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Keeping pets seems to be fairly recent behaviour in the timeline of human evolution. Columnist Michael Marshall turns to the latest research on primates to understand how long we’ve had the impulse… #science #evolution #primates

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583030-what-primates-tell-us-about-the-evolutionary-origins-of-keeping-pets/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The fact that all mammals on this planet, including ourselves, have their origin in a tiny primate or pre-primate that weighed less than 20 grams, makes me very humble.

It lived during the early Paleocene, ~66 Million years ago, probably on trees. It had appeared pretty "soon" after the big bang. This alone is a miracle.

#life #purgatorius #OriginOfLife #mammals #primates #science #paleontology

https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/1117137

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatorius

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiadapiformes

The fact that all mammals on this planet, including ourselves, have their origin in a tiny primate or pre-primate that weighed less than 20 grams, makes me very humble.

It lived during the early Paleocene, ~66 Million years ago, probably on trees. It had appeared pretty "soon" after the big bang. This alone is a miracle.

#life #purgatorius #OriginOfLife #mammals #primates #science #paleontology

https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/1117137

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatorius

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiadapiformes

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🍌 Nine #macaques at #Singapore’s #Mandai #Wildlife Reserve spontaneously matched round #sounds to round shapes and spiky sounds to spiky shapes, echoing the classic bouba/kiki effect long seen in #humans.

The researchers trained the #monkeys to link decorated lids to #food, then played the words and tracked their choices. The team argues the effect may rest on ancient perceptual biases shared with a distant common ancestor.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/monkeys-show-a-strange-language-quirk-we-thought-was-unique-to-humans

#science #perception #language #evolution #primates #animals #behavior #neuroscience #experiment #wildlife

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🍌 Nine #macaques at #Singapore’s #Mandai #Wildlife Reserve spontaneously matched round #sounds to round shapes and spiky sounds to spiky shapes, echoing the classic bouba/kiki effect long seen in #humans.

The researchers trained the #monkeys to link decorated lids to #food, then played the words and tracked their choices. The team argues the effect may rest on ancient perceptual biases shared with a distant common ancestor.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/monkeys-show-a-strange-language-quirk-we-thought-was-unique-to-humans

#science #perception #language #evolution #primates #animals #behavior #neuroscience #experiment #wildlife

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🐕 Researchers at #Oxford mapped how #monkeys and #apes play with, groom, and occasionally care for other species like #dogs, #deer, and #pigs.

Curiosity and tolerance sometimes cross species lines, though rough handling led to 13 deaths. The work points to shared evolutionary roots for human pet-keeping.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/monkeys-make-friends-with-dogs-deer-and-pigs-they-might-even-keep-pets/

#primates #animals #behavior #science #empathy #evolution #anthropology #research #zoology #nature #conservation #wildlife #interspecies

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🐕 Researchers at #Oxford mapped how #monkeys and #apes play with, groom, and occasionally care for other species like #dogs, #deer, and #pigs.

Curiosity and tolerance sometimes cross species lines, though rough handling led to 13 deaths. The work points to shared evolutionary roots for human pet-keeping.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/monkeys-make-friends-with-dogs-deer-and-pigs-they-might-even-keep-pets/

#primates #animals #behavior #science #empathy #evolution #anthropology #research #zoology #nature #conservation #wildlife #interspecies

Fascinating article on the interactions between primates and other species.

#Primates #Nature

Monkeys keep pets too – animal specialist on the world of interspecies friendship
https://theconversation.com/monkeys-keep-pets-too-animal-specialist-on-the-world-of-interspecies-friendship-288987

Fascinating article on the interactions between primates and other species.

#Primates #Nature

Monkeys keep pets too – animal specialist on the world of interspecies friendship
https://theconversation.com/monkeys-keep-pets-too-animal-specialist-on-the-world-of-interspecies-friendship-288987

Can A Monkey Have A Pet?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/can-a-monkey-have-a-pet

Can A Monkey Have A Pet?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/can-a-monkey-have-a-pet

Found 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 @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/02/22/gurskys-spectral-tarsier-tarsius-spectrumgurskyae/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Found 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 @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2026/02/22/gurskys-spectral-tarsier-tarsius-spectrumgurskyae/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🗽 Twin black-and-white ruffed #lemurs born at #CentralParkZoo in April are raising awareness for their critically #endangeredspecies.

The fraternal twins Masco and Tonga are part of a species survival plan that aims to maintain genetic #diversity in zoo populations. Curator Susan Cardillo explains how the lemurs serve as "#rainforest gardeners" through seed dispersal and pollination in their native #Madagascar.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/rare-twin-lemurs-central-park-zoo-new-york/

#conservation #endangeredspecies #zoo #wildlife #primates #pollinators #animals #birth #babies

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🗽 Twin black-and-white ruffed #lemurs born at #CentralParkZoo in April are raising awareness for their critically #endangeredspecies.

The fraternal twins Masco and Tonga are part of a species survival plan that aims to maintain genetic #diversity in zoo populations. Curator Susan Cardillo explains how the lemurs serve as "#rainforest gardeners" through seed dispersal and pollination in their native #Madagascar.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/rare-twin-lemurs-central-park-zoo-new-york/

#conservation #endangeredspecies #zoo #wildlife #primates #pollinators #animals #birth #babies

Birutė Galdikas: The last of ‘Leakey’s Angels’ in primatology’s most extraordinary chapter. #Apes #Biology #Borneo #Chimpanzees #Environment #Forests #humanity #Humans #JaneGoodall #Orangutan #Primates #Primatology #Rescue #Wildlife #Wildlifereintroduction
https://iwpost.com/birute-galdikas-the-last-of-leakeys-angels-in-primatologys-most-extraordinary-chapter/?fsp_sid=12986

Birutė Galdikas: The last of ‘Leakey’s Angels’ in primatology’s most extraordinary chapter. #Apes #Biology #Borneo #Chimpanzees #Environment #Forests #humanity #Humans #JaneGoodall #Orangutan #Primates #Primatology #Rescue #Wildlife #Wildlifereintroduction
https://iwpost.com/birute-galdikas-the-last-of-leakeys-angels-in-primatologys-most-extraordinary-chapter/?fsp_sid=12986

Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y045vprg5o #nature #primates #animals #science #STEM #biology

Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y045vprg5o #nature #primates #animals #science #STEM #biology

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: Both #chimpanzees and #bonobos use hugs, hand-holding, and other friendly touches to prevent conflict before it starts, not just to resolve it afterward.

Researchers observed five #sanctuary groups in #Zambia and the #Congo, finding that more pre-feeding cuddles meant more peaceful sharing of limited #peanuts.

👉 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ape-physical-touch-stress-relief-chimps

#apes #primatology #animals #behavior #science #nature #research #primates #humans

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: Both #chimpanzees and #bonobos use hugs, hand-holding, and other friendly touches to prevent conflict before it starts, not just to resolve it afterward.

Researchers observed five #sanctuary groups in #Zambia and the #Congo, finding that more pre-feeding cuddles meant more peaceful sharing of limited #peanuts.

👉 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ape-physical-touch-stress-relief-chimps

#apes #primatology #animals #behavior #science #nature #research #primates #humans

Spectral #Tarsiers of #Sulawesi #Indonesia 🇮🇩 are moon-loving #primates 🐒 who get busy on a full moon hanging out in small groups 🌝🌛✨ Fight for their survival against #PalmOil #Ecocide and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸🚜🔥🙊🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/08/spectral-tarsier-tarsius-tarsier/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Spectral #Tarsiers of #Sulawesi #Indonesia 🇮🇩 are moon-loving #primates 🐒 who get busy on a full moon hanging out in small groups 🌝🌛✨ Fight for their survival against #PalmOil #Ecocide and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸🚜🔥🙊🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/08/spectral-tarsier-tarsius-tarsier/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🧬 Biologist Fernanda Abra and Reconecta partnered with Waimiri Atroari Indigenous people and landowners in #AltaFloresta to install canopy #bridges over Brazilian #highways.

The multilayered rope bridges have logged more than 15,000 #animal crossings with zero roadkill, used by #primates, #sloths, #opossums and other small #mammals. #Brazil´s #transport agency has now adopted the #design as a national standard for highways.

👉 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/zero-roadkill-as-amazon-canopy-bridges-secure-15000-crossings/

#wildlife #animals #amazon #monkeys #conservation #biology #waimiriatroari #science #engineering #nature #indigenouspeoples #safety

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🧬 Biologist Fernanda Abra and Reconecta partnered with Waimiri Atroari Indigenous people and landowners in #AltaFloresta to install canopy #bridges over Brazilian #highways.

The multilayered rope bridges have logged more than 15,000 #animal crossings with zero roadkill, used by #primates, #sloths, #opossums and other small #mammals. #Brazil´s #transport agency has now adopted the #design as a national standard for highways.

👉 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/zero-roadkill-as-amazon-canopy-bridges-secure-15000-crossings/

#wildlife #animals #amazon #monkeys #conservation #biology #waimiriatroari #science #engineering #nature #indigenouspeoples #safety

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐵🔺 Researchers at #CarnegieMellon tested geometric shape matching in #monkeys, #children, and #adults with little formal schooling.

Both monkeys and preschoolers relied on intuitive reasoning, while educated adults used symbolic tools. The results suggest geometric intuition is shared across #primates and refined through #learning.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/monkeys-have-geometric-skills-on-par-with-human-preschoolers-study-suggests

#primates #geometry #cognition #science #math #education #animals #intelligence #psychology

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐵🔺 Researchers at #CarnegieMellon tested geometric shape matching in #monkeys, #children, and #adults with little formal schooling.

Both monkeys and preschoolers relied on intuitive reasoning, while educated adults used symbolic tools. The results suggest geometric intuition is shared across #primates and refined through #learning.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/monkeys-have-geometric-skills-on-par-with-human-preschoolers-study-suggests

#primates #geometry #cognition #science #math #education #animals #intelligence #psychology

Abandoned monkey found in laundry bag on #London bus - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/monkey-marmoset-abandoned-london-bus-primate-licences #primates should never be pets; we need a ban now

Abandoned monkey found in laundry bag on #London bus - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/monkey-marmoset-abandoned-london-bus-primate-licences #primates should never be pets; we need a ban now

Neue Primatenart in den Regenwäldern der Demokratischen Republik Kongo entdeckt!

„Colobus congoensis“
Die nächste Verwandtschaft Colobus satanas konnte ich im Lopé Nationalpark in Gabun 🇬🇦 beobachten 🥰

#Primates #Colobus #Gabun
#Primatology #Primatologie #Primaten

https://fzs.org/de/aktuelles/neue-afrikanische-affenart-im-regenwald-des-kongo-entdeckt/

Neue Primatenart in den Regenwäldern der Demokratischen Republik Kongo entdeckt!

„Colobus congoensis“
Die nächste Verwandtschaft Colobus satanas konnte ich im Lopé Nationalpark in Gabun 🇬🇦 beobachten 🥰

#Primates #Colobus #Gabun
#Primatology #Primatologie #Primaten

https://fzs.org/de/aktuelles/neue-afrikanische-affenart-im-regenwald-des-kongo-entdeckt/

When I was in the third grade, a kid in my class named Marty tried to convince me that shrews were primates.

We lost touch, but I bet Marty now works in the Trump administration.

#Trump #primates #idiocracy

When I was in the third grade, a kid in my class named Marty tried to convince me that shrews were primates.

We lost touch, but I bet Marty now works in the Trump administration.

#Trump #primates #idiocracy

Scientists found a new monkey species in Congo's forests. Few humans had ever seen it—but it's already at risk. #science #primates #discovery

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/scientists-confirm-a-striking-new-monkey-species-hidden-in-the-congo-rainforest/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒👶 A new #study using #3D pelvic scans across 29 primate species overturns a decades-old assumption that #humans have the toughest births.

Researchers found that squirrel #monkeys and #tamarins give birth to #babies with heads roughly double the size of the maternal #birth canal. These species get around the problem with temporary pelvic bone dislocation or open pelvises held together by stretchable connective tissue.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-07-primates-tougher-births-humans.html

#primates #childbirth #evolution #biology #science #tamarins #obstetrics #adaptation #mammals #anthropology #nature #research

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒👶 A new #study using #3D pelvic scans across 29 primate species overturns a decades-old assumption that #humans have the toughest births.

Researchers found that squirrel #monkeys and #tamarins give birth to #babies with heads roughly double the size of the maternal #birth canal. These species get around the problem with temporary pelvic bone dislocation or open pelvises held together by stretchable connective tissue.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-07-primates-tougher-births-humans.html

#primates #childbirth #evolution #biology #science #tamarins #obstetrics #adaptation #mammals #anthropology #nature #research

Scientists discover a ‘remarkable’ new monkey species with orange lips and a froglike roar https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/scientists-discover-a-remarkable-new-monkey-species-with-orange-lips-and-a-froglike-roar/ #nature #primates #science #STEM #conservation

Scientists discover a ‘remarkable’ new monkey species with orange lips and a froglike roar https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/scientists-discover-a-remarkable-new-monkey-species-with-orange-lips-and-a-froglike-roar/ #nature #primates #science #STEM #conservation

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🔊 A small #colobus #monkey with orange lips and a roar that sounds like house #music has been identified as a new species in the #Congo #rainforest.

Named "Colobus congoensis" and called "likweli" locally, it was first spotted in a blurry 2008 photo but wasn’t formally described until a team gathered #DNA, recordings, and field observations.

👉 https://www.livescience.com/animals/primates/orange-lipped-monkey-that-roars-and-snorts-deep-in-congo-rainforest-is-new-species-to-science

#primates #animals #wildlife #science #conservation #biodiversity #zoology #endangeredspecies #africa

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🔊 A small #colobus #monkey with orange lips and a roar that sounds like house #music has been identified as a new species in the #Congo #rainforest.

Named "Colobus congoensis" and called "likweli" locally, it was first spotted in a blurry 2008 photo but wasn’t formally described until a team gathered #DNA, recordings, and field observations.

👉 https://www.livescience.com/animals/primates/orange-lipped-monkey-that-roars-and-snorts-deep-in-congo-rainforest-is-new-species-to-science

#primates #animals #wildlife #science #conservation #biodiversity #zoology #endangeredspecies #africa

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🌿 Professor Amy McEuen argues that conserving #primates like #gibbons and #langurs in #China can protect entire #ecosystems through the umbrella species approach.

The same strategy behind successful #panda #conservation preserving hundreds of endemic species could work for primates that need large #forest #habitats. McEuen points to species already adapting to #climatechange as evidence that no conservation effort is too small.

👉 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/monkeys-apes-6th-extinction-prevention-b3014017.html

#monkeys #apes #umbrellaspecies #biodiversity #massextinction #wildlife #ecology #endangeredspecies #climate

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐒🌿 Professor Amy McEuen argues that conserving #primates like #gibbons and #langurs in #China can protect entire #ecosystems through the umbrella species approach.

The same strategy behind successful #panda #conservation preserving hundreds of endemic species could work for primates that need large #forest #habitats. McEuen points to species already adapting to #climatechange as evidence that no conservation effort is too small.

👉 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/monkeys-apes-6th-extinction-prevention-b3014017.html

#monkeys #apes #umbrellaspecies #biodiversity #massextinction #wildlife #ecology #endangeredspecies #climate

Kooky Philippine #tarsiers 👀✨💚 are tiny #primates 🐒 who epitomise nocturnal secrecy and live in the dark of #Philippines forests. Their main threats are the #pet trade and #deforestation. Help them when you #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🩸🔥💀⛔ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bksy.social wp.me/pcFhgU-74s

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Kooky Philippine #tarsiers 👀✨💚 are tiny #primates 🐒 who epitomise nocturnal secrecy and live in the dark of #Philippines forests. Their main threats are the #pet trade and #deforestation. Help them when you #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🩸🔥💀⛔ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bksy.social wp.me/pcFhgU-74s

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#News: 🦍 #Study reveals #gorilla friendships come with both benefits and drawbacks. Social bonds can influence health and reproduction differently. #Wildlife #Research #Primates #Boycott4Wildlife https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250505170816.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#News: 🦍 #Study reveals #gorilla friendships come with both benefits and drawbacks. Social bonds can influence health and reproduction differently. #Wildlife #Research #Primates #Boycott4Wildlife https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250505170816.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Effectiveness of #baloxavir marboxil in nonhuman #primates infected with highly pathogenic avian #influenza #H7N9 virus, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/06/effectiveness-of-baloxavir-marboxil-in.html

Effectiveness of #baloxavir marboxil in nonhuman #primates infected with highly pathogenic avian #influenza #H7N9 virus, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/06/effectiveness-of-baloxavir-marboxil-in.html

Plastic Poisons Primates: One Focus of 2026 American Society of Primatologists Conference https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2026/6/17/plastic-poisons-primates-one-focus-of-2026-american-society-of-primatologists-conference

#environment #wildlife #primates #plastic #PlasticPollution

Plastic Poisons Primates: One Focus of 2026 American Society of Primatologists Conference https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2026/6/17/plastic-poisons-primates-one-focus-of-2026-american-society-of-primatologists-conference

#environment #wildlife #primates #plastic #PlasticPollution

Spectral #Tarsiers of #Sulawesi #Indonesia 🇮🇩 are moon-loving #primates 🐒 who get busy on a full moon hanging out in small groups 🌝🌛✨ Fight for their survival against #PalmOil #Ecocide and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸🚜🔥🙊🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/08/spectral-tarsier-tarsius-tarsier/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Spectral #Tarsiers of #Sulawesi #Indonesia 🇮🇩 are moon-loving #primates 🐒 who get busy on a full moon hanging out in small groups 🌝🌛✨ Fight for their survival against #PalmOil #Ecocide and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🩸🚜🔥🙊🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/08/spectral-tarsier-tarsius-tarsier/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

With inquisitive eyes and sweet moon-like faces, Sumatran Slow Lorises are tiny #primates on the edge of #extinction from #palmoil #ecocide in #Indonesia Fight for them stop them disappearing when you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-gQ?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

With inquisitive eyes and sweet moon-like faces, Sumatran Slow Lorises are tiny #primates on the edge of #extinction from #palmoil #ecocide in #Indonesia Fight for them stop them disappearing when you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-gQ?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer