Tag: Monkeys
Growing up among monkeys: “Jungle child” Marina reports on time in the jungle
Marina Chapman’s childhood sounds like something out of the Jungle Book. As a four-year-old, she was abandoned in the Colombian jungle and, according to her own statements, grew up alone…
Thailand’s monkey town Top Buri: Monkeys are becoming a danger to tourists
The monkey town of Lop Buri, not far from Thailand’s capital Bangkok, is a real highlight for backpackers and animal fans. Unfortunately, the animal residents are becoming increasingly cheeky –…
Animals: Police unit against aggressive monkeys in Thailand
Animals Police unit against aggressive monkeys in Thailand The macaques have long been a concern for citizens in Lop Buri province. photo © Carola Frentzen/dpa Lop Buri in Thailand is…
Frans de Waal has died – knowledge
Throughout his life, Frans de Waal has been concerned with the question of how much animal there is in man or, conversely, how much man in animal. In doing so,…
Nuremberg: Animal rights activists chain themselves in front of the zoo – Bavaria
Zoo director Dag Encke had already foreseen in an interview with SZ at the beginning of February that not everyone would recognize the need to kill the Guinea baboons that…
Nuremberg Zoo: Hope for the baboons – Bavaria
There is hope for Nuremberg’s baboons. After the Nuremberg Zoo announced that it would most likely kill several animals in an area that had become too small, three institutions came…
Gigantopithecus blacki: When and why the world’s largest monkey became extinct – Knowledge
There are many stories about Bigfoot, a huge, human-like creature with lots of hair and large feet, but no scientifically recognized proof of its existence. Things are different with Gigantopithecus…
Why the World’s Largest Ape Is Extinct – Knowledge
There are many stories about Bigfoot, a huge, human-like creature with lots of hair and large feet, but no scientifically recognized proof of its existence. Things are different with Gigantopithecus…
Did some monkeys enter the Stone Age? Why is this term misleading?
Could primates in turn have entered the Stone Age, this period of prehistory which designates the moment when humans began to make stone tools? This is what a publication on…
Monkeys recognize their friends after decades of separation – knowledge
Chimpanzees use tools, maintain friendships and enmities, help each other and even treat their wounds. To the long list of abilities that were long thought to be uniquely human until…