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Monday, October 31, 2005
“reducing the number of plasmids”
US & Japanese scientists devise faster production of bird flu vaccine.
Not a post
Well, I see working a gag around “Libby, Libby, Libby on the label, label, label” is not a fresh idea, so the heck with that!
“Conan's afraid of wide open spaces”
Associated Press loves Chimp Haven:
They are at the home courtesy of Congress, which in 200(sic) passed the Chimp Act, providing up to $30 million to care for animals that were used as test animals in federal labs.Which was damned big of them, eh?
“isn't some Halloween prankster wearing a gorilla suit”
Bib overalls still popular with old coots claiming bigfoot sightings.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
“bananas, boiled sweet potatoes and other solid food”
Keeper at Japan's Utsunomiya Zoo fosters blind squirrel monkey.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
“blood can be a highly nutritious drink”
More news from gmail: Australian scientist discovers spider that feeds on recently-engorged mosquitoes.
Friday, October 28, 2005
“the first biologist to study seahorses under water ”
Chevron Conservation Awards to environmentalists. Neither gills nor failed policies need be a barrier to award it seems:
Liza Gadsby and Peter Jenkins. The duo founded the Pandrillus organization in 1988 to protect the endangered drill monkey and other primates from extinction. As few as 3,000 drills remain worldwide.
“delay is unacceptable”
Cameroon demands South Africa pay reverse ransom for holding “Taipeng Four” gorillas.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Damned if you do...
Twisted weasel Richard Nixon criticized for not saving the world from Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
“we will face opposition from wildlife activists”
India's elections may hinge on reaction to growing monkey menace.
“these conservationists can then come and take the bodies away”
South African man says “baboons are a pest”.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Could do worse
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“MobilePet Monkey”
Those with a cell and too much time on their hands may enjoy paying for a virtual monkey.
“man needs vast quantities of palm oil to fry his greasy foods”
You feel guilty about everything or you're part of the problem.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Monday, October 24, 2005
“Marmosets waited almost twice as long as tamarins”
Harvard scientists study different sorts of monkeys to learn details of immediate vs. delayed gratification. Don't snicker, you paid for it.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
“From mealworms and yabbies to maggots and mangoes”
Given a choice of nummies, your orangutan'll choose rhubarb.
“16 species have disappeared in the 2,000 or so years since man arrived here”
At this rate, we'll soon run out of lemurs, say career conservationists
Saturday, October 22, 2005
“a very mysterious skin condition”
“I am not a chimpanzee,” insists Nobel-winner Harold Pinter, unconvincingly.
“The whole lot were put on antibiotics”
More chimpanzees sick with flu at New Zealand's Wellington Zoo.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Goodbye, Bahati
Four-year-old chimpanzee at New Zealand's Wellington Zoo euthanized after severe brain damage because of cardiac arrest in case of flu, pneumonia, despite best efforts of intensive care staff from Wellington Hospital.
PETA or PETA symps, I betcha!
USDA finds California's Sequoia Park Zoo not to blame in recent escape of Bill the chimpanzee after person or persons unknown vandalized his enclosure.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
“an unlicensed exhibitor whose monkey bit two preschoolers”
Dodgy zoos prosper more in the Eastern United States than in the rest of the country, say Agriculture Department investigators.
“This is like fighting a 1,000-pound gorilla”
Philadelphia councilman under federal investigation essays suicide attempt.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
“Nearly two decades after portraying Dian Fossey”
Animal Planet's Gorillas Revisited With Sigourney Weaver garners not a word from the apes.
“chimpanzees who have served humankind in medical research”
Chimp Haven, chimpanzee retirement community in Louisiana, opens.
“improving the quality of life for chimps in captivity ”
Salina, KS due for a visit from Jane Goodall.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Monday, October 17, 2005
“agreed to stop trying to infiltrate”
“PETA research and investigation director Mary Beth Sweetland calls it "a complete victory."” Cause they intend to be back in there next week?
“vice president of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International”
Gorilla researcher inspired by King Kong, hoping for a ride on Peter Jackson's coattails.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
“after the Maoists looted the guns, the farmers have nothing to deal with them”
Disarmed Nepalese farmers terrorized by monkey menace
“a delicacy in some Asian countries”
Don't try to smuggle monkey intestines into New Zealand. They have rules about that sort of thing.
“the monkeys will often wake you up in the morning, especially the howlers”
Things to look forward to on your Costa Rica vacation.
“flummoxed by the simian intruder”
Monkey menaces Mumbai apartment complex. Police officials agree: not a criminal situation, go call a forest ranger.
Saturday, October 15, 2005
“the governor did not appear to be pleased with the accord”
Sore losers get Argentine government to cancel results of auction of part of former Pizarro nature reserve
Thursday, October 13, 2005
“The Gorilla Pumpkin Hunt”
At the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden animals and pumpkins: box-office gold.
Biretia fayumensis, Biretia megalopsis
Anthropoid origin pendulum said to swing back to Africa as fossils of two 37-million-year-old parapithecoid species discovered in Egyptian desert.
“Am I over-reacting? I don’t know, I would like to think not. ”
Outrage! Monkeys not treated like dogs in Mauritius!!
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
“did not prevent the alleged entry of vandals onto zoo grounds”
PETA loons blame California's Sequoia Park Zoo for vandalism of Bill the Chimpanzee's enclosure. I know who I'm blaming!
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
“dressed up as gorillas”
Greenpeace interferes with lumber trade in Italy. A ship was boarded, activists chained themselves to things, a spokesman spoke, the lumber got where it was going.
“in collaboration with the Harvard Peabody Museum and the Max Plank Institute”
Woods Hole Research Center goes ape to stave off extinction.
“one of the best he's seen”
World Society for the Protection of Animals reviews zoos in Canada's Alberta province. Big thumbs up for Calgary Zoo.
“they have to be put into quarantine”
UK's Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Sanctuary seeks money to pay for a place to put baboons. And a green monkey.
Monday, October 10, 2005
“Our resident chimpanzee population has grown from three to 48”
That's not conserving, that's hoarding!
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Saturday, October 08, 2005
“panic gripped the entire area”
Part of India little affected by the recent earthquake still found it unsettling. By way of example:
The pet monkey of Ompal Samyal flattened his arms and legs and caught hold of the ground
“almost 3 million people have touched Mr. H”
Queen of the Chimps Jane Goodall packs Chico, CA's 1200-seat Laxson Auditorium.
“They often push knives into my tires”
Congolese bushmeat sellers unhappy being called cannibals by hectoring French bonobo fancier.
“you can help by not purchasing a certain type of wood”
Baby orangutan Baji a big hit at Ohio's Toledo Zoo.
Friday, October 07, 2005
“there was a short circuit”
Monkey rescued after becoming entangled in the wires of a transformer in India's National Institute for Training in Industrial Engineering.
“The person who let him out probably thought he was freeing him”
59-year-old Bill the chimpanzee coaxed from area home after escape from vandalized enclosure at California's Sequoia Park Zoo.
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
“semi-wild orang-utans roaming the protected Semenggoh forest”
Given a choice of foods, orangutans will choose durian, among others.
“somatic chimeras of cells derived from two products of conception”
Marmoset facts, on Gene Expression.
“studies with monkeys”
Researchers at Missouri's Washington University School of Medicine say middle ear a vital part of depth perception.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
“at least five fatal cases of monkey bites in India every day”
India's Primate Research Centre emphasises that monkey menace must be addressed effectively.
I say, "Don't relay Chinese propaganda!"
&ldquo'The China Daily is reporting”... Which is why I chose to wait for someone else to touch it.
“colony's first baby in 15 years”
Macaque born at Delhi, India's State University College of Technology. Damned handy if India ever runs short of monkeys!
“more likely to survive and pass on their genes”
Scientists say human ancestors used tubers to survive. I know mine did!
“nature has its little way of dealing with that”
Mojo, Belfast Zoo monkey runaway, sent to South Africa's Induna Primate and Parrot Park.
“said to have furthered general knowledge of evolution”
Jane Goodall performances much in the news of late.
Monday, October 03, 2005
“some chimps actually tiptoe over rocks”
Jane Goodall Institute says chimpanzees stay quiet when scared after experimentally frightening chimpanzees.
“We're doing it just in case”
Mothering lessons for Bess, pregnant orangutan at Arizona's Phoenix Zoo.
“on loan from two different owners”
Miami Metrozoo responds to Animal Rights Foundation of Florida accusations.
Sunday, October 02, 2005
“By banning deforestation, burning of dry leaves and use of chemical fertilisers”
India's teachers set the agenda for another generation of hunger, poverty, and hopelessness.
“the longer it goes, it's probably a good thing”
USDA still mulls chimpanzee shootings, Zoo Nebraska still awaits results.
“Catching them all is the hardest part”
They're bringing the animals into heated Winter barns at the Dakota Zoo.
Saturday, October 01, 2005
I adopted a penguin and all I got was this stupid card
Found via Tim Blair, it seems that Australia's Penguin Foundation wants you to adopt a penguin, but you don't get to keep it or anything.
“Electron powder and vitamins”
Despite ever-increasing threat of “monkey menace,” Indian zoo obtains additional chimpanzees from Singapore.
“Some consider the pine-resin accent an acquired taste”
Greek wine is reviewed. Retsina is dismissed with a shudder, which'll happen.
“they want food from us, not sexual favours”
India's The Hindu calls for monkey menace to be addressed with “a realistic plan that is also humane.”
“I like to think outside the box”
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo to be the subject of 13-episode Animal Planet series.
“women have wings that are the same size as men's”
Brazil's Minister of the Environment hobnobs with Jane Goodall as both are feted at Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.
“She was really cute about it”
Jane Goodall brings Roots & Shoots indoctrination tour to Alhambra, CA.
“prosimians, a division of primates”
New director of Duke University Primate Center to spend money on lemurs, the forgotten primate.
But the lemur's gotta go
Indiana Department of Natural Resources allows man with just a touch of animal hoarding to keep a mountain lion and two white tigers (who will eventually kill and partially consume him, but that'll be a story for another day.)
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