Category Archives: Primate Party

The Missing Link

Man, I love Hallowe’en. Apparently I freaked a lot of people out… and some people asked to get their photo taken with me! But the best part was when I ran into a guy dressed as a gorilla and we … Continue reading

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Primate Party Time!

It’s been a while since the last Primate Party, but then I saw a photo of a bathing monkey on a colleague’s desk* and remembered an anecdote from a couple of years ago. In between my postdoc and industry job, … Continue reading

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Bonus Friday Primate Party

I wasn’t going to do one today, but I saw this at MissPrism’s place and I just had to post it. It might just have made my day (unless I get any news from my 9 month+1 day pregnant friend … Continue reading

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Thursday’s Primate Valentine Party

In honour of Valentine’s Day, this week’s Primate Party is a day early. That lovely image was from the fine folks at http://icanhascheezburger.com/, which always makes me smile… New Scientist’s Short Sharp Science blog is also getting in on the … Continue reading

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Friday’s Primate Party

A good news Friday today! The Cao Vit Gibbon, which lives along the China-Vietnam border, is the rarest ape in the world. But a recent survey found double the expected number of the animals (around 100, which isn’t great, but … Continue reading

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Friday’s Primate Party

Last week’s party featured two similar stories that stirred up some very different (and slightly ambivalent) feelings. Luckily, things are much more black and white today (there’s enough grey outside my window to be getting on with this morning). Rescuing … Continue reading

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Friday’s Primate Party

Two related stories from Primate Info Net this week. In Austria, a chimpanzee named Matthew Hiasl Pan (!!) is at risk of becoming homeless if the animal shelter he’s lived in for 25 years goes bankrupt. Private donors are willing … Continue reading

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Friday’s Primate Party

While past Friday’s Primate Parties have included the occasional scientific article, I tend to find most of my stories via Google Alerts. This approach does bring up some good stuff, as well as an awful lot of quotes from athletes … Continue reading

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Friday’s Primate Party

ROFL. Good one, dude.I do hope that last week’s casualty was honoured like this anonymous monkey in India. (It seems cruel to stop the other monkeys from taking the body away though). On a much lighter note, the BBC reports … Continue reading

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Friday’s Primate Non-Party

Oh no! Some sad news to end the year. The cheeky little chappy featured in my first proper Friday Primate Party has died in quarantine, just before he was due to be rehoused. Another excellent reason not to smuggle wildlife, … Continue reading

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