor — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:22:07 +0000

STOCKHOLM A canny chimpanzee who calmly collected a stash of rocks and then hurled them at zoo visitors in fits of rage has confirmed that apes can plan just like humans, according to a Swedish study released Monday. Santino the chimpanzee’s anti

Does a chimp’s habit of stowing stones show proof of planning? - Seattle Times

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Chimpanzee Santino is seen in his enclosure at Furuvik Zoo in Sweden. A study says Santino’s practice of collecting rocks and then hurling them at visitors confirms that apes can plan ahead. His careful preparation fascinated researchers. WASHINGTON
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ANALYSIS: Chimp with malice on mind - Times Online

blogauthor — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:22:41 +0000

Chimpanzees are humanity’s closest living relatives. We shared a common ancestor perhaps as recently as five million years ago, and we share 96 per cent of our DNA. The similarities between the species are so great that some scientists have suggested
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Humane Society Undercover Lab Investigation Reveals ‘Wretched - FOX News
NEW ORLEANS The Humane Society of the United States says an undercover lab assistant videotaped “the wretched existence of chimpanzees and other primates” at the nation’s largest primate lab in New Iberia, and found gross failures of federal
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Chimps can plan ahead - Worthington Daily Globe
STOCKHOLM (AP) A canny chimpanzee who calmly collected a stash of rocks and then hurled them at zoo visitors in fits of rage has confirmed that apes can plan ahead just like humans, a Swedish study said Monday. According to a report in the
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When Chimpanzees Attack, Bad Things Happen - The Celebrity Cafe.com

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Victim of chimp attack was mauled in a horrific attack. Earlier this week, Connecticut resident Charla Nash was attacked and mutilated by a 200-pound, 14-year-old chimpanzee. The chimp s owner, Sandra Herold, tried to stop the attack and was also
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Letter: Lindall Hill better off without Northeast - Salem News
Twenty years ago, poor management at Hunt Hospital and the subsequent poor disposal of the town asset with a zoning change, opened the door for a chimpanzee organization to enter as a neighbor. Before Lindall Hill’s use as a hospital site in the
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Chimp cremated following attack in Connecticut - Detroit Free Press

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Eileen Donofrio, office manager of All Pets Crematory in Stamford, said Travis the chimp was cremated this morning. Charla Nash was critically injured Feb. 16 when she was attacked by the chimp, owned by her friend Sandra Herold of Stamford. Herold
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House Approves Tighter Pet Primate Rules - KCTV 5
WASHINGTON — Eight days after a 200-pound chimpanzee critically mauled a woman in Connecticut, the House moved Tuesday to ban the transport of monkeys and apes across state lines for the purpose of selling them as pets. The legislation to prohibit
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‘Jurassic Park’ for Neanderthals? - Boston Globe

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Neanderthals, “humanity’s closest cousins,” fascinate us, with recent discoveries only adding to their Stone Age allure, as this Globe story explains. Yesterday the prospect of creating a living, breathing Neanderthal cropped up with the announcement
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Small male chimps use politics, not aggression, to lead the pack - New Kerala

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Washington, Feb 3: Politics, not aggression, is what small male chimpanzees use to secure the top position in their group, a new study has revealed. In majority of mammals, the biggest and most aggressive male claims the alpha male role and gets his

Va Zoo looking for photos - WAVY News 10

blogauthor — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:19:11 +0000

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk is asking for help for a new exhibit. The zoo is collecting old photographs of animals, exhibits and gardens that document its 100-plus-year history. The photos will be used as part of an exhibit
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Small male chimps use politics, rather than aggression, to lead the - Science Centric
With most mammals, the biggest and most aggressive male claims the alpha male role and gets his choice of food and females. But a new study from the University of Minnesota suggests that at least among chimpanzees, smaller, more mild-mannered males
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UL primate research facility under fire - Alexandria Daily Town Talk

blogauthor — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:19:00 +0000

LAFAYETTE - An Ohio-based animal-rights watchdog group has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to investigate UL’s New Iberia Research Center. In a Tuesday letter to USDA official Robert Gibbens, the group Stop Animal Exploitation Now alleges
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Chimpanzee flies to Germany on commercial jet - News.com.au
AIRLINE crew onboard a flight from England to Germany was shocked to discover a baby chimpanzee amongst the passengers. Three-month-old bonobo Bili joined bemused passengers as he flew from Birmingham to Frankfurt to meet its new foster family
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What do women want? - International Herald Tribune

blogauthor — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 05:18:56 +0000

Meredith Chivers is a creator of bonobo pornography. She is a 36-year-old psychology professor at Queen’s University in the small city of Kingston, Ontario, a highly regarded scientist and a member of the editorial board of the world’s leading

Baby monkey given own seat on plane with human passengers as he flies - Daily Mail
With passport in hand, and a ready smile, here’s one cheeky passenger who’s guaranteed a warm welcome at the check-in desk. Bili the bonobo chimp left fellow travellers bemused as he settled down in his own seat with a one-way ticket to a new life at

Clever Critters: 8 Best Non-Human Tool Users - Wired
Tool use was once thought to distinguish humans from animal until, that is, so many animals proved able to use them. Granted, the fine folks at Leatherman aren’t about to be undercut by cheap chimpanzee-manufactured multitools. But it’s hard not

Unearth Guitarist Sitting Out Tour for Unexpected Reason - A Top Story - antiMUSIC

blogauthor — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:20:01 +0000

Unearth Guitarist Sitting Out Tour for Unexpected Reason was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (Blabbermouth) Guitarist Buz McGrath of Massachusetts metallers Unearth has been forced to sit out the band’s upcoming tour with Emmure

Monkeys Are Gadget Junkies, Too - Wired
It’s not just hardware junkies who want the right tool for the job. It’s monkeys, too. In what may be a modern-day snapshot of humanity’s technological infancy, researchers have observed wild capuchin monkeys carefully selecting stone hammers best

Evolution of New Brain Area Allowed Small Motor Skills - LiveScience.com
A female gorilla at Zoo Atlanta using a stick to probe for food that is out of her reach. Of the four groups residing at Zoo Atlanta, this behavior was performed by the majority of group members in one group but rare or completely absent in the other

Flying lead at city hall has citizenry in distress - The London Free Press

blogauthor — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:19:34 +0000

Hot on the heels of an actual survey that found most Canadians believe fighting should be banned from hockey, an entirely fictitious poll conducted for The London Free Press by Make It Up Marketing revealed a majority of citizens — almost six in 10

Alpha male styles in chimps could mean stronger isn’t better - Itwire.com
A Minnesota-Massachusetts study has shown that small male chimpanzees sometimes become leaders of a group by being nice rather than being strong, aggressive, and large. Grooming other chimps has been found to be a way that smaller chimps get to be

Unearth Guitarist Sitting Out Tour for Unexpected Reason - A Top Story - antiMUSIC
Unearth Guitarist Sitting Out Tour for Unexpected Reason was a top story for this week. Here it is again: (Blabbermouth) Guitarist Buz McGrath of Massachusetts metallers Unearth has been forced to sit out the band’s upcoming tour with Emmure

Fix City Pool ($7.5 million) - Manhattan Mercury

blogauthor — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:25:09 +0000

Krista Eible, zoo crew supervisor at the Sunset Zoo, holds a chinchilla named Apollo inside the zoo s education center Thursday afternoon. Just like people, animals need a mental refresher once in a while. And, with Sunset Zoo’s Happy Chimp Year

Interview: Saba Douglas-Hamilton - Scotland on Sunday Online
SHE developed a taste for termites (”Mmm, lovely, squishy, fresh”) while living with chimpanzees on the Ivory Coast, feared for her life following a near-fatal viper bite at the age of 18 (”I got a massive dose of poison; if it hadn’t been for my

Freezing temperatures and snow hamper travel in Europe - International Herald Tribune
MILAN : Subfreezing temperatures and exceptional snowfall caused travel woes around Europe on Wednesday, and in Rome’s zoo it was so cold the chimpanzees got cookies for extra calories to keep them warm. Milan’s Malpensa and Linate airports briefly

Lincoln Park Zoo - MetroMix

blogauthor — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:18:06 +0000

The Regenstein Center for African Apes quadruples the amount of outdoor space formerly available to gorillas and houses 24 apes: silverbacks JoJo and Kwan, their families and two groups of chimpanzees. Four separate habitats–including three outdoor
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Credit crisis diary: A housebuilder who is still smiling - The Independent
Unemployment rockets towards three million Woolworths to close all stores by 5 January Sean O’Grady and Jonathan Brown: ‘Imaginative companies’ try to keep skilled staff Leading article: Radical action is needed in this economic emergency More
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Study Of Evolution Of Speech Focuses On Orangutan’s Spontaneous - Medical News Today
Throughout history, human beings have used the whistle for everything from hailing a cab to carrying a tune. Now, an orangutan’s spontaneous whistling is providing scientists at Great Ape Trust of Iowa new insights into the evolution of speech and
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Woman, daughter injured in zoo chimp attack - Statesman

blogauthor — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:30:41 +0000

KOLKATA, Dec. 14: A 30-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter were injured after being hit by a stone thrown at them by Babu, the male chimpanzee (see photo) at Alipore Zoo, this afternoon. Police said Mrs Mithu Mandal and her daughter

Chimp takes revenge at Indian zoo - Arab Times
KOLKATA, Dec 15, 2008 (AFP) - A chimpanzee in Kolkata zoo took revenge on visitors by hurling stones at them, injuring a mother and her six-year-old daughter, newspapers reported Monday. Babu, a male chimpanzee, was being teased by the packed Sunday

Baby tigers monkey around - The Sun

blogauthor — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:21:19 +0000

THIS cute chimp isn t just a primate she is this baby tiger s BEST mate. Loving Anjana cradles the white tiger cub after acting as surrogate mother to him and his twin brother. And the two-year-old chimpanzee clearly isn t monkeying around
Source: www.thesun.co.uk

Shrine Circus enters ring for 75th time - Evansville Courier-Press

blogauthor — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:22:09 +0000

If you like chimpanzees, horses, tigers, elephants, bears, swaying poles and motorcycle maniacs, or a bevy of beguiling beauties, or six guys from Kenya who can build an amazing human pyramid and dance the limbo so low your back will hurt, the place
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Shooting the Rapids - Egypt Today
It s summer 2005, and I m in a country along the Nile. The president has proposed an amendment to the constitution and rumor is rife that he will be standing for yet another term. There is much discussion in the press and disturbance on the
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Exhibit examines the science of Narnia - Reporter
No comments posted. If press release accounts are accurate, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition was a big hit this summer at the Arizona Science Center. The traveling exhibit makes its second stop Friday through April 19, in the Mandell
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Wild and woolly science - Los Angeles Times

blogauthor — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:29:42 +0000

Too late for Michael Crichton, scientists reported this week that they have recovered a good deal of the woolly mammoth’s DNA from tufts of hair. Before you could say “Jurassic Park,” journalists were speculating about the possibility of reviving the
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President Chavez: As New Men we have to bury world capitalism - Centre des M dias Alternatifs du Qu bec
In Venezuela very often we are talking about the creation of a “hombre nuevo”, about the New Man as portrayed and described by the glorious revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. In his latest speeches President Hugo Chavez Frias always refers to the
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PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Baby Chimp Rescued From Congo Army - National Geographic
November 18, 2008 Less than ten months old, a baby chimpanzee named Mapima (pictured) was being mistreated by Congolese army soldiers until she was rescued last week by the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN) in Goma
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PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Baby Chimp Rescued From Congo Army - National Geographic

blogauthor — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:20:31 +0000

November 18, 2008 Less than ten months old, a baby chimpanzee named Mapima (pictured) was being mistreated by Congolese army soldiers until she was rescued last week by the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN) in Goma

Chimp grows strong, confident with his extended zoo family - Knoxville News Sentinel
Four-month-old chimpanzee George is teething, toddling, playing peek-a-boo and shrieking for his mama when he’s angry or can’t get what he wants. With wide amber eyes, big ears and spindly arms and legs, he’s the first chimp born at the Knoxville Zoo

BBC News Video - Science & Technology - Yahoo News
The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones and Dan Simmons put two mobiles to the test, the Blackberry Storm and 3’s INQ1. A chimpanzee has taken on the role of adoptive parent to two male tiger cubs in a Florida animal park. Play Google UK boss on firm’s rise BBC

Should we clone a Neanderchimp? - New Scientist

blogauthor — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:17:08 +0000

Michael Crichton would have been proud of science yesterday. When researchers announced the completion of much of the woolly mammoth genome , most of the news stories focused on the prospect of resurrecting the ancient elephants, which went extinct

Nov. 11 Letters to the Editor - Bangor Daily News

blogauthor — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:21:15 +0000

Recently the BDN did an article relating that General Motors was given $25 billion to retool. As a boy my parents insisted: Never beg for anything. As a 73-year-old great-grandfather, I can honestly say I cannot ever recall begging

O’Hare Airport quiz - Chicago Tribune
3. Which airline currently has a major hub at O’hare? A. Southwest B. Braniff C. Air France D. United 4. In which movie is Steve Martin’s character redirected from O’Hare during his desperate attempt to get home? A. “The Jerk” B. “Planes, Trains, and

Roberts chimp in quarantine after report of biting - Billings Gazette
ROBERTS - In Carbon County, they ve put the clamps on a chomping chimp. This week, emergency dispatchers received calls about carousing chimpanzees. The first one Monday afternoon reported that a chimp was running down a road between Roberts and

Chimpanzee earns her stripes as a foster mother by caring for two - Daily Mail

blogauthor — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:21:00 +0000

Gently easing a bottle of milk into the cub’s mouth, Anjana clearly demonstrates her skill at her job. What makes this so unusual is that Anjana is a chimpanzee and her charges are two white tiger cubs. The pictures from a Miami zoo show the doting

Has the cure for AIDS truly been discovered? - Overthelimit.info
Germany (OTL) - Aids (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) have stumped the medical field since its discovery in the 1980 s. They believe its origin stems from West African Chimpanzee, who has a similar virus in their blood known as SIV (Simian

Can Bone Marrow Transplants Defeat HIV? - Gay Wired.com
Researchers in Germany report that a 42-year-old HIV-positive American man treated with a bone marrow transplant for his leukemia has been able to maintain undetectable HIV viral loads for two years since the procedure without needing to take anti

Ringling Bros. troupe gets its cues from lady manager - Chicago Sun-Times

blogauthor — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:21:31 +0000

The circus has been Georgia Stephenson’s life for most of her 32 years. Born to parents who met in the circus, this third-generation Ringling employee is the production manager for the Blue Unit touring production of Ringling Bros. and Barnum

One Flu Over the Cuckoo s Nest - Egypt Today
MA NY PEOPLE HAVE asked whether I d be covering bird flu in this column and the answer, quite frankly, is no. First of all, I am not a medical doctor. While I can claim some knowledge of birds and their habits, bird flu is a virus. I like my

Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth - Time
In the teeth of a global recession, there are a lot of people thinking and writing about debt. But few of them are Booker Prize–winning novelists, and that’s what makes Payback–equal parts philosophical essay, literary criticism and historical

PETA Praises Sega For Monkey Loving - Kotaku.com

blogauthor — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:20:12 +0000

The folks at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) dropped us a line today to let us know they were sending a thank you gift to Sega for pulling advertisements for Samba De Amigo that featured chimpanzee actors. After the lovely
Source: kotaku.com

European Commission proposes ban on experiments involving great apes - Guardian Unlimited
A chimpanzee takes a memory test at a lab in Japan. Such work would be banned across the EU under the proposed legislation. Photograph: Tetsuro Matsuzawa/AP The use of great apes such as gorillas, orang-utans and chimpanzees in scientific experiments
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Phils get feel for Tropicana Field - Detroit Free Press

blogauthor — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:24:49 +0000

The Philadelphia Phillies are getting their workouts in at Tropicana Field, and nobody seems to think playing indoors will be a problem in the World Series. Manager Charlie Manuel said the biggest adjustments will be seeing the balls against the

Les Schobert dies at 61; Los Angeles Zoo’s former general curator - Los Angeles Times

blogauthor — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:27:53 +0000

Les Schobert, a former general curator of the Los Angeles Zoo who advocated more open space and less isolation for elephants, chimpanzees and other animals in captivity, has died. He was 61. Schobert died Oct. 14 at his home in La Quinta, Calif

Endangered animals sold online - TG Daily
Chicago (IL) - The Internet is the portal for everything, there isn t an item you can t get your hands on these days. A new report now alleges that endangered animals, including chimps, leopard cubs and marmosets are being bought and sold online

Tiger cubs find an unusual chimpanzee mum - Nation

blogauthor — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:16:03 +0000

WHEN two white tiger cubs were born during a hurricane they had to be separated from their mother after their sanctuary flooded. However they have since found an unlikely surrogate mother in chimpanzee Anjana, who has taken on the role of caring for
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Pamela Fryman is the set mom on ‘How I Met Your Mother’ - Los Angeles Times
FOR FOUR seasons, CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother” has been driven by discovering the identity of the woman who gives the show its title. But talk to anyone who works on the Monday night comedy and there’s really only one mother that counts — Pamela
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Chimp apes mum’s love for tiger - News.com.au
THEY may not be related by blood but orphaned tiger cub Mitra loves to monkey around with his unlikely surrogate mum. Mitra and sibling Shiva were separated from their mother during Hurricane Hanna in the US last month. Now the three-week-old white
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Bonobos Hunt Other Primates - US News and World Report

blogauthor — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:20:32 +0000

Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other primates, including monkeys. But bonobos, another primate closely related to humans and chimps, were thought to be confine their hunting to forest antelopes, squirrels and rodents. Not so, a

Chimpanzees’ last stronghold in danger as numbers fall by 90 per cent - Daily Telegraph
Time appears to be running out for chimpanzees living in the wild after a survey of its last “stronghold” found numbers had plummeted by 90 per cent. The effect of man had already led to a reduction from an estimated 100,000 fifty years ago to