Dragofix16h ago

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

Palm Oil Detectives2d ago
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
Laura Scrimshaw2d ago
Happy Father's Day to all the fun dads, including this chacma baboon who was play wrestling with his child (and soon everyone else's child, when all the neighbourhood kids who wanted to join in). His look of fake and exaggerated shock and fear when his kids had him "defeated" is such a universal "dad" look.
#hwange #Africa #nature #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #natgeo #natgeotravel #primates #savannah #zimbabwe #Hwange #Hwangenationalpark #nature #natur #naturephotography #wildlifeprotection #wildlife #wildlifephotography #africa #zimbabwe #wildlifeconservation #nationalgeographic #natgeo #natgeonature #mammals #ethicalnaturephotography #conservation #ethicalwildlifephotography #primates #savannah #baboons #Chacma #grassland
Calishat3d ago

#orangutans #primates #plants #medicine #ook

'Orangutans seek out plants with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties, new research shows..'

https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/orangutans-seek-out-medicinal-plants/

Orangutans seek out medicinal plants

Orangutans seek out plants with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties, new research shows. Based on 20 years of observations of orangutans in Indonesian Borneo, scientists assessed how often the animals ate plants with known medicinal

University of Exeter News
Palm Oil Detectives5d ago
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
Dave JJun 15

Based on modelling from other #primates, humans *should* #sleep 11½ hours per night. But we’ve evolved to sleep less, and the invention of cooking freed up hours every day that we would’ve otherwise spent chewing. What we do with that time, conversely, affects our quality of sleep.

https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2026-06-02/david-samson-anthropologist-humans-went-through-a-radical-evolutionary-experiment-we-are-the-primates-that-sleep-the-least.html #science #anthropology #biology #health

David Samson, anthropologist: ‘Humans went through a radical evolutionary experiment. We are the primates that sleep the least’

A new book draws on ethnography, neurobiology, and primatology to argue that our reduced sleep is not a byproduct of modern stress, but an evolutionary advantage.

EL PAÍS English
Claude TrudelJun 15
Une colonie de macaques destinée à la recherche s’installera à l’Université Laval
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2261170/centre-national-prevention-pandemies-primatologie
#science #santé #épidémie #recherche #ULaval #université #Laval #macaque #vaccin #pamdémie #prévention #primatologie #primates
Feu vert au Centre national de préparation aux pandémies

Une colonie de 60 macaques sera hébergée et destinée à la recherche biomédicale sur le campus de l'Université Laval. L'appel d'offres sera lancé sous peu.

Radio-Canada
Steven Saus [he/him]Jun 13

World’s rarest great ape decimated by 4 days of extreme rain, with 7% of population lost to cyclone

Around 58 of Indonesia’s Tapanuli orangutans were crushed or buried alive by landslides brought on by the climate-change-fueled Cyclone Senyar.

#animals #land-mammals #primates
https://www.livescience.com/animals/primates/worlds-rarest-great-ape-decimated-by-4-days-of-extreme-rain-with-7-percent-of-population-lost-to-cyclone

Robb Edwards 🌱Jun 6
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

Philippine tarsier Carlito syr...
Philippine tarsier Carlito syrichta Palm Oil Detectives

The Philippine tarsier, Carlito syrichta, epitomises nocturnal secrecy, leading a mostly concealed life in the dense recesses of impenetrable bushes and forests. They boast large and mesmerising eyes that aid in night vision, these tiny creatures have a distinct appearance. Measuring around 8 to 16 cm, their fur is soft and comes in various shades, often blending with their natural surroundings. Known for their incredible leaping abilities, tarsiers are agile hunters, relying on their keen sense of hearing to locate prey. Despite their small size, they play a vital role in maintaining the ecological balance in their habitat. They are now vulnerable due to multiple human-related threats including palm oil deforestation and the pet trade. Help them to survive #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife

Palm Oil Detectives
TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨Jun 3

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: In the spiny #forests of southwest #Madagascar #plants and #animals developed some of the more unusual survival strategies on #Earth. 🌱

#Baobab #trees store thousands of liters of #water in their swollen trunks during the rainy season, earning them the nickname "bottle tree." 💧

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/how-do-bulging-baobab-trees-survive-madagascars-dry-spiny-forest

#africa #animals #drought #ecosystem #flowers #island #lemurs #kids #nature #primates #sifikas #tksst #video