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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
Source: www.independent.co.uk

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
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

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
Source: www.courierpress.com

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
Source: www.egypttoday.com

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
Source: opinion.latimes.com

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
Source: www.cmaq.net

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
Source: www.nation.com.pk

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
Source: www.latimes.com

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
Source: www.news.com.au

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

Review: Me Cheeta by Cheeta - Daily Telegraph

blogauthor — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:18:36 +0000

So it has come to this, I thought as I tackled my latest assignment. Thirty years of quality journalism, and here I am, reviewing the autobiography of a chimpanzee . But, as I was soon to discover, Cheeta is no ordinary chimp. In the 1930s and 1940s

Iowans begin big Rwanda project for apes - Des Moines Register
Two Iowa conservation organizations have launched an unprecedented effort to reforest a 30-mile swath of western Rwanda, joining that country’s government to save an endangered group of chimpanzees. Great Ape Trust of Iowa and Earthpark, two U.S

Pictured: Two white tiger cubs find an unusual surrogate mum Anjana - Daily Mail
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

Tiger cubs find an unusual chimpanzee mum - Nation

blogauthor — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:24:56 +0000

Chimpanzees need role models - Daily Telegraph

blogauthor — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:19:58 +0000

Differences in the way various communities of chimpanzees eat, dance and court are “cultural” and down to what they have learned from fellow chimps, according to the new work. The research showed that chimpanzee role models influence their culture

Ask Eric: Are there many diseases for hunters to worry about? - Detroit Free Press
There are a few zoonoses (diseases people contract from animals) in Michigan wildlife, but not many you can get from eating or handling the meat. A couple of people were infected, and one died, from the strain of bovine tuberculosis that has been

HIV dates back to around 1900, study shows - Los Angeles Times

blogauthor — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:26:25 +0000

A genetic analysis of a biopsy sample recently discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has led researchers to conclude that the virus that causes AIDS has existed in human populations for more than a century, according to a study released
Source: www.latimes.com

LEADER ARTICLE - Wanted: Intelligent Aliens - Times of India
If there is anything living on Mars, it s going to be weird bacteria or the like, not little green men. Which is a pity. Because what we humans really need is a group of friendly, intelligent aliens to study us, and give us a report on what they
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Expert: Moe’s survival unlikely - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

blogauthor — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:22:00 +0000

WEST COVINA - Missing for three months, Moe the chimp has likely not survived life in the wild, according to a chimpanzee expert. Raised like a human child by his West Covina owners, Moe lacks the animal instincts he would need to live in the forest
Source: www.sgvtribune.com

Zoo Event - MetroMix

blogauthor — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:24:06 +0000

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. A permanent exhibit shows guests how everyday actions have an impact on water
Source: chicago.metromix.com

Tiny Ancestral Remnant Lends Developmental Edge To Humans - Medical News Today
Subtle genetic changes that confer an evolutionary advantage upon a species, such as the dexterity characteristic of the human hand, while difficult to detect and even harder to reproduce in a model system, have nevertheless generated keen interest
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Volunteer search - Bend Bulletin
Volunteer Search is compiled by the Department of Human Services Volunteer Services, 1300 N.W. Wall St., Suite 103, Bend 97701. A shorter version of this list is published in The Bulletin the first Sunday of the month. Changes, additions or deletions
Source: www.bendbulletin.com

UK: Top ten animal attractions for children - Daily Telegraph

blogauthor — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:22:58 +0000

The latest arrival at this remote hillside sanctuary is a grey seal pup which came down from Scotland by train last July - he suffered brain damage at birth. He now lives permamently in the “sheltered” community of seals which are unable to fend for
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Digest: Hit-and-run driver kills man on motorcycle, police say - Austin American-Statesman

blogauthor — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:20:32 +0000

Austin police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in Lady Bird Lake near Interstate 35 on Thursday afternoon. Police said a jogger noticed the man floating in the lake off of the 1200 block of Nash Hernandez Sr. Road about 4:20
Source: www.statesman.com

PETA doc ask movies to end chimpanzee abuse - Los Angeles Times

blogauthor — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:20:23 +0000

I generally don’t want to be in any club that includes Pamela Anderson, which is part of the reason I’m often skeptical about PETA causes. That said, I was horrified when I saw the latest documentary from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Source: www.latimes.com

Poaching and deforestation threaten Ugandan chimps - Feature - Earthtimes

blogauthor — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:19:30 +0000

Kampala - Ugandan chimpanzee Zakayo, the star attraction at the Uganda Wildlife Education Center (UWEC) near Kampala, is scheduled to cut a cake on Friday as he turns 44. The ageing primate, who will share a birthday drink with well- wishers, was
Source: www.earthtimes.org

Cheryl Hines - Hartford Courant
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page. ” Henry Poole Is Here” is a gentle, mild comedy-drama
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‘Speed Racer’ is stuck in first gear - Baltimore Sun

blogauthor — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:17:17 +0000

(C) The Wachowski Brothers, the same overgrown boy wonders who concocted The Matrix, create a psychedelic candy store in Speed Racer, then get caught in it with their eyes popped, their brains blown and their pants down. It’s a family film done as a

Let go of your piece of the rock - Star News Online
D ear Mr. Berko: I have more than $1 million in Wachovia Bank. The lady there told me that if I were to open 10 accounts, each with a different account number, my money would be 100 percent insured. A man at Bank of America told me that my maximum

The Reason More of Today’s Scientists Hire Armed Guards - Yahoo News

blogauthor — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:14:49 +0000

When Charles Darwin boarded the H.M.S. Beagle in 1831 as the ship’s naturalist, he had only one challenge - to keep himself entertained for the next five years. His scientific assignment was to collect anything that crawled, swam or flew, and to keep

Paris for President - Daily Sentinel
Paris Hilton has thrown in her bikini, er, name for president. A week after Republican candidate John McCain compared Democratic candidate Barack Obama to Hilton and Britney Spears in a campaign ad, saying Obama was no more than a celebrity candidate

Roche’s 454 Sequencing System Used to Determine the Complete - Forbes
Researchers led by the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany have published the complete Neanderthal mitochondrial genome sequence. The mitochondrial genome was generated using the 454 Sequencing technology to 35-fold

Fido’s not just yawning — he’s empathizing - Reuters

blogauthor — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:18:46 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Dogs find human yawns contagious, suggesting they have a rudimentary capacity for empathy, British scientists said on Wednesday. Although yawning is widespread in many animals, contagious yawning — a yawn triggered by seeing

Dogs ‘may be able to read their owner’s minds’ - Daily Telegraph
Evidence that dogs may be able to read the mind of their owners comes today with a study that shows that dogs can “catch” human yawns. Scientists have known for decades that yawns are infectious among people, so much so that simply reading or

Ripley’s Newest Book Now Available: Believe It or Not! Prepare To Be - Forbes
Ripley’s new Believe It or Not! book, Prepare to Be Shocked! is in nationwide release, with more than 2,500 weird, wacky, bizarre and quirky facts, feats and events from around the world. Readers pulled in by the book’s eye-catching lenticular cover

Ex-Hopewell resident rescues chimps - Packet Online

blogauthor — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:22:14 +0000

Missy and Annie are best friends. They fight on occasion. They play games. They nest together. They are, after all, chimpanzees. Two of the former Buckshire Seven (now dubbed the Cle Elum Seven, after the Washington state town in which they reside
Source: www.packetonline.com

Great apes deserve protection - OpEdNews.com
While Spain may be better known for bullfighting than animal rights, the Spanish parliament recently took an unprecedented step and voted to extend basic rights to great apes. Under this groundbreaking resolution, which is expected to be on the law
Source: www.opednews.com

Hollywood star, gossip subject of 1940s, ’50s - Miami Herald

blogauthor — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:21:09 +0000

Evelyn Keyes, who played Scarlett O’Hara’s younger sister Suellen in Gone With the Wind and counted director John Huston and bandleader Artie Shaw among her famous husbands, has died. She was 91. The actress died July 4 of uterine cancer at her home

Threat to Great Apes Highlighted at Virunga Meet - Scoop

blogauthor — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:19:10 +0000

Washington — Contrary to some fictional portrayals, gorillas are gentle creatures now under serious threat of extinction at the hands of human killers. A ministerial meeting in Gisenyi, Rwanda, will address how to save them and their habitat. About
Source: www.scoop.co.nz

Keep the gibbon plan alive - Greensboro News & Record
The unexplained deaths of two gibbons Wednesday was “gut-wrenching,” Natural Science Center Executive Director Glenn Dobrogosz said the next day. But the sad event won’t, and shouldn’t, end the Greensboro zoo’s plan to participate in breeding
Source: www.news-record.com

How Texans voted - Houston Chronicle

blogauthor — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:21:48 +0000

1. Farm bill veto: Voted, 80-14, to join the House in overriding President Bush’s veto of a $289 billion, five-year farm bill (HR 6124) that renews subsidies for growers of major crops while also funding fruit and vegetable growers food programs and
Source: www.chron.com

Louise Richardson s big plans for St Andrews - Times Online

blogauthor — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:21:42 +0000

Most academics who cross the Atlantic usually head in one direction west. The drain of our biggest brains to America is well documented and we all know why. The average professorial salary in the United States is a third higher than it is here

Virginia Tech researchers find human virus in chimpanzees - HULIQ.com

blogauthor — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:16:11 +0000

After studying chimpanzees in the wilds of Tanzania’s Mahale Mountains National Park for the past year as part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, Virginia Tech researcher Dr. Taranjit Kaur and her team have produced powerful scientific
Source: www.huliq.com

Indian-origin researcher finds human virus in chimpanzees - Webindia 123
A team of experts led by an Indian origin researcher at Virginia Tech has uncovered strong evidence that chimpanzees are becoming sick from viral infectious diseases which they have perhaps contracted from humans. Lead researcher Dr. Taranjit Kaur
Source: news.webindia123.com

Animal sanctuary in Bend to keep chimps in settlement - Statesman Journal
PORTLAND A three-state battle over a pair of chimpanzees and a dozen gibbons has ended in a settlement that will keep the chimps in Oregon and most of the gibbons in South Carolina, with a few returning to Texas. The apes were removed last year
Source: www.statesmanjournal.com

Court to decide if chimps are people, too - MSNBC

blogauthor — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:18:22 +0000

Matthew, a 26-year-old chimp, is headed to court in Europe as part of a human effort to classify him as a person. Beyond the legal challenges, anthropologists say chimpanzees are not humans, though without a clear definition of what it means to be
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Mugsy, leader of zoo’s apes, dies - Knoxville News Sentinel

blogauthor — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:17:48 +0000

Mugsy, the Knoxville Zoo’s leader of the ape troupe, was euthanized Friday. He was a favorite among zoo workers and visitors. CLAY OWEN/NEWS SENTINEL Mugsy, the ape raised by humans who became head of the Knoxville Zoo’s chimpanzee troupe, has died
Source: www.knoxnews.com

30-year old python hatches 40 babies in a Ugandan zoo, reports say - Earthtimes

blogauthor — Sun, 18 May 2008 04:19:21 +0000

Kampala - A 30-year-old python housed in a Ugandan animal conservation centre has hatched 40 offspring, newspaper reports said Friday but wildlife officials later said that the young reptiles will be released into the wild as the large group cannot
Source: www.earthtimes.org

Big Oil witch hunt all for political gain - Las Vegas Sun
Why must people in the media always jump on the bandwagon of politicians, like trained chimpanzees, every time they find some whipping boy to blame for the country s ills? Now it s Big Oil again. Come on, folks, oil executives have
Source: www.lasvegassun.com

Python hatches 40 babies - Beeld
Kampala - A 30-year-old python housed in a Ugandan animal conservation centre has hatched 40 offspring, newspaper reports said on Friday but wildlife officials later said that the young reptiles will be released into the wild as the large group
Source: www.news24.com

First Conclusive Evidence Of Alzheimer’s-like Brain Tangles In - Science Daily

blogauthor — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:20:16 +0000

ScienceDaily (May 15, 2008) Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered the first conclusive evidence of Alzheimer’s-like neurofibrillary brain tangles in an aged nonhuman primate. The
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Little Rock’s great apes know how to swing a deal - WREG
LITTLE ROCK (AP) - It’s best to not drop a cell phone into the ape enclosures at the Little Rock Zoo. But if it happens, the folks in charge better be ready with a reward. Ape keepers say the orangutans and chimpanzees know they can get treats if
Source: www.wreg.com

Goodall, Green Mountain Coffee, go to aid of Gombe chimps - Boston Herald

blogauthor — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:16:50 +0000

R enowned primatologist Jane Goodall debuted a Green Mountain Coffee Roasters brew yesterday that she hopes will help preserve the habitats of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania s Gombe National Park. Goodall and the Vermont company unveiled Tanzanian

Dr. Goodall christens parrot sanctuary - Westerly Sun
Famed naturalist Jane Goodall cuts ribbon at Foster Parrots Wildlife Sanctuary. HOPKINTON Famed naturalist Jane Goodall cut the ribbon at the Foster Parrots Wildlife Sanctuary, opening the doors to the new permanent home for 300 birds that are

New Canadian made IMAX(R) film Mysteries of the Great Lakes opens at - CNW Group
TORONTO, May 8 /CNW/ - Forty million people live around the Great Lakes and most have no idea of the mysteries they hold. The new IMAX(R) film Mysteries of the Great Lakes takes audiences on a journey from the tip of Lake Superior to the edge of Lake

Assistant to the Publisher - Everett Herald

blogauthor — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:18:45 +0000

Send letters to the editor by e-mail to letters@heraldnet.com , by fax to 425-339-3458 or mail to The Herald - Letters, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206. Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You
Source: www.heraldnet.com

A roost for Polly in Hopkinton - Westerly Sun
HOPKINTON Renowned naturalist Jane Goodall and Massachusetts state Sen. Robert Hedlund will inaugurate a new rescue sanctuary for parrots in a private ceremony next week. Goodall is best known for her work with chimpanzees and other primates. She
Source: www.thewesterlysun.com

Officials: Refuge became prison - Chicago Tribune
SAN ANTONIO - The sprawling private animal sanctuary nestled in the picturesque hills above San Antonio was supposed to be a place of comfort and refuge for hundreds of chimpanzees, monkeys and other animals that had outlived their usefulness as
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Al Ain zoo ‘more than a wildlife experience’ - Gulf News

blogauthor — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:22:00 +0000

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday reviewed the proposed redevelopment of Al Ain Zoo and Aquarium in the presence of General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme
Source: www.gulfnews.com

Jerome Robbins festival at New York City Ballet - Newark Star-Ledger
PAUL KOLNIK From left, Damian Woetzel, Ethan Stiefel, Joaquin de Luz, Tiler Peck and Amanda Hankes in Jerome Robbins’ “Fancy Free” at New York City Ballet. New York City Ballet. Where: New York State Theater at Lincoln Center, 63rd Street and
Source: www.nj.com

Assistant to the Publisher - Everett Herald
Send letters to the editor by e-mail to letters@heraldnet.com , by fax to 425-339-3458 or mail to The Herald - Letters, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206. Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You
Source: www.heraldnet.com

One Flu Over the Cuckoo s Nest - Egypt Today

blogauthor — Fri, 02 May 2008 04:17:51 +0000

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
Source: www.egypttoday.com

Chimp travels to ICU in style - Beeld
Johannesburg - An 18-month-old chimpanzee was taken from the Netcare Milpark Hospital to a veterinary clinic after a serious head injury, said Johannesburg paramedics on Wednesday. Netcare spokesperson Nick Dollman said an ambulance undertook the
Source: www.news24.com

Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR Wire
Founded by Dr. Jane Goodall in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things; works to create healthy ecosystems; promotes sustainable livelihoods; and nurtures new generations
Source: www.csrwire.com

Cover Story: The King of Visceral Design - New York Times

blogauthor — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:19:22 +0000

GEORGE LOIS, one of the most influential admen of his generation, is the sort of person who has a dozen brainstorms an hour, at least half of them good and only a few really harebrained. Among the better ones were the early Xerox commercials showing
Source: www.nytimes.com

Idenix Announces Data Presentations at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the

blogauthor — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:19:12 +0000

PR Newswire - Standring will also present, “Potent Antiviral Activity of Second Generation Nucleoside Inhibitors, IDX102 and IDX184, in HCV-Infected Chimpanzees” in an oral presentation session at 5:30 p.m. CET on Friday, April 25, 2008. Erika Cretton-Scott, Ph.D

Hough at Wassermann Festival; ‘Spring Garland’ at the U.
Salt Lake Tribune - Keynote speaker is Jane Goodall, whose work with chimpanzees in Tanzania gained her international attention; Utah author and environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams also is featured. Tickets are $10-$25 at 801-355-ARTS or www.arttix.org.

February 2008

blogauthor — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:23:14 +0000

LiveScience.com - The show investigates all the different ways our ape cousins - Chimpanzees, Gorillas, Orangutans and Bonobos - have demonstrated amazing intelligence, both in the wild and in captivity and, judging by the preview, you should prepare to be humbled

Lemurs’ Evolutionary History May Shed Light On Our Own
Science Daily - But except for humans close evolutionary ties to chimpanzees, many of the relationships among other apes, monkeys and pre-monkeys called prosimians have remained somewhat murky, according to Horvath. To find out where Madagascar s lemurs fit in

Charlotte County Fair is open

blogauthor — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:18:13 +0000

Charlotte Sun-Herald - Fair Schedule and Information What: The Charlotte County Fair, with rides, special events, arts and crafts exhibits, Cirque Equinox, Rosaires chimpanzees, a petting zoo, the Fourth Annual Bull Riding Shot event and more. Where: Charlotte County

Higher social skills are distinctly human, toddler and ape study
PhysOrg - Esther Herrmann and colleagues compared 105 2-year-old human children, 106 chimpanzees and 32 organutans in a comprehensive battery of physical and social cognitive tests. Credit: Image courtesy of MPI EVAN Apes bite and try to break a tube to

Mouse Catches Cold
Discovery News - Scientists at Imperial College London created a genetically engineered mouse susceptible to the virus causing most colds, which normally only infects humans and chimpanzees. The breakthrough means that it should now be easier to test new cold remedies

Children’s Programming

blogauthor — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:17:16 +0000

WAND TV - From cheetahs to chimpanzees, from snakes to snails, from baboons to bears, Animal Exploration with Jarod Miller brings viewers up close and personal with the most fascinating members of the animal kingdom. Exciting, surprising, and fun, Animal
Source: www.wandtv.com

Edward D. Hoch, 77, wrote more than 900 mystery stories

blogauthor — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:18:25 +0000

Atlanta Journal Constitution - In “The Problem of the Candidate’s Cabin,” a murder takes place in a locked cabin containing only the lately departed and a caged chimpanzee. Hoch wrote a few novels, among them three science-fiction titles starring a team of futuristic sleuths: “The
Source: www.ajc.com

E*Trade Wants to Be Super on Sunday

blogauthor — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:22:00 +0000

The Money Times - The E*Trade chimpanzee wasn’t the only star to emerge before the dot-com bubble burst. Monster (Nasdaq: MNST) and Yahoo! ’s (Nasdaq: YHOO) HotJobs.com once memorably battled it out on Super Bowl Sunday. According to Advertising Age, neither is committing

Chimpanzees Key to Iowa-Rwanda Forest Restoration Plan
Environment News Service - to be one of the largest forests in the country. The Rwandan government, Great Ape Trust of Iowa and Earthpark Monday announced that the Gishwati Forest Reserve in Rwanda’s Western Province is the future site of the conservation park and chimpanzee

Why do we laugh?

blogauthor — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:21:31 +0000

Shelby Star - A Scientific Investigation (Penguin, $15, 272 pages). Chimpanzees and other primates make panting and tittering sounds during rough and tumble play, suggesting the roots of human laughter, he says. Another prominent laugh researcher, Jaak