#primate — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #primate, aggregated by home.social.
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#Petrol sales down 1.4%
They are going to have to go down around 11% I think, due to the Trump of #Gulf.
Coincidentally that'll be a small reduction in the rate of damage to the world.Does this count as #geoengineering, or is it just #primate games?
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#Petrol sales down 1.4%
They are going to have to go down around 11% I think, due to the Trump of #Gulf.
Coincidentally that'll be a small reduction in the rate of damage to the world.Does this count as #geoengineering, or is it just #primate games?
#climate -
#Petrol sales down 1.4%
They are going to have to go down around 11% I think, due to the Trump of #Gulf.
Coincidentally that'll be a small reduction in the rate of damage to the world.Does this count as #geoengineering, or is it just #primate games?
#climate -
#Petrol sales down 1.4%
They are going to have to go down around 11% I think, due to the Trump of #Gulf.
Coincidentally that'll be a small reduction in the rate of damage to the world.Does this count as #geoengineering, or is it just #primate games?
#climate -
#Petrol sales down 1.4%
They are going to have to go down around 11% I think, due to the Trump of #Gulf.
Coincidentally that'll be a small reduction in the rate of damage to the world.Does this count as #geoengineering, or is it just #primate games?
#climate -
https://www.europesays.com/videos/26444/ From poachers to refuge: The world’s only bonobo orphanage is hidden in DR Congo • FRANCE 24 #Africa #animal #Animals #bonobo #danger #DRCongo #forest #Forests #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #Kinshasa #monkey #NURSERY #orphanage #primate #sanctuary
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/228711/ Why some Christians struggle in Nigerian politics, by cleric #Christians #Fail #Nigeria #politics #primate
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Untitled, Izumi Kato, 2016
Just spent some time checking out this artist's website, and there are a lot more like this. Really impressive that they can communicate this thing in this way, which I don't think I will do justice with words. but something like primal and primate instinct and security. Maybe something about our social nature and survival. I'm taking those orbs to be breastish. Really love the weird little alien face, little kids are so cute but their weird little alien minds are strange to watch working, and I guess probably all of us are like that, we're better at lying about it. I don't know if I'm making sense and I guess it doesn't matter 🤣
#art #weird #alien #infants #babies #children #primate #alive #survival #prize #necessity #reproduction
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Untitled, Izumi Kato, 2016
Just spent some time checking out this artist's website, and there are a lot more like this. Really impressive that they can communicate this thing in this way, which I don't think I will do justice with words. but something like primal and primate instinct and security. Maybe something about our social nature and survival. I'm taking those orbs to be breastish. Really love the weird little alien face, little kids are so cute but their weird little alien minds are strange to watch working, and I guess probably all of us are like that, we're better at lying about it. I don't know if I'm making sense and I guess it doesn't matter 🤣
#art #weird #alien #infants #babies #children #primate #alive #survival #prize #necessity #reproduction
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Untitled, Izumi Kato, 2016
Just spent some time checking out this artist's website, and there are a lot more like this. Really impressive that they can communicate this thing in this way, which I don't think I will do justice with words. but something like primal and primate instinct and security. Maybe something about our social nature and survival. I'm taking those orbs to be breastish. Really love the weird little alien face, little kids are so cute but their weird little alien minds are strange to watch working, and I guess probably all of us are like that, we're better at lying about it. I don't know if I'm making sense and I guess it doesn't matter 🤣
#art #weird #alien #infants #babies #children #primate #alive #survival #prize #necessity #reproduction
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Primate
2025
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Jugendliche allein zu Hause mit einem Affen. Gib dem Affen Zucker, sonst bist du tot. Blutiger Anfang und die Gewalt ist saftig. Guter Soundtrack, die Charaktere sind ein bisschen dümmlich und das Thema Taubheit wurde gut umgesetzt. Das Beste ist der Affe, der so bedrohlich rüberkommt. Die Animatronik ist stark. Für einige Szenen verwendeten sie Puppenkünstler und einen Schauspieler.
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 179
Let me carry your voice: famous actors read testimonies of Palestinians enduring Israeli torture
The “Let Me Carry Your Voice” is a series of testimonies of the torture endured by Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of Israel’s genocide, decades-long occupation, and apartheid. In this edition, Annie Lennox, Javier Bardem, Guy Pearce and Laura Morante read the real stories of Palestinians.
Injustice is not abstract. It is engraved in people’s skin, bones, minds. It tears through everyday life, exposing the depths of human cruelty.
Justice is not abstract either. It begins with each of us. It demands courage, sacrifice, discomfort, change. It requires us to speak up, to demand accountability. To ensure that no story is pushed into the darkness. They want to silence Palestine. We will not let them.
https://youtu.be/XuDA-l2cQ6k?si=UG9lb6lMdo98PvKC
Green Summer Ride in Nagano, Japan
https://youtu.be/vFH2lGROUI8?si=S2kuHWABOqmIh3QO
Thaithong’s fairy lantern, a type of plant native to southeast Asia. Photo Chatree Lertsintanakorn
Jim Carey’s speech to university graduates about choosing a great path through life
https://youtu.be/RrOGQD4Z9A4?si=O2k0qrMd0n1OgBtp
Crispy Chinese Eggplant by Nagi
This is the end-game for sticky hot fried finger food people…the END GAME!
https://youtu.be/Hq3fRxXi8JY?si=UlG_CDMzF-PUmFk6
Jamie MacDougall Art and Music
This drawing really captures a beautiful and joyful moment between two species!
A pencil drawing of a woman and a baby gorilla by Jamie MacDougall Art and Music20 Japanese Words for Rain by Miya Ando
Turning picture and prose into a poignant meditation on nature’s impermanence.
“Sanbaine (A Sudden Evening Storm That Occurs So Quickly, One Has No Time To Make Even Three Bundles Of Rice)” by Miya AndoIn Western culture, there has always been a tendency to seek stability and permanence. Plato envisioned eternal truths in his theory of forms; Newton described a physical world governed by immutable laws; America’s Founding Fathers drafted a Constitution designed to endure the ages. Beneath all of this lies a discomfort with the notion that nothing lasts forever.
Miya 美夜 Ando has spent the past two decades confronting that impermanence in her artistic practice. Guided by the Japanese aphorism mono no aware — a recognition of reality’s fundamental transience — the Japanese and American visual artist often focuses on fleeting natural phenomena, such as clouds, lunar phases, and shooting stars.
This article is adapted from Miya Ando’s “Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words.”This focus animates her latest work, “Water of the Sky.” The book is a stunning bilingual compendium of 2,000 Japanese words for rain along with their English interpretations, all of which capture “the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions,” Ando writes: “When it falls, how it falls, and how its observer might be transformed physically or emotionally by its presence.” Accompanying the text are 100 of her indigo drawings — rendered in pencil and micronized pure silver — each offering a visual display of rain’s varied forms.
Below, you’ll find five drawings and 20 words from Ando’s visual dictionary. The text ranges from “prosaic to esoteric, extending from the meteorological to the mystical and from the minute to the vast,” she writes. “My visual interpretations of these terms are not so much illustrations as evocations, attempts to embody or imagine that particular rain’s precise and essential quality.”
— The Editors
Taikan Jiu: Mercy-from-drought rain
Kabashira Tateba, Ame: See a swarm of mosquitoes, signal of rain
Uki: Praying for rain
Onibi: Will-o’-the-wisp seen on rainy nights
Tokidoki Niwaka Ame: Sometimes light snow and rain showers
Tokidoki Niwaka Yuki: Sometimes snow or sometimes light snow or rain
Giu: False rain
Ama ga Nukeru: The skies open up, it rains like cats and dogs
Shinotsukuame: Intense rain that falls heavily, is very fine and strong like the Bamboo Grove at Shinotake
Uryū Ensa: Describes the appearance of a fisherman working in the rain
Hitome: One rain
Sau: Rain that falls on the river shoal
Amadoi: Sliding red beans to resemble the sound of rain
Nakidashisōna Soramoyō: The sky appears as though it is about to start crying
Kōu: Rain that comes exactly when you were waiting for it
Amagaeru Fukō: A boy who was punished and turned into a frog that cries before it rains for his misdeeds against his father
Sanbaine: A sudden evening storm that occurs so quickly, one has no time to make even three bundles of rice
Zubunure: Soaked by rain all the way through one’s clothing
Amaguri Higaki: In years of rain, chestnuts produce well; in years of sunshine, persimmons produce well
Kitsune no Yomeiri: The day that foxes have their wedding ceremony
“Shinotsukuame (Intense Rain That Falls Heavily, Is Very Fine And Strong Like The Bamboo Grove At Shinotake)” by Miya Ando “Sau (Rain That Falls On The River Shoal)” by Miya Ando“Kitsune no Yomeiri (The Day That Foxes Have Their Wedding Ceremony)” by Miya Ando“Uryū Ensa (Describes the Appearance of a Fisherman Working in the Rain)” by Miya Ando“Uki (Praying For Rain)” by Miya AndoI can relate to a fair few of these and a lot of the people who I associate with have these traits also. Found via BlueSky
Seagrass comes alive in the ebb and flow of the ocean
A mystical dance of amazement
This gilded Middle Eastern salon adorned with intricate frescoes to romantic floral patterns and warm colours is my perfect dream home.
Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)I don’t know Djuma Soundsystem I am so glad that now I do. The combination of dark electro and middle eastern influence is a match made in heaven. Trentemøller has an amazing and extensive back catalogue of dark electro and techno to explore and enjoy as well.
https://youtu.be/SHfqI7PntCc?si=m3KUg0uKmOD0VZQR
The enchanting Ottoman maps of ancient cities by Matrakçı Nasuh
The Bosnian-born polymath Matrakçı Nasuh earned his nickname from an unlikely source, inventing a military lawn game involving cudgels called “matrak”. But this 16th-century scholar’s legacy lays mainly in his exquisite miniature paintings documenting the Ottoman Empire’s landscapes and cities.
His most significant work, Fetihname-i Karabuğdan, chronicles Suleiman the Magnificent’s 1532–1555 Safavid campaign. The manuscript traces the Ottoman army’s route from Istanbul through Baghdad and Tabriz, then back through Halab and Eskisehir. Each city appears rendered with meticulous and charming detail.
Matrakçı’s precision and artful execution became so influential that it spawned a new genre of art! the “Matrakçı style.” via Public Domain Review
Did you enjoy this collection? let me know what you think of it below. Thank you for reading my dear friends!
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 179
Let me carry your voice: famous actors read testimonies of Palestinians enduring Israeli torture
The “Let Me Carry Your Voice” is a series of testimonies of the torture endured by Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of Israel’s genocide, decades-long occupation, and apartheid. In this edition, Annie Lennox, Javier Bardem, Guy Pearce and Laura Morante read the real stories of Palestinians.
Injustice is not abstract. It is engraved in people’s skin, bones, minds. It tears through everyday life, exposing the depths of human cruelty.
Justice is not abstract either. It begins with each of us. It demands courage, sacrifice, discomfort, change. It requires us to speak up, to demand accountability. To ensure that no story is pushed into the darkness. They want to silence Palestine. We will not let them.
https://youtu.be/XuDA-l2cQ6k?si=UG9lb6lMdo98PvKC
Green Summer Ride in Nagano, Japan
https://youtu.be/vFH2lGROUI8?si=S2kuHWABOqmIh3QO
Thaithong’s fairy lantern, a type of plant native to southeast Asia. Photo Chatree Lertsintanakorn
Jim Carey’s speech to university graduates about choosing a great path through life
https://youtu.be/RrOGQD4Z9A4?si=O2k0qrMd0n1OgBtp
Crispy Chinese Eggplant by Nagi
This is the end-game for sticky hot fried finger food people…the END GAME!
https://youtu.be/Hq3fRxXi8JY?si=UlG_CDMzF-PUmFk6
Jamie MacDougall Art and Music
This drawing really captures a beautiful and joyful moment between two species!
A pencil drawing of a woman and a baby gorilla by Jamie MacDougall Art and Music20 Japanese Words for Rain by Miya Ando
Turning picture and prose into a poignant meditation on nature’s impermanence.
“Sanbaine (A Sudden Evening Storm That Occurs So Quickly, One Has No Time To Make Even Three Bundles Of Rice)” by Miya AndoIn Western culture, there has always been a tendency to seek stability and permanence. Plato envisioned eternal truths in his theory of forms; Newton described a physical world governed by immutable laws; America’s Founding Fathers drafted a Constitution designed to endure the ages. Beneath all of this lies a discomfort with the notion that nothing lasts forever.
Miya 美夜 Ando has spent the past two decades confronting that impermanence in her artistic practice. Guided by the Japanese aphorism mono no aware — a recognition of reality’s fundamental transience — the Japanese and American visual artist often focuses on fleeting natural phenomena, such as clouds, lunar phases, and shooting stars.
This article is adapted from Miya Ando’s “Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words.”This focus animates her latest work, “Water of the Sky.” The book is a stunning bilingual compendium of 2,000 Japanese words for rain along with their English interpretations, all of which capture “the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions,” Ando writes: “When it falls, how it falls, and how its observer might be transformed physically or emotionally by its presence.” Accompanying the text are 100 of her indigo drawings — rendered in pencil and micronized pure silver — each offering a visual display of rain’s varied forms.
Below, you’ll find five drawings and 20 words from Ando’s visual dictionary. The text ranges from “prosaic to esoteric, extending from the meteorological to the mystical and from the minute to the vast,” she writes. “My visual interpretations of these terms are not so much illustrations as evocations, attempts to embody or imagine that particular rain’s precise and essential quality.”
— The Editors
Taikan Jiu: Mercy-from-drought rain
Kabashira Tateba, Ame: See a swarm of mosquitoes, signal of rain
Uki: Praying for rain
Onibi: Will-o’-the-wisp seen on rainy nights
Tokidoki Niwaka Ame: Sometimes light snow and rain showers
Tokidoki Niwaka Yuki: Sometimes snow or sometimes light snow or rain
Giu: False rain
Ama ga Nukeru: The skies open up, it rains like cats and dogs
Shinotsukuame: Intense rain that falls heavily, is very fine and strong like the Bamboo Grove at Shinotake
Uryū Ensa: Describes the appearance of a fisherman working in the rain
Hitome: One rain
Sau: Rain that falls on the river shoal
Amadoi: Sliding red beans to resemble the sound of rain
Nakidashisōna Soramoyō: The sky appears as though it is about to start crying
Kōu: Rain that comes exactly when you were waiting for it
Amagaeru Fukō: A boy who was punished and turned into a frog that cries before it rains for his misdeeds against his father
Sanbaine: A sudden evening storm that occurs so quickly, one has no time to make even three bundles of rice
Zubunure: Soaked by rain all the way through one’s clothing
Amaguri Higaki: In years of rain, chestnuts produce well; in years of sunshine, persimmons produce well
Kitsune no Yomeiri: The day that foxes have their wedding ceremony
“Shinotsukuame (Intense Rain That Falls Heavily, Is Very Fine And Strong Like The Bamboo Grove At Shinotake)” by Miya Ando “Sau (Rain That Falls On The River Shoal)” by Miya Ando“Kitsune no Yomeiri (The Day That Foxes Have Their Wedding Ceremony)” by Miya Ando“Uryū Ensa (Describes the Appearance of a Fisherman Working in the Rain)” by Miya Ando“Uki (Praying For Rain)” by Miya AndoI can relate to a fair few of these and a lot of the people who I associate with have these traits also. Found via BlueSky
Seagrass comes alive in the ebb and flow of the ocean
A mystical dance of amazement
This gilded Middle Eastern salon adorned with intricate frescoes to romantic floral patterns and warm colours is my perfect dream home.
Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)I don’t know Djuma Soundsystem I am so glad that now I do. The combination of dark electro and middle eastern influence is a match made in heaven. Trentemøller has an amazing and extensive back catalogue of dark electro and techno to explore and enjoy as well.
https://youtu.be/SHfqI7PntCc?si=m3KUg0uKmOD0VZQR
The enchanting Ottoman maps of ancient cities by Matrakçı Nasuh
The Bosnian-born polymath Matrakçı Nasuh earned his nickname from an unlikely source, inventing a military lawn game involving cudgels called “matrak”. But this 16th-century scholar’s legacy lays mainly in his exquisite miniature paintings documenting the Ottoman Empire’s landscapes and cities.
His most significant work, Fetihname-i Karabuğdan, chronicles Suleiman the Magnificent’s 1532–1555 Safavid campaign. The manuscript traces the Ottoman army’s route from Istanbul through Baghdad and Tabriz, then back through Halab and Eskisehir. Each city appears rendered with meticulous and charming detail.
Matrakçı’s precision and artful execution became so influential that it spawned a new genre of art! the “Matrakçı style.” via Public Domain Review
Did you enjoy this collection? let me know what you think of it below. Thank you for reading my dear friends!
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 179
Let me carry your voice: famous actors read testimonies of Palestinians enduring Israeli torture
The “Let Me Carry Your Voice” is a series of testimonies of the torture endured by Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of Israel’s genocide, decades-long occupation, and apartheid. In this edition, Annie Lennox, Javier Bardem, Guy Pearce and Laura Morante read the real stories of Palestinians.
Injustice is not abstract. It is engraved in people’s skin, bones, minds. It tears through everyday life, exposing the depths of human cruelty.
Justice is not abstract either. It begins with each of us. It demands courage, sacrifice, discomfort, change. It requires us to speak up, to demand accountability. To ensure that no story is pushed into the darkness. They want to silence Palestine. We will not let them.
https://youtu.be/XuDA-l2cQ6k?si=UG9lb6lMdo98PvKC
Green Summer Ride in Nagano, Japan
https://youtu.be/vFH2lGROUI8?si=S2kuHWABOqmIh3QO
Thaithong’s fairy lantern, a type of plant native to southeast Asia. Photo Chatree Lertsintanakorn
Jim Carey’s speech to university graduates about choosing a great path through life
https://youtu.be/RrOGQD4Z9A4?si=O2k0qrMd0n1OgBtp
Crispy Chinese Eggplant by Nagi
This is the end-game for sticky hot fried finger food people…the END GAME!
https://youtu.be/Hq3fRxXi8JY?si=UlG_CDMzF-PUmFk6
Jamie MacDougall Art and Music
This drawing really captures a beautiful and joyful moment between two species!
A pencil drawing of a woman and a baby gorilla by Jamie MacDougall Art and Music20 Japanese Words for Rain by Miya Ando
Turning picture and prose into a poignant meditation on nature’s impermanence.
“Sanbaine (A Sudden Evening Storm That Occurs So Quickly, One Has No Time To Make Even Three Bundles Of Rice)” by Miya AndoIn Western culture, there has always been a tendency to seek stability and permanence. Plato envisioned eternal truths in his theory of forms; Newton described a physical world governed by immutable laws; America’s Founding Fathers drafted a Constitution designed to endure the ages. Beneath all of this lies a discomfort with the notion that nothing lasts forever.
Miya 美夜 Ando has spent the past two decades confronting that impermanence in her artistic practice. Guided by the Japanese aphorism mono no aware — a recognition of reality’s fundamental transience — the Japanese and American visual artist often focuses on fleeting natural phenomena, such as clouds, lunar phases, and shooting stars.
This article is adapted from Miya Ando’s “Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words.”This focus animates her latest work, “Water of the Sky.” The book is a stunning bilingual compendium of 2,000 Japanese words for rain along with their English interpretations, all of which capture “the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions,” Ando writes: “When it falls, how it falls, and how its observer might be transformed physically or emotionally by its presence.” Accompanying the text are 100 of her indigo drawings — rendered in pencil and micronized pure silver — each offering a visual display of rain’s varied forms.
Below, you’ll find five drawings and 20 words from Ando’s visual dictionary. The text ranges from “prosaic to esoteric, extending from the meteorological to the mystical and from the minute to the vast,” she writes. “My visual interpretations of these terms are not so much illustrations as evocations, attempts to embody or imagine that particular rain’s precise and essential quality.”
— The Editors
Taikan Jiu: Mercy-from-drought rain
Kabashira Tateba, Ame: See a swarm of mosquitoes, signal of rain
Uki: Praying for rain
Onibi: Will-o’-the-wisp seen on rainy nights
Tokidoki Niwaka Ame: Sometimes light snow and rain showers
Tokidoki Niwaka Yuki: Sometimes snow or sometimes light snow or rain
Giu: False rain
Ama ga Nukeru: The skies open up, it rains like cats and dogs
Shinotsukuame: Intense rain that falls heavily, is very fine and strong like the Bamboo Grove at Shinotake
Uryū Ensa: Describes the appearance of a fisherman working in the rain
Hitome: One rain
Sau: Rain that falls on the river shoal
Amadoi: Sliding red beans to resemble the sound of rain
Nakidashisōna Soramoyō: The sky appears as though it is about to start crying
Kōu: Rain that comes exactly when you were waiting for it
Amagaeru Fukō: A boy who was punished and turned into a frog that cries before it rains for his misdeeds against his father
Sanbaine: A sudden evening storm that occurs so quickly, one has no time to make even three bundles of rice
Zubunure: Soaked by rain all the way through one’s clothing
Amaguri Higaki: In years of rain, chestnuts produce well; in years of sunshine, persimmons produce well
Kitsune no Yomeiri: The day that foxes have their wedding ceremony
“Shinotsukuame (Intense Rain That Falls Heavily, Is Very Fine And Strong Like The Bamboo Grove At Shinotake)” by Miya Ando “Sau (Rain That Falls On The River Shoal)” by Miya Ando“Kitsune no Yomeiri (The Day That Foxes Have Their Wedding Ceremony)” by Miya Ando“Uryū Ensa (Describes the Appearance of a Fisherman Working in the Rain)” by Miya Ando“Uki (Praying For Rain)” by Miya AndoI can relate to a fair few of these and a lot of the people who I associate with have these traits also. Found via BlueSky
Seagrass comes alive in the ebb and flow of the ocean
A mystical dance of amazement
This gilded Middle Eastern salon adorned with intricate frescoes to romantic floral patterns and warm colours is my perfect dream home.
Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)I don’t know Djuma Soundsystem I am so glad that now I do. The combination of dark electro and middle eastern influence is a match made in heaven. Trentemøller has an amazing and extensive back catalogue of dark electro and techno to explore and enjoy as well.
https://youtu.be/SHfqI7PntCc?si=m3KUg0uKmOD0VZQR
The enchanting Ottoman maps of ancient cities by Matrakçı Nasuh
The Bosnian-born polymath Matrakçı Nasuh earned his nickname from an unlikely source, inventing a military lawn game involving cudgels called “matrak”. But this 16th-century scholar’s legacy lays mainly in his exquisite miniature paintings documenting the Ottoman Empire’s landscapes and cities.
His most significant work, Fetihname-i Karabuğdan, chronicles Suleiman the Magnificent’s 1532–1555 Safavid campaign. The manuscript traces the Ottoman army’s route from Istanbul through Baghdad and Tabriz, then back through Halab and Eskisehir. Each city appears rendered with meticulous and charming detail.
Matrakçı’s precision and artful execution became so influential that it spawned a new genre of art! the “Matrakçı style.” via Public Domain Review
Did you enjoy this collection? let me know what you think of it below. Thank you for reading my dear friends!
Content Catnip
Follow me on Mastodon Watch my videos Donate to my Ko Fi #animals #art #autism #creativity #gorilla #History #inspiration #interiorDesign #JapaneseCulture #linguistics #Music #nature #Philosophy #plant #primate #RainerMariaRilke #recipe #storytelling #vegan -
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 179
Let me carry your voice: famous actors read testimonies of Palestinians enduring Israeli torture
The “Let Me Carry Your Voice” is a series of testimonies of the torture endured by Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of Israel’s genocide, decades-long occupation, and apartheid. In this edition, Annie Lennox, Javier Bardem, Guy Pearce and Laura Morante read the real stories of Palestinians.
Injustice is not abstract. It is engraved in people’s skin, bones, minds. It tears through everyday life, exposing the depths of human cruelty.
Justice is not abstract either. It begins with each of us. It demands courage, sacrifice, discomfort, change. It requires us to speak up, to demand accountability. To ensure that no story is pushed into the darkness. They want to silence Palestine. We will not let them.
https://youtu.be/XuDA-l2cQ6k?si=UG9lb6lMdo98PvKC
Green Summer Ride in Nagano, Japan
https://youtu.be/vFH2lGROUI8?si=S2kuHWABOqmIh3QO
Thaithong’s fairy lantern, a type of plant native to southeast Asia. Photo Chatree Lertsintanakorn
Jim Carey’s speech to university graduates about choosing a great path through life
https://youtu.be/RrOGQD4Z9A4?si=O2k0qrMd0n1OgBtp
Crispy Chinese Eggplant by Nagi
This is the end-game for sticky hot fried finger food people…the END GAME!
https://youtu.be/Hq3fRxXi8JY?si=UlG_CDMzF-PUmFk6
Jamie MacDougall Art and Music
This drawing really captures a beautiful and joyful moment between two species!
A pencil drawing of a woman and a baby gorilla by Jamie MacDougall Art and Music20 Japanese Words for Rain by Miya Ando
Turning picture and prose into a poignant meditation on nature’s impermanence.
“Sanbaine (A Sudden Evening Storm That Occurs So Quickly, One Has No Time To Make Even Three Bundles Of Rice)” by Miya AndoIn Western culture, there has always been a tendency to seek stability and permanence. Plato envisioned eternal truths in his theory of forms; Newton described a physical world governed by immutable laws; America’s Founding Fathers drafted a Constitution designed to endure the ages. Beneath all of this lies a discomfort with the notion that nothing lasts forever.
Miya 美夜 Ando has spent the past two decades confronting that impermanence in her artistic practice. Guided by the Japanese aphorism mono no aware — a recognition of reality’s fundamental transience — the Japanese and American visual artist often focuses on fleeting natural phenomena, such as clouds, lunar phases, and shooting stars.
This article is adapted from Miya Ando’s “Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words.”This focus animates her latest work, “Water of the Sky.” The book is a stunning bilingual compendium of 2,000 Japanese words for rain along with their English interpretations, all of which capture “the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions,” Ando writes: “When it falls, how it falls, and how its observer might be transformed physically or emotionally by its presence.” Accompanying the text are 100 of her indigo drawings — rendered in pencil and micronized pure silver — each offering a visual display of rain’s varied forms.
Below, you’ll find five drawings and 20 words from Ando’s visual dictionary. The text ranges from “prosaic to esoteric, extending from the meteorological to the mystical and from the minute to the vast,” she writes. “My visual interpretations of these terms are not so much illustrations as evocations, attempts to embody or imagine that particular rain’s precise and essential quality.”
— The Editors
Taikan Jiu: Mercy-from-drought rain
Kabashira Tateba, Ame: See a swarm of mosquitoes, signal of rain
Uki: Praying for rain
Onibi: Will-o’-the-wisp seen on rainy nights
Tokidoki Niwaka Ame: Sometimes light snow and rain showers
Tokidoki Niwaka Yuki: Sometimes snow or sometimes light snow or rain
Giu: False rain
Ama ga Nukeru: The skies open up, it rains like cats and dogs
Shinotsukuame: Intense rain that falls heavily, is very fine and strong like the Bamboo Grove at Shinotake
Uryū Ensa: Describes the appearance of a fisherman working in the rain
Hitome: One rain
Sau: Rain that falls on the river shoal
Amadoi: Sliding red beans to resemble the sound of rain
Nakidashisōna Soramoyō: The sky appears as though it is about to start crying
Kōu: Rain that comes exactly when you were waiting for it
Amagaeru Fukō: A boy who was punished and turned into a frog that cries before it rains for his misdeeds against his father
Sanbaine: A sudden evening storm that occurs so quickly, one has no time to make even three bundles of rice
Zubunure: Soaked by rain all the way through one’s clothing
Amaguri Higaki: In years of rain, chestnuts produce well; in years of sunshine, persimmons produce well
Kitsune no Yomeiri: The day that foxes have their wedding ceremony
“Shinotsukuame (Intense Rain That Falls Heavily, Is Very Fine And Strong Like The Bamboo Grove At Shinotake)” by Miya Ando “Sau (Rain That Falls On The River Shoal)” by Miya Ando“Kitsune no Yomeiri (The Day That Foxes Have Their Wedding Ceremony)” by Miya Ando“Uryū Ensa (Describes the Appearance of a Fisherman Working in the Rain)” by Miya Ando“Uki (Praying For Rain)” by Miya AndoI can relate to a fair few of these and a lot of the people who I associate with have these traits also. Found via BlueSky
Seagrass comes alive in the ebb and flow of the ocean
A mystical dance of amazement
This gilded Middle Eastern salon adorned with intricate frescoes to romantic floral patterns and warm colours is my perfect dream home.
Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)I don’t know Djuma Soundsystem I am so glad that now I do. The combination of dark electro and middle eastern influence is a match made in heaven. Trentemøller has an amazing and extensive back catalogue of dark electro and techno to explore and enjoy as well.
https://youtu.be/SHfqI7PntCc?si=m3KUg0uKmOD0VZQR
The enchanting Ottoman maps of ancient cities by Matrakçı Nasuh
The Bosnian-born polymath Matrakçı Nasuh earned his nickname from an unlikely source, inventing a military lawn game involving cudgels called “matrak”. But this 16th-century scholar’s legacy lays mainly in his exquisite miniature paintings documenting the Ottoman Empire’s landscapes and cities.
His most significant work, Fetihname-i Karabuğdan, chronicles Suleiman the Magnificent’s 1532–1555 Safavid campaign. The manuscript traces the Ottoman army’s route from Istanbul through Baghdad and Tabriz, then back through Halab and Eskisehir. Each city appears rendered with meticulous and charming detail.
Matrakçı’s precision and artful execution became so influential that it spawned a new genre of art! the “Matrakçı style.” via Public Domain Review
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Let me carry your voice: famous actors read testimonies of Palestinians enduring Israeli torture
The “Let Me Carry Your Voice” is a series of testimonies of the torture endured by Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territory as a result of Israel’s genocide, decades-long occupation, and apartheid. In this edition, Annie Lennox, Javier Bardem, Guy Pearce and Laura Morante read the real stories of Palestinians.
Injustice is not abstract. It is engraved in people’s skin, bones, minds. It tears through everyday life, exposing the depths of human cruelty.
Justice is not abstract either. It begins with each of us. It demands courage, sacrifice, discomfort, change. It requires us to speak up, to demand accountability. To ensure that no story is pushed into the darkness. They want to silence Palestine. We will not let them.
https://youtu.be/XuDA-l2cQ6k?si=UG9lb6lMdo98PvKC
Green Summer Ride in Nagano, Japan
https://youtu.be/vFH2lGROUI8?si=S2kuHWABOqmIh3QO
Thaithong’s fairy lantern, a type of plant native to southeast Asia. Photo Chatree Lertsintanakorn
Jim Carey’s speech to university graduates about choosing a great path through life
https://youtu.be/RrOGQD4Z9A4?si=O2k0qrMd0n1OgBtp
Crispy Chinese Eggplant by Nagi
This is the end-game for sticky hot fried finger food people…the END GAME!
https://youtu.be/Hq3fRxXi8JY?si=UlG_CDMzF-PUmFk6
Jamie MacDougall Art and Music
This drawing really captures a beautiful and joyful moment between two species!
A pencil drawing of a woman and a baby gorilla by Jamie MacDougall Art and Music20 Japanese Words for Rain by Miya Ando
Turning picture and prose into a poignant meditation on nature’s impermanence.
“Sanbaine (A Sudden Evening Storm That Occurs So Quickly, One Has No Time To Make Even Three Bundles Of Rice)” by Miya AndoIn Western culture, there has always been a tendency to seek stability and permanence. Plato envisioned eternal truths in his theory of forms; Newton described a physical world governed by immutable laws; America’s Founding Fathers drafted a Constitution designed to endure the ages. Beneath all of this lies a discomfort with the notion that nothing lasts forever.
Miya 美夜 Ando has spent the past two decades confronting that impermanence in her artistic practice. Guided by the Japanese aphorism mono no aware — a recognition of reality’s fundamental transience — the Japanese and American visual artist often focuses on fleeting natural phenomena, such as clouds, lunar phases, and shooting stars.
This article is adapted from Miya Ando’s “Water of the Sky: A Dictionary of 2,000 Japanese Rain Words.”This focus animates her latest work, “Water of the Sky.” The book is a stunning bilingual compendium of 2,000 Japanese words for rain along with their English interpretations, all of which capture “the breadth and diversity of rain’s many expressions,” Ando writes: “When it falls, how it falls, and how its observer might be transformed physically or emotionally by its presence.” Accompanying the text are 100 of her indigo drawings — rendered in pencil and micronized pure silver — each offering a visual display of rain’s varied forms.
Below, you’ll find five drawings and 20 words from Ando’s visual dictionary. The text ranges from “prosaic to esoteric, extending from the meteorological to the mystical and from the minute to the vast,” she writes. “My visual interpretations of these terms are not so much illustrations as evocations, attempts to embody or imagine that particular rain’s precise and essential quality.”
— The Editors
Taikan Jiu: Mercy-from-drought rain
Kabashira Tateba, Ame: See a swarm of mosquitoes, signal of rain
Uki: Praying for rain
Onibi: Will-o’-the-wisp seen on rainy nights
Tokidoki Niwaka Ame: Sometimes light snow and rain showers
Tokidoki Niwaka Yuki: Sometimes snow or sometimes light snow or rain
Giu: False rain
Ama ga Nukeru: The skies open up, it rains like cats and dogs
Shinotsukuame: Intense rain that falls heavily, is very fine and strong like the Bamboo Grove at Shinotake
Uryū Ensa: Describes the appearance of a fisherman working in the rain
Hitome: One rain
Sau: Rain that falls on the river shoal
Amadoi: Sliding red beans to resemble the sound of rain
Nakidashisōna Soramoyō: The sky appears as though it is about to start crying
Kōu: Rain that comes exactly when you were waiting for it
Amagaeru Fukō: A boy who was punished and turned into a frog that cries before it rains for his misdeeds against his father
Sanbaine: A sudden evening storm that occurs so quickly, one has no time to make even three bundles of rice
Zubunure: Soaked by rain all the way through one’s clothing
Amaguri Higaki: In years of rain, chestnuts produce well; in years of sunshine, persimmons produce well
Kitsune no Yomeiri: The day that foxes have their wedding ceremony
“Shinotsukuame (Intense Rain That Falls Heavily, Is Very Fine And Strong Like The Bamboo Grove At Shinotake)” by Miya Ando “Sau (Rain That Falls On The River Shoal)” by Miya Ando“Kitsune no Yomeiri (The Day That Foxes Have Their Wedding Ceremony)” by Miya Ando“Uryū Ensa (Describes the Appearance of a Fisherman Working in the Rain)” by Miya Ando“Uki (Praying For Rain)” by Miya AndoI can relate to a fair few of these and a lot of the people who I associate with have these traits also. Found via BlueSky
Seagrass comes alive in the ebb and flow of the ocean
A mystical dance of amazement
This gilded Middle Eastern salon adorned with intricate frescoes to romantic floral patterns and warm colours is my perfect dream home.
Djuma Soundsystem – Les Djinns (Trentemøller Remix)I don’t know Djuma Soundsystem I am so glad that now I do. The combination of dark electro and middle eastern influence is a match made in heaven. Trentemøller has an amazing and extensive back catalogue of dark electro and techno to explore and enjoy as well.
https://youtu.be/SHfqI7PntCc?si=m3KUg0uKmOD0VZQR
The enchanting Ottoman maps of ancient cities by Matrakçı Nasuh
The Bosnian-born polymath Matrakçı Nasuh earned his nickname from an unlikely source, inventing a military lawn game involving cudgels called “matrak”. But this 16th-century scholar’s legacy lays mainly in his exquisite miniature paintings documenting the Ottoman Empire’s landscapes and cities.
His most significant work, Fetihname-i Karabuğdan, chronicles Suleiman the Magnificent’s 1532–1555 Safavid campaign. The manuscript traces the Ottoman army’s route from Istanbul through Baghdad and Tabriz, then back through Halab and Eskisehir. Each city appears rendered with meticulous and charming detail.
Matrakçı’s precision and artful execution became so influential that it spawned a new genre of art! the “Matrakçı style.” via Public Domain Review
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My ★★★ review of Primate (2025) on @letterboxd: https://boxd.it/e3myIp
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Painted Primate 🐒 Bold color, layered texture, and a steady gaze that pulls you in. Available Here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/painted-primate-lisa-s-baker.html
#primate #baboon #monkey #wildlife #colorful #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyinotart #contemporaryart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #creativetoots #AbstractArt #AnimalArt #ColorfulArt #puzzles #boldcolors #painting
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Primate (2026) Available April 21
#horror – #horrormovies – #Primate – #Paramount – Lucy’s tropical island homecoming was supposed to be beaches and best friends—not a fight for her life. When her family’s exceptionally clever chimp spirals into a savage rabid frenzy, the night explodes into terrifying chaos. With her father away and no help coming, paradise becomes a prison […]
#ad #horror #Primate #Releases
https://horrornerdonline.com/2026/04/primate-2026-available-april-21/
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Someone literally had a #monkey on their back - #driver failed #drugs test and #nicked for #DUI , passenger nicked on suspicion of keeping a #primate without a #licence (which isn't even /that/ heard to get but you need to prove to the Council and DEFRA you can look after your exotic #pet
The monkey is going to be rehabilitated at a #wildlife rescue centre...
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In the forests of #Bangladesh 🇧🇩 and northern #India 🇮🇳 lives a remarkable #primate with soulful hazel eyes 🐵🐒 on the verge of #extinction from #palmoil #deforestation. Help the Capped #Langur and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🔥🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/01/11/capped-langur-trachypithecus-pileatus/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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You’ve likely never heard of the curious Red #Colobus, #WestAfrica’s rarest #primate 🐒🐵🙉 Researchers now know that protecting them and the #rainforest will protect all other rare #species. Fight for their survival! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
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You’ve likely never heard of the curious Red #Colobus, #WestAfrica’s rarest #primate 🐒🐵🙉 Researchers now know that protecting them and the #rainforest will protect all other rare #species. Fight for their survival! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
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You’ve likely never heard of the curious Red #Colobus, #WestAfrica’s rarest #primate 🐒🐵🙉 Researchers now know that protecting them and the #rainforest will protect all other rare #species. Fight for their survival! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
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You’ve likely never heard of the curious Red #Colobus, #WestAfrica’s rarest #primate 🐒🐵🙉 Researchers now know that protecting them and the #rainforest will protect all other rare #species. Fight for their survival! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
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https://www.europesays.com/hu/49000/ Hivatalosan is elkezd védekezni az Intel csodafegyvere ellen az új Geekbench #67 #binary #bot #Business #egyéb #geekbench #HU #Hungarian #Hungary #intel #Labs #Magyar #Magyarország #optimization #Primate #probléma #teszt #tool #Vállalkozás #verzió
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https://www.europesays.com/be-fr/61180/ Cette mâchoire vieille de 18 millions d’années pourrait bouleverser l’origine des grands singes… et la nôtre ! #AfriqueDuNord #BE #BEFr #Belgique #Belgium #DécouverteDeFossile #fossile #GrandsSinges #Humanite #MâchoireInférieure #MâchoireInférieureFossilisée #Miocène #NouvelleEspèce #Primate #Science #ScienceAndTechnology #Sciences #SciencesEtTechnologies #Singe #Technologies #Technology
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https://www.europesays.com/fr/837410/ Cette mâchoire vieille de 18 millions d’années pourrait bouleverser l’origine des grands singes… et la nôtre ! #AfriqueDuNord #DécouverteDeFossile #fossile #FR #France #GrandsSinges #humanité #MâchoireInférieure #MâchoireInférieureFossilisée #Miocène #NouvelleEspèce #Primate #Science #ScienceAndTechnology #Sciences #SciencesEtTechnologies #Singe #Technologies #Technology
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https://www.europesays.com/ch-fr/73339/ Cette mâchoire vieille de 18 millions d’années pourrait bouleverser l’origine des grands singes… et la nôtre ! #AfriqueDuNord #DécouverteDeFossile #fossile #GrandsSinges #Humanite #MâchoireInférieure #MâchoireInférieureFossilisée #Miocène #NouvelleEspèce #Primate #Science #ScienceAndTechnology #Sciences #SciencesEtTechnologies #Singe #Suisse #Technologies #Technology
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My ★★★ review of Primate on @letterboxd: https://boxd.it/dGrAoJ
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Bon voilà : la troisième et dernière des « trimates » nous a quitté elle aussi 😞
https://reporterre.net/La-primatologue-Birute-Galdikas-est-morte-a-l-age-de-79-ans
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#fotoVorschlag #photoSuggestion 'Objekte die mit "A" beginnen oder so aussehen ...'
Ape! 🐵 🍌
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Colonel Kiki training his crack legion of search and destroy otters.
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You’ve likely never heard of the curious Red #Colobus, #WestAfrica’s rarest #primate 🐒🐵🙉 Researchers now know that protecting them and the #rainforest will protect all other rare #species. Fight for their survival! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2025/07/27/protecting-the-rare-precious-red-colobus-will-safeguard-africas-forests/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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You’ve likely never heard of the curious Red #Colobus, #WestAfrica’s rarest #primate 🐒🐵🙉 Researchers now know that protecting them and the #rainforest will protect all other rare #species. Fight for their survival! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2025/07/27/protecting-the-rare-precious-red-colobus-will-safeguard-africas-forests/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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You’ve likely never heard of the curious Red #Colobus, #WestAfrica’s rarest #primate 🐒🐵🙉 Researchers now know that protecting them and the #rainforest will protect all other rare #species. Fight for their survival! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2025/07/27/protecting-the-rare-precious-red-colobus-will-safeguard-africas-forests/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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You’ve likely never heard of the curious Red #Colobus, #WestAfrica’s rarest #primate 🐒🐵🙉 Researchers now know that protecting them and the #rainforest will protect all other rare #species. Fight for their survival! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://palmoildetectives.com/2025/07/27/protecting-the-rare-precious-red-colobus-will-safeguard-africas-forests/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
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A quiet moment in the rainforest of Nyungwe National Park.
Nyungwe is one of Africa’s oldest rainforests and is home to 13 primate species. Encounters like this are a reminder that wildlife photography is less about chasing images and more about slowing down enough for them to happen.
#NyungweNationalPark #Rwanda #WildlifePhotography #Primate #Nature #Photography #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部
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A quiet moment in the rainforest of Nyungwe National Park.
Nyungwe is one of Africa’s oldest rainforests and is home to 13 primate species. Encounters like this are a reminder that wildlife photography is less about chasing images and more about slowing down enough for them to happen.
#NyungweNationalPark #Rwanda #WildlifePhotography #Primate #Nature #Photography #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部
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A quiet moment in the rainforest of Nyungwe National Park.
Nyungwe is one of Africa’s oldest rainforests and is home to 13 primate species. Encounters like this are a reminder that wildlife photography is less about chasing images and more about slowing down enough for them to happen.
#NyungweNationalPark #Rwanda #WildlifePhotography #Primate #Nature #Photography #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部
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A quiet moment in the rainforest of Nyungwe National Park.
Nyungwe is one of Africa’s oldest rainforests and is home to 13 primate species. Encounters like this are a reminder that wildlife photography is less about chasing images and more about slowing down enough for them to happen.
#NyungweNationalPark #Rwanda #WildlifePhotography #Primate #Nature #Photography #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部
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found some DK doodles i did a while back! thought i'd share cos i quite like the expressions in them :3
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Gursky’s Spectral Tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae
Gursky’s Spectral Tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable
Location: Indonesia (Sulawesi)
Found across the northern peninsula of Sulawesi in Indonesia, including from the northern tip to the Isthmus of Gorontalo, in primary forest, mangroves, and disturbed habitats with dense cover.
The Gursky’s spectral tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae, also known locally as Wusing, is a recently recognised species of tarsier from northern Sulawesi. Listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN, they have lost more than 30% of their habitat in the past two decades. #Deforestation for #palmoil and #timber, agricultural encroachment, illegal logging, and the #pettrade all threaten their fragile populations. Their survival depends on wild spaces thick with shrubby undergrowth—the very places being rapidly erased. If you love unique #primates like the spectral #tarsier, use your voice and wallet to protect their forest home. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife
Known locally as ‘Wusing’, Gursky’s Spectral #Tarsiers have enormous moon-like eyes to help them see in dark forests 🌛👀😽 #Palmoil and the #pet trade are serious threats. Help them survive when you #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🚜❌ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/02/22/gurskys-spectral-tarsier-tarsius-spectrumgurskyae/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterFound in tree hollows of #Sulawesi #Indonesia, tiny #primates 🐵🧐 Gursky’s Spectral #Tarsiers are #carnivores with their food, #insects 🪲🦗 being poisoned by #palmoil and #pesticides ☠️ Fight for them! #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/02/22/gurskys-spectral-tarsier-tarsius-spectrumgurskyae/
Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterAppearance & Behaviour
Gursky’s spectral tarsiers also known locally as ‘Wusing’ are hauntingly beautiful tiny #primates with enormous, forward-facing eyes that shine like twin moons in the night. These tiny nocturnal primates have a soft, greyish pelage and elongated fingers adapted for gripping tree branches. They are famed for their extreme leaping ability, known as vertical clinging and leaping (VCL), allowing them to spring through the forest canopy with precision and grace.
Highly social and vocal, they live in monogamous or polygamous groups of 2–11 individuals. At dawn, their eerie territorial duets echo through the forest just before they return to their sleeping sites in dense foliage or tree cavities. They are shy, elusive, and deeply dependent on forest structure to hide, hunt, and sleep.
Threats
Habitat Loss from Illegal Logging
The primary threat to Gursky’s spectral tarsier is the ongoing destruction of Sulawesi’s forests due to illegal logging. These small nocturnal primates depend on dense understorey vegetation and tree cavities for shelter and foraging. When forests are cleared, their sleeping sites vanish and prey becomes scarce, forcing them into smaller, fragmented patches of habitat. Even moderate disturbance causes a sharp drop in population density—from over 150 individuals/km² to as few as 45 in degraded areas (Merker, 2003).
Agricultural Expansion and Palm Oil Plantations
Much of the Gursky’s Spectral Tarsier’s lowland habitat has already been converted to palm oil and timber agriculture, and expansion continues. Between 1990 and 2000, 15.26% of Sulawesi’s forests were cleared for crops, with at least 10% more lost since then (Salim, pers. comm. in IUCN, 2020). Palm oil plantations are one of the main drivers of this forest conversion. Although the species can survive in agroforestry and disturbed areas, their numbers drastically decline when natural vegetation is replaced with monocultures.
Pesticide Exposure from Nearby Farms
Chemical pesticides used in adjacent agricultural zones contaminate the tarsiers’ insect prey, leading to bioaccumulation and poisoning. Tarsiers consume a diet entirely composed of live animal prey, mostly insects, which makes them highly vulnerable to pesticide residues. Ingestion of contaminated insects can lead to neurological damage, reproductive failure, or death, further weakening populations in edge habitats near farmlands.
Predation by Domestic Animals
Domestic dogs and cats introduced into forested areas pose a significant predation risk to tarsiers. These animals often accompany humans into disturbed or agricultural areas, where they hunt or scavenge. Tarsiers are small-bodied, slow on the ground, and often descend to low levels of the forest, making them easy targets. Predation by pets fragments already-vulnerable populations and disrupts group dynamics.
Illegal Capture for the Pet Trade
Although not widespread, the illegal pet trade is an emerging threat. Gursky’s spectral tarsiers are occasionally taken from the wild to be sold in local markets or online. These sensitive, nocturnal animals suffer tremendously in captivity, often dying due to stress, malnutrition, or improper care. Removing them from the wild also breaks apart family groups and contributes to long-term population decline.
Geographic Range
Gursky’s spectral tarsier is endemic to Indonesia, restricted to northern Sulawesi, from the northern tip of the peninsula to the Isthmus of Gorontalo. Their habitat includes lowland primary forests, secondary growth, mangroves, and areas with some human disturbance, such as agroforestry and selectively logged landscapes. However, their density drops dramatically as habitat degradation increases.
Diet
Their diet is 100% carnivorous, consisting entirely of live animal prey. They primarily consume insects such as moths and crickets but also hunt small vertebrates like frogs and lizards. Their night-time hunting is punctuated by bursts of movement and quiet observation as they stalk their prey through the understorey.
Mating and Reproduction
Although detailed reproductive data are scarce for this species, Gursky’s spectral tarsiers likely follow similar breeding patterns to other tarsiers. They are known to breed throughout the year, producing one offspring at a time after a gestation period of about six months. The young are born furred and open-eyed, clinging to their parent as they learn to navigate the trees.
FAQs
How many Gursky’s spectral tarsiers are left in the wild?
Precise population numbers of these tarsiers are not known, but density estimates suggest that in pristine habitats, up to 156 individuals per km² may exist (Gursky, 1997). However, in heavily degraded areas, this number can plummet to as low as 45 individuals per km² (Merker, 2003). Their fragmented range and habitat loss make accurate counts difficult, but population declines are expected to continue if deforestation is not halted.
What is their lifespan in the wild?
While specific data for Tarsius spectrumgurskyae is not available, other tarsier species can live between 8–12 years in the wild. In captivity, where threats like predation are removed, their lifespan may be slightly longer. However, these animals do not thrive in captivity and should never be kept as pets.
What challenges do they face in conservation?
One major challenge is habitat degradation due to logging, agriculture, and the spread of palm oil plantations. Though they can tolerate some disturbance, their population density drops significantly with increasing habitat destruction. Additionally, their small size and elusive nature make them difficult to monitor, and they are sometimes misidentified as other tarsier species, complicating conservation strategies.
Do Gursky’s spectral tarsiers make good pets?
No. These sensitive and social primates should never be kept as pets. Capturing them from the wild is cruel and contributes directly to population collapse. It destroys their family groups, causes immense suffering, and feeds into illegal wildlife trade networks. If you care about their survival, never buy a wild animal and advocate against exotic pet ownership.
Take Action!
The future of the Gursky’s spectral tarsier hangs by a thread. Forests are falling at an alarming rate, replaced with monocultures and poisoned with pesticides. Speak up. Refuse to fund deforestation-driven industries. Boycott palm oil. Protect what’s left of Sulawesi’s dwindling forests and support indigenous-led conservation efforts. Never buy wildlife as pets. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife #Vegan #BoycottMeat
Support Gursky’s Tarsiers by going vegan and boycotting palm oil in the supermarket, it’s the #Boycott4Wildlife
Support the conservation of this species
This animal has no protections in place. Read about other forgotten species here. Create art to support this forgotten animal or raise awareness about them by sharing this post and using the #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife hashtags on social media. Also you can boycott palm oil in the supermarket.
Further Information
Shekelle, M., Groves, C. P., Maryanto, I., & Mittermeier, R. A. (2017). Two new tarsier species (Tarsiidae, Primates) and the biogeography of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Primate Conservation, 31, 37–56. https://researchportalplus.anu.edu.au/en/publications/two-new-tarsier-species-tarsiidae-primates-and-the-biogeography-o
Shekelle, M. 2020. Tarsius spectrumgurskyae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T162336422A162336580. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T162336422A162336580.en. Accessed on 06 April 2025.
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Gursky’s spectral tarsier. Retrieved April 6, 2025, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gursky%27s_spectral_tarsier
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Beautiful and Doomed: Saving Bangladesh’s Langurs From Extinction
A recent study has found hybridisation (interbreeding) between critically endangered Phayre’s #langurs and endangered capped langurs in #Bangladesh, raises serious concerns about their genetic health and future survival as distinct species. Hybridisation is a serious sign of ecological disruption, and researchers point to human-related threats such as #palmoil and #timber #deforestation, habitat fragmentation, and #hunting as key drivers for them interbreeding. These pressures not only push the species to hybridise but also threaten their long-term existence in the wild, highlighting the urgent need for conservation efforts to address habitat destruction and protect these seriously endangered primates. 🌿 Help them when you shop, go #vegan and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4WildlifeBeautiful Capped Langurs and Phayre’s #Langurs are interbreeding, risking both #species’ survival. Pressures of #palmoil #deforestation and #hunting are pushing the #monkeys to the edge in #Bangladesh #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🚫 @palmoildetect https://wp.me/pcFhgU-9bY
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Share to BlueSky Share to TwitterThis article was originally published in Mongabay and was written by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla, read the original article. Republished under Creative Commons attribution licence. Research by Ahmed, T., Hasan, S., Nath, S., Biswas, S. … Roos, C. (2024). Mixed-Species Groups and Genetically Confirmed Hybridization Between Sympatric Phayre’s Langur (Trachypithecus phayrei) and Capped Langur (T. pileatus) in Northeast Bangladesh. International Journal of Primatology. doi:10.1007/s10764-024-00459-x
- Bangladesh is home to less than 500 Phayre’s langurs and 600 capped langurs in the rainforests in the country’s northeast.
- A recent study has unveiled a trend of hybridisation between Phayre’s langurs and capped langurs in Bangladesh, which are listed as critically endangered and endangered, respectively, by IUCN.
- Hybridisation is a vital indicator of ecological change, and researchers are raising serious concerns about the genetic health of the two species and their future existence in the wild.
- The study holds human activities such as deforestation, habitat fragmentation and hunting as some of the causes responsible for increasing the risk of hybridisation cases.
A recent study revealed a troubling trend among the wild monkey population in Bangladesh’s northeastern forests. The study, conducted by the German Primate Centre, unveiled a concerning tendency of hybridisation between Phayre’s langurs (Trachypithecus phayrei) and capped langurs (Trachypithecus pileatus), listed as critically endangered and endangered, respectively, within Bangladesh by IUCN.
This hybridisation of the endangered primates, which researchers of the study say is caused by habitat loss due to deforestation and other human interferences, could push them to extinction in a few generations.
“Bangladesh’s langur populations are small and isolated, limiting gene flow. This hybridisation in restricted populations heightens their extinction risk. Furthermore, our laws primarily protect pure langurs, leaving hybrids unprotected. If hybrids persist into future generations, we’ll face tough decisions about their role in our ecosystem,” Tanvir Ahmed, the study’s lead researcher, told Mongabay.
Monirul H. Khan, a professor at Jahangirnagar University’s Zoology Department, agreed with Tanvir and said that the significance of interbreeding is that these langurs don’t survive for a long time.
“They are usually born infertile. So the population of langur will gradually decrease,” he said.
The study, published in the International Journal of Primatology, recently found that out of 98 langur groups observed, eight comprised both Phayre’s and capped langurs.
“We analysed genetic samples of the species in the lab and confirmed one case of hybridisation. This langur had a capped langur mother and a Phayre’s langur father. Another female with a hybrid appearance showed signs of motherhood, indicating that at least female hybrids are fertile and give birth to young,” Tanvir said.
“The genetic characteristics of a distinct species tend to become most threatened when their hybrid females can reproduce. Fertile hybrid females threaten to bring the two species closer together as the offsprings begin to mix characteristics. That is exactly what could be happening to them,” he said.
The research shows that the ‘spectacled’ Phayre’s langurs and the capped langurs, with their distinctive shock of black fur on their heads, are under threat of losing their distinct genetic makeup to hybridisation.
Researchers conducted the study over five years, between 2018 and 2023, in six forests in northeastern Bangladesh — Lawachara National Park, Satchari National Park, Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajkandi Reserve Forest, Patharia Hill Reserve Forest and Atora Hill Reserve Forest.
The study involved field surveys for 92 days between March 2018 and April 2019 and from July to December 2022, employing three trained local eco-guides to monitor the mixed-species groups until October 2023.
(Left) A mixed-species group of Phayre’s and capped langurs in Satchari National Park. (Right) A male hybrid of Phayre’s and capped langurs in Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary. Image by Auritro Sattar. Images by Rasel Debbarma and Auritro Sattar.Why hybridisation is a concern
The study shows that, although it’s relatively rare, hybridisation among primates is an escalating concern worldwide, often driven by habitat loss and fragmentation. It serves as a stark reminder of the significant impacts of human activity on biodiversity. The situation in Bangladesh gradually becoming more common emphasizes the urgent need for strong conservation efforts.
The study mentions how hybridisation is a vital indicator of ecological change, raising serious concerns about species’ genetic health. Tanvir added that this study is groundbreaking, as it documents the first hybridisation incidents among these langurs in Bangladesh and their entire distribution range.
Hybrids being fertile could lead to the extinction of the parent species. “Additionally, mixing species can enable the spread of diseases between previously unconnected populations, posing risks to both wildlife and human health, since these animals are often hunted and traded,” said Sabit Hasan, a researcher of the study.
The study blamed human activities such as palm oil deforestation, habitat fragmentation, hunting and trapping of primates as some of the causes that can increase the risk of such hybridisation.
“The existence of fertile hybrids is particularly alarming because it suggests that gene flow between these two endangered species could irreversibly affect their future genetic composition,” Tanvir said.
The genetically confirmed hybrid with its half-sibling feeding on fruits at Satchari National Park. Image by Harish Debbarma.The genetically confirmed juvenile hybrid with its capped langur mother and Phayre’s langur father at Satchari National Park. Image by Mahmudul Bari.Primates of Bangladesh
Ten of the 121 mammal species found in Bangladesh are primates. According to the hybridisation study, Bangladesh is home to less than 500 Phayre’s langurs and 600 capped langurs.
The Phayre’s langur has a brown to grey-brown back, white fur on its belly and face, and a “spectacled” appearance due to wide white rings around its eyes. Its face and extremities are black, and it has long hair on its head that points backward. Additionally, its tail is longer than its body and has a tuft of dark hair at the tip.
The capped langur is known for its distinctive crown of long, erect hairs on its head. It has a black face, grey to blackish-grey fur on top, and brownish-yellow or orange fur below, with the distal half of its tail being blackish.
The study suggested the government prioritize habitat preservation and create corridors to connect isolated primate populations, facilitating natural langur dispersal.
“If we don’t take action now, we risk losing not just two monkey species but also a vital part of Bangladesh’s biodiversity,” Tanvir said.
A juvenile hybrid with its Phayre’s langur father in Satchari National Park. Image by Rasel Debbarma.Banner image: The genetically confirmed hybrid (right) with its capped langur mother at Satchari National Park. Image by Harish Debbarma.
This article was originally published in Mongabay and was written by Mohammad Al-Masum Molla, read the original article. Republished under Creative Commons attribution licence. Research by Ahmed, T., Hasan, S., Nath, S., Biswas, S. … Roos, C. (2024). Mixed-Species Groups and Genetically Confirmed Hybridization Between Sympatric Phayre’s Langur (Trachypithecus phayrei) and Capped Langur (T. pileatus) in Northeast Bangladesh. International Journal of Primatology. doi:10.1007/s10764-024-00459-x
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