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#monkeys — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #monkeys, aggregated by home.social.

  1. 🐒🎮 A #study involving rhesus #macaques shows that the #animals will engage with touch screen #puzzles even when no food rewards are provided.

    Scientists at the University of #Tokyo observed the #primates solving challenges for long periods, suggesting that curiosity and intrinsic motivation are powerful drivers for their behavior. The #research challenges the idea that animal #learning is only motivated by external physical gains.

    👉 independent.co.uk/news/science

    #biology #science #monkeys #psychology #evolution #behavior #gaming

  2. 6-May-2026
    How do #climate extremes alter animal societies?
    A 33-year study of wild capuchin #monkeys in #CostaRica shows how the costs and benefits of living in a group are reshaped by climate fluctuations

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #climatecatastrophe #conservation #collectiveBehaviour #ethology #ecology

  3. ಮಂಗಗಳು ಉಪದ್ರವ ನೀಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
    #ಆಹಾರ
    #Yogi #Karnataka: #ಊಟ #ಭಾರತ
    *indian monkey
    Description*
    (CM writes) : -India is home to over 20 species of primates, ranging from the common urban-dwelling monkeys to rare, endemic species found only in specific rainforests or mountain ranges. These animals are deeply integrated into India's cultural and religious fabric, often associated with the deity Hanuman
    #monkey
    #monkeys
    #monkeysofinstagram
    #wildlifephotography
    #naturephotography

  4. #GutenMorgen Fediland. ☕

    »Nach seiner Erfahrung konnte man 'die falschen Hände' in den meisten Fällen mit 'die Regierung' gleichsetzen.«

    (Terry Pratchett, "Schöne Scheine")

    Ihr findet mich beim Bäcker und später beim Sofa-Zerlegen.
    Habt einen schönen Sonntag.

    #Fotografie #Photography #Tiere #Animals #Affen #Monkeys

  5. Punch, the lonely monkey, is growing up. He’s still a star.

    ICHIKAWA, Chiba Pref. – It was feeding time on Monkey Mountain at the Ichikawa City Zoo. Grunts and…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #Animals #AU #Australia #chiba #Ichikawa #Monkeys #Science #Socialmedia #Zoos
    newsbeep.com/au/660001/

  6. #Jamaica's National Environment and Planning Agency is probing reports of non-native white-faced capuchin #monkeys spotted and captured in St Elizabeth, warning the public to avoid contact as the animals pose risks to public health, #agriculture, and local ecosystems. caribbean360.com/could-jamaica

  7. #Jamaica's National Environment and Planning Agency is probing reports of non-native white-faced capuchin #monkeys spotted and captured in St Elizabeth, warning the public to avoid contact as the animals pose risks to public health, #agriculture, and local ecosystems. caribbean360.com/could-jamaica

  8. #Jamaica's National Environment and Planning Agency is probing reports of non-native white-faced capuchin #monkeys spotted and captured in St Elizabeth, warning the public to avoid contact as the animals pose risks to public health, #agriculture, and local ecosystems. caribbean360.com/could-jamaica

  9. #Jamaica's National Environment and Planning Agency is probing reports of non-native white-faced capuchin #monkeys spotted and captured in St Elizabeth, warning the public to avoid contact as the animals pose risks to public health, #agriculture, and local ecosystems. caribbean360.com/could-jamaica

  10. Touch healing

    Langur monkeys cosy up to a bull in Pushkar, India.

    Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

    #photography
    #monkeys
    #India
    #AltText

  11. A Barbary macaque sits on a stone wall on the Rock of Gibraltar. These macaques, native to north Africa, are the only Old World monkeys living wild in Europe.

    Photograph: Florian Gaertner/Photothek/Getty Images

    #photography
    #monkeys
    #macaque

  12. Gibraltar
    ‘Monkeys sharing a moment all too familiar to fellow humans.’

    Photograph: Bernardo Amorim

    #photography
    #monkeys
    #primates
    #AltText

  13. Endangered lemur gives birth to rare set of twins at NYC’s Bronx Zoo

    An endangered collared lemur gave birth to a rare set of twins at the Bronx Zoo in March…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #Animals #BronxZoo #Metro #monkeys #Science #twins #USNews #zoos
    newsbeep.com/us/623966/

  14. Gibraltar macaques eat soil to ease stomach irritation from tourist junk food, study finds

    📰 Original title: The tactic monkeys have adopted to settle stomachs after eating junk food

    🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
    👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

    View full AI summary: killbait.com/en/gibraltar-maca

    #science #monkeys #junkfood #geophagy

  15. 🌳📡 Research in the Peruvian #Amazon shows that a cross-species acoustic network allows #birds and #monkeys to relay #predator alerts within seconds.

    This "#internet of the #forest" operates primarily through small canopy birds, such as nunbirds, which act as #communication nodes for the broader #wildlife community.

    👉 phys.org/news/2026-04-birds-mo

    #ecology #science #biology #nature #rainforest #peru #evolution

  16. 🏙️🦊 Urban #wildlife like the #cockatoos in #Sydney and the #monkeys in #NewDelhi are learning similar bold strategies to find #food and communicate over traffic noise.

    The global trend toward matching urban behaviors may leave species less equipped to survive in the wild. Researchers are studying these changes to better understand how human expansion reshapes animal #evolution.

    👉 sciencealert.com/wild-animals-

    #cities #biology #conservation #nature #science #animals #ecology

  17. "Humans instinctively mimic the facial expressions of monkeys and apes"

    earth.com/news/humans-instinct

    "People don’t just recognize emotions on the faces of monkeys and apes. They also tend to copy those expressions without meaning to.

    A new study suggests that, when we watch a non-human primate look playful or threatening, our own faces subtly echo what we see …"

    You might be doing it right now 😮

    #Monkeys #Apes #Primates #Emotions #Mimicry

  18. #Primates like #howler 🐒and spider #monkeys in #Mexico 🇲🇽 are declining due to overhunting by big cats: #pumas and #jaguars. They’re forced by #deforestation 🌳 into smaller areas. Help them survive! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-92D?utm_source=ma

  19. Mashable: We all love viral videos of Punch the monkey. A lot of them are AI. . “As Punch’s beloved Ikea plushie became his emotional support animal, he became the world’s emotional support animal. And, for now, the story seems to have a happy ending. As Punch grows up, the macaques at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan are accepting him as one of their own. Every day, more videos of Punch the […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/05/mashable-we-all-love-viral-videos-of-punch-the-monkey-a-lot-of-them-are-ai/
  20. Mashable: We all love viral videos of Punch the monkey. A lot of them are AI. . “As Punch’s beloved Ikea plushie became his emotional support animal, he became the world’s emotional support animal. And, for now, the story seems to have a happy ending. As Punch grows up, the macaques at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan are accepting him as one of their own. Every day, more videos of Punch the […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/05/mashable-we-all-love-viral-videos-of-punch-the-monkey-a-lot-of-them-are-ai/
  21. Mashable: We all love viral videos of Punch the monkey. A lot of them are AI. . “As Punch’s beloved Ikea plushie became his emotional support animal, he became the world’s emotional support animal. And, for now, the story seems to have a happy ending. As Punch grows up, the macaques at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan are accepting him as one of their own. Every day, more videos of Punch the […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/05/mashable-we-all-love-viral-videos-of-punch-the-monkey-a-lot-of-them-are-ai/