primates
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Mysterious Monkey Mayhem: Macaques Are Suddenly Terrorizing People in Southwestern Japan
In just the past few weeks, wild monkeys have attacked at least 58 people in and around the city of Yamaguchi in southwestern Japan, and no one seems to know exactly why, according to a report from the Associated Press. “I have never seen anything like this my entire life,” city official Masato Saito told…
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A Year After Returning To The Jungle, Alba The Albino Orangutan Is Alive And Well
Good news! Conservationists at a national park in Borneo have provided new details about Alba, the world’s only known albino orangutan, one year after she was released back into the wild. Not only is Alba still alive—she’s thriving.
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Aye-Ayes Have Been Hiding A Secret Sixth Finger This Whole Time
Aye-ayes are among the strangest primates on Earth, with their oversized ears, spider-like hands, and — as new research shows — a previously undetected sixth finger.
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Mysterious Origin Of Extinct Jamaican Monkey Solved With DNA Testing
For nearly 100 years, scientists haven’t been able to agree on the evolutionary origins of a strange, now-extinct monkey that lived and thrived in Jamaica for thousands of years. New research suggests its ancestors arrived from South America, and that life on this tropical island caused the species to acquire its odd set of features.