Extraordinary encounters Sep 5, 2009
As well as harbouring a hundred different species of native birds, they are home to vervet monkeys and baboons ... Not to be outdone, the baboons squatted brazenly on rocks, gobbling bananas and posing handsomely well, not so handsomely for close-up photographs. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Useless Knowledge: Match animal to group name Aug 28, 2009
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Honeybees, like people, get a buzz on Aug 27, 2009
The drunken animals included elephants, giraffes, wart hogs, monkeys and baboons. These animals became victims of, as prohibitionists of bygone days called it, demon alcohol when they ate ripe fruit that had fallen from amarula trees. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Faith in Obama Drops as Reform Fears Rise Aug 22, 2009
Don't forget, the baboons of the Conservative Republican party had eight long miserable years to destroy the American economy. It's going to take years to repair the damage done to America. (CBS News)
Why African Safaris Are Bad for Africans Aug 21, 2009
For a moment, I thought he might be warning me about baboons, which apparently can be quite fearless when it comes to tuna sandwiches or. Then he placed the palm of his hand on his stomach, and I knew what he meant. (Slate)
Rainbow nation: A reality? Aug 19, 2009
Some black South Africans in rural areas speak of unbridled brutality against them as armed white farmers "mistake" them for baboons and shoot to kill. Timothy, a black activist in a small agricultural town west of Johannesburg, says people get paid too little for back-breaking work. (BBC News -- Africa)
Key feature of immune system survived in humans, other primates for 60 million years Aug 19, 2009
The fact that this vitamin-D mediated immune response has been retained through millions of years of evolutionary selection, and is still found in species ranging from squirrel monkeys to baboons and humans, suggests that it must be critical to their survival, researchers say. Even though the "cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide" has several different biological activities in addition to killing pathogens, it's not clear which one, or combination of them, makes vitamin D so essential to its... (EurekAlert!)
Is Spelling a Cultural Activity? Aug 14, 2009
Jus' like We currently OUT-Wit n' OUT-Live u albino baboons. . (Slate)
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Quest For a Lost Muslim City Jul 30, 2009
Here, at more than 3,000m you can watch gelada baboons romping and browsing amid the emerald highland grass. Behind the cleft are fields of barley, and in front, 2km below, lie the arid wastes of the Danakil Depression. (allAfrica.com)
How does Georgia treat special education students? Jul 28, 2009
So apparently this teacher thinks of his former students as simian in nature, baboons, or savages- unworthy of his time and energy. The ironic thing is that I when I taught at a majority black school, I had co-workers with the EXACT same attitudes and beliefs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Kenya: Playing Monkey Tricks On Malaria Jul 28, 2009
Nairobi A group of 10 chirpy baboons on the outskirts of Nairobi may save the lives of 16,000 Kenyan children who die from malaria annually and 3 ... The olive baboons, at the threshold of making history, have scientists at the Institute of Primate Research in Nairobi excited over a new malaria vaccine with tremendous promise ... "From the mode of dressing, the baboons, whose genetic make-up is very close to man, can fear or like our mission -- whether it is to bleed, inject or feed them -- and... (allAfrica.com)
Baboons "Raiding" Cape Town Jul 25, 2009
It would appear that baboons have overtaken the suburban-looking Cape Peninsula on the tip of South Africa ... But is it the humans who have overtaken the baboons habitat ... At the moment, these baboons are happily munching on pine nuts and berries in the bush on Cape Town's mountain. (National Geographic)
Vaccine Blocks Malaria Transmission In Lab Experiments Jul 24, 2009
The vaccine was also tested in non-human primates (Olive baboons) in Kenya with similar results. According to the study, a single-dose vaccine provided a 93 percent transmission-blocking immune response, reaching greater than 98 percent after a booster given several months later. (Science Daily)
SOUNDCAGE Earphones Jul 21, 2009
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Baboons steal underwear from rooftop luggage Jul 21, 2009
Safari park baboons ransack cars after learning to break into luggage boxes_English_Xinhua. Safari park baboons ransack cars after learning to break into luggage boxes ... With the holiday season in full swing, people are now being urged to watch the 140 baboons at play from the safety of the car-friendly route, around the outside of the baboon enclosure. (Xinhuanet, China)
Not Only Dogs, But Deer, Monkeys And Birds Bark To Deal With Conflict Jul 16, 2009
Using this definition, even birds bark, and certainly many mammals besides canines, including baboons and monkeys, rodents and deer also bark, Lord explains. In a whole bunch of mammals and birds, what they do in such conflicted situations is bark. (Science Daily)
Who Speaks For The Neglected Surviving Cadres Jul 15, 2009
If cadres are always treated this way, then we would be compelled to tell those power brokers in the NDC point blank without mincing words that Gone Are the Days when Monkeys Work For Baboons To Chop forever. We are restless, we are tired, we have acquired enough permanent enemies in this country and so why should we sit down for our own party leaders to maltreat and cheat us whenever the NDC is in power. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
On Malaria Struggle, Baboons And Humans Have Similar Stories To Tell Jul 12, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 11, 2009) Evolutionarily speaking, baboons may be our more distant cousins among primates ... Now, researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy report that variation in precisely the same regulatory gene also influences baboons' chances of getting sick, by ratcheting their susceptibility to another, closely related parasite up or down ... The yellow baboons in question live in Kenya's Amboseli National Park and have been the subject of ongoing observation for... (Science Daily)
A textbook love affair? Jun 17, 2009
Page last updated at 10:53 GMT, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 11:53 UK. A textbook love affair. (BBC News -- UK)
Iranians use video to tell story Jun 17, 2009
Page last updated at 18:17 GMT, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 19:17 UK. Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- Americas)
Who's who of the zoos Jun 16, 2009
Visitors can watch elephants bathing, then feed them bananas; see Californian sea lions in the Splash Safari Show; witness the shenanigans of more than 80 Hamadryas baboons in the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia exhibit; or enjoy a spot of water play in the Rainforest Kidzworld. Other exhibits include Wild Africa, Australian Outback and a Reptile Garden with Komodo dragons. (iAfrica.com)
Celebs' Alter-Egos Thrive In Picture Books Jun 16, 2009
"Baboons are bananas!" Hanna declares, with brief eat, live, growth stats and a reason for why they're wacky. There's a cute little binturong, Tasmanian devil and a naked mole rat. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Bill To Ban Private Ownership Of Exotic Animals Dies Jun 3, 2009
The bill would have banned private ownership of wild animals including gorillas, chimpanzees, baboons, kangaroos, wolverines, hyenas, elephants, hippos, alligators, rattlesnakes, cobras and pythons. "I am disappointed that lawmakers failed to pass my proposal," Blumenthal said. (FOX61, CT)
World first: Japanese scientists create transgenic monkeys May 28, 2009
They said marmosets were not as useful as baboons or rhesus monkeys in replicating some diseases, notably HIV and tuberculosis. Another question was the random insertion of a foreign gene in the monkey's genetic code. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Traveling back in time to ancient Ethiopia May 12, 2009
The guides who walk with the visitors introduce them to communities, explain the way of life and help to search out wildlife such as baboons and the rare Ethiopian wolf. "The work makes me healthy and I meet different people from different countries," said Addisu Abebaw, a former soldier now working as one of the guides. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Baboons Benefit From Strong Social Networks May 8, 2009
Seyfarth transported an audience of about 200 people into the fascinating world of the baboons of Botswana's Okavanga Delta, which he and Dorothy Cheney, his research partner, fellow Penn professor, and spouse, studied from 1992 to 2008 ... The baboons that Seyfarth and Cheney studied live in groups of 80-90 individuals ... In their experiments, Seyfarth and Cheney observed baboons with names such as Sylvia, Champagne, and Helen, and recorded their language, which consists of no more than 18... (Science Daily)
SeaWorld, Shamu and training spouses May 7, 2009
Progressive training is used on baboons, capuchin monkeys, chimps, cougars, elephants, whales and dolphins. Those are exotic animals and we are not. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
What a Relief It Is Having a Maasai Wedding Planner Apr 17, 2009
Even cuter are the infant baboons clinging to their mothers as the troop is on the move. We see a herd of bachelor impala, locking their spiral horns for fun. (Slate)
Newsweek: Can a luxury safari be eco-conscious? Apr 10, 2009
At the waterside Xigera camp, also in the lush Okavango Delta, we observed mating lions and baboons, stumbled upon a dazzle of 50 zebra and got a close-up of giraffes, elephants and hippos. We also took a traditional mokoro canoe ride through the delta, stopping along the shore for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Monkey escapade an unusual event Apr 7, 2009
There are 4,525 primates at the center, including: 3,800 rhesus macaques 350 Japanese macaques 323 human employees 30 crab-eating macaques 9 vervets 8 olive baboons. Some other numbers: 900 of the monkeys are involved in research. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Savvy Navigator Unveils Unparalleled Offer, Free Airfare Included with May 2009 Trip Apr 4, 2009
Adventurers on the Savvy Navigator tour in May will spend 10 days in and around Cape Town, toasting the sunset on top of Table Mountain, walking with Chacma baboons at Cape Point, feasting on abundant dinners under the stars in the African bush and exploring the explosive city nightlife with local Capetonians. Along the way they will be joined by some of South Africa's leading artists, naturalists, chefs, playwrights, and intellectuals. (PR Newswire)
Don't feed the baboons, city warns Apr 1, 2009
Schalk Van Zuydam / APBaboons took over this sign in Cape Town, South Africa ... CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Baboons seeking snacks are breaking into tourists' cars in South Africa, and authorities have threatened to fine visitors who give them food and encourage their aggressive pursuit of bananas and sandwiches ... There has been a spate of cases where baboons stole picnics and snatched bags from people in popular tourist spots around Cape Town. (MSNBC -- International)
Group of 20 summit in London may bring riots Mar 29, 2009
Cape Town authorities say they will imprison and fine anyone who feeds baboons, a common practice of tour operators and tourists trying to take photographs. The animals have become more aggressive, threatening people and damaging cars, and on occasion rangers have had to kill problem baboons ... Some 350 baboons live in and around Cape Town. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Belfast Zoo tries to find out who took in WWII elephant Mar 24, 2009
On the roll call in 1934 were tigers, lions, leopards, bears, elephants, a llama and baboons. Upon its opening the Irish News reported that the zoo on its "extensive scale, amid beautiful surroundings" took its place among the "best in Britain". (BBC News -- Europe)
Cape Town threatens to fine baboon-feeding tourists Mar 24, 2009
There are estimated to be about 350 baboons in and around Cape Town. Photo-opportunity hunting tourists caught offering food to baboons will face fines, authorities in the South African city of Cape Town have warned ... There are estimated to be about 350 Chacma baboons in and around Cape Town. (BBC News -- Africa)
Land Of Bike Safaris, Brangelina Mar 22, 2009
Then came cries of "troop of baboons!" and "sounder of warthogs!" Spend your days cycling amid a plethora of plains in a Sahara of sand in the parched outback of Namibia, and you learn a whole new lexicon - from the Latin name for the bizarre, two-leafed indigenous Welwitschia mirabilis plant to textbook terms for packs o' critters ... Then came cries of "troop of baboons!" and "sounder of warthogs!" Spend your days. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Lemurs: Secret Social Drama Among Humanity's Distant Cousins Mar 5, 2009
Sifaka have cryptic faces, devoid of the telling facial expressions of more advanced primates, like baboons, chimps or humans. At first glance, sifaka look thoughtless and simple, but the capacity for complex social drama is there. (Science Daily)
Central Lee graduate Andrea Mueller enjoys rewarding career at job at Kansas City, Mo., zoo Feb 28, 2009
Her team cares for chimpanzees, hippos, crocodiles, tortoises, kori bustards, secretary birds, African hunting dogs, black backed jackals, and, of course, baboons ... About two years ago, one of the female baboons, Celsie, was diagnosed with diabetes ... That presented Mueller with several challenges, the biggest of which is the fact that baboons do not like to be looked at (they see this as a threat), plus they do not like to be touched. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
How Much for That Monkey? Feb 27, 2009
Lemurs, tamarins, and marmosets run in the range of $1,500 to $2,500; rhesus macaques and baboons might cost $3,500; and spider monkeys tend to be around $6,000. Chimpanzees cost upward of , which is considerably more than you would pay even for a giraffe (around $45,000) and 20 or 30 times more than you'd lay out for a zebra or a lion cub. (Slate)
- Life Out Here: Roads would be safer with chimps driving (1) Feb 25, 2009
Frankly, our drivers couldn t be ruder or stupider if they were poop-throwing gibbons and baboons, let alone relatively bright chimpanzees. Having a chimp driving in front of you certainly would be safer than driving behind some 20-year-old on a cell phone. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Bagging bargains in Cape Town, South Africa Feb 24, 2009
Penguins waddle across white-sand beaches, elands roam the dunes, hungry baboons swoop down from their shrinking forest habitat on unsuspecting suburbanites, ripping apart their cupboards and closets in a desperate search for sustenance. Part Alaska, part Big Sur, but always African, Cape Town can overwhelm a visitor with its grand-scale landscapes and its feeling of remoteness. (International Herald Tribune)
Adventures in Africa Feb 23, 2009
Colobus monkeys, a black-backed jackal, a water buck and a dik-dik were spotted, as well as a group of baboons that wandered up to their van, he said. Amboseli National Park is home to the Martial eagle, which he sighted. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Natural Treatment for Gallstones Feb 19, 2009
"Silymarin retards the progression of alcohol-induced hepatic fibrosis in baboons". Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. (Suite101.com)
Baboons And Pigeons Are Capable Of Higher-level Cognition, Behavioral Studies Show Feb 17, 2009
Wasserman's research shows that baboons and pigeons can do that, too ... Wasserman and his associates discovered that both baboons and pigeons also understand the relations between relations - something that only humans were believed to appreciate ... Using joysticks and computerized visual images, Wasserman and colleagues Joel Fagot of the French CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) and Mike Young of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale found that baboons also exhibit this level... (Science Daily)
Biologist Gets The Straight Poop On Baboons: Execretion Analysis Aids Primate Social Studies Feb 17, 2009
Larger animals such as baboons typically need to be trapped or darted in order to get blood samples ... For instance, she said, by finding evidence for elevated levels of glucocorticoid stress hormone in the feces of female baboons that had lost a close female companion, researchers deduced that those animals were grieving ... 31, 2006) According to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, baboons physiologically respond to bereavement in ways similar to humans, with an increase in... (Science Daily)
Animal Smarts Surprise Researchers Feb 14, 2009
Wasserman, a professor of experimental psychology, said that, like people, pigeons and baboons were able to tell which pictures showed similar items, like triangles or dots, and which showed different items. This is the definition of a concept, he said, "and the animals passed it with flying colors.". (CBS News)
Bird brain? Animal smarts surprise experts Feb 14, 2009
Wasserman, a professor of experimental psychology, said that, like people, pigeons and baboons were able to tell which pictures showed similar items, like triangles or dots, and which showed different items. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Elk Is Top Hunt For Porterfield After 84 Years (4) Feb 10, 2009
I hunted 30 miles from Victoria Falls and while hunting the buffalo I saw several species of antelope, lions, leopards, hyenas, warthogs, baboons, hippos, crocodiles, and elephants, he said. I shot a wart hog, kudu, and two Cape buffalo. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Best Railroad Attractions on Chatta... Feb 8, 2009
Some of the more exotic animals families encounter at the Chattanooga Zoo include a jaguar, hyena, snow leopards, red pandas, African crowned cranes, a camel, Dracula deer, baboons, and spider monkeys. More familiar species native to the region such as wild turkeys, deer, a bobcat, a barn owl, and raccoons are also on exhibit. (Suite101.com)
Tracking forest creatures on the move Feb 8, 2009
"Capuchins groom each other occasionally," she said, "but much less often than, say, baboons or chimpanzees.". Yet somehow the capuchins manage to either outwit or outrun the forest's legions of parasites. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
