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The hamadryas baboon is a species of baboon from the Old World monkey family. It is the northernmost of all the baboons, being native to the Horn of Africa and the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula.
The gelada, sometimes called the bleeding-heart monkey or the gelada "baboon", is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, with large populations in the Simien Mountains. Geladas are actually not baboons but the only living members of the genus Theropithecus.
24 year old male Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abeli), named "Satu" licking treats he extracted from a fake termite mound in his habitat. Father of two, including 5 year old "Aisha" at the San Diego Zoo. Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Taxidermy. Once, it was a gorilla. Now, an exhibit to look at in the Natural History Museum at Tring. Fuji X-E2.
Male Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abeli), named "Satu" using a stick to dip for treats in the pretend "termite mound".
Born in San Diego to father "Clyde" and mother "Josephine"
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Taxidermy. It used to live and was an Orangutan. Now, this shell is behind glass at the Natural History Museum at Tring. It actually was a "he". A close relative to us humans. I am close too to his face. This is a "close-up". I don't know what his thoughts would be about this exhibition. I am not sure what to think myself. He is the exhibit, I am the looker. Fuji X-E2.
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There isn't much left in Primate, Saskatchewan, but the gorgeous old grain elevator still stands guard over the prairie under Saskatchewan's living skies. Thanks to Sandra Herber for guiding me to see these prairie giants.
Today is International Primate Day! To celebrate the day, I am posting this adorable white-faced capuchin monkey.
African primates range in size from the smallest prosimian in the world, to medium-sized monkeys, to the largest monkeys and apes in the world.
African monkeys include baboons, colobus monkeys, drills, geladas, guenons, mandrills, one macaque species, mangabeys, and patas monkeys.
The tails of Old World monkeys are never prehensile. Their thumbs are opposable. Their nostrils are close together and point downward. They have 32 teeth. Many species have cheek pouches to store food for later consumption, and many have thick pads on their buttocks for comfort when sitting on hard surfaces.
Old World monkeys are more closely related to apes, and therefore humans, than they are to the New World monkeys. #YBSAnimals21
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I think his expression sums up how many of us feel after more than a year of social distancing, working from home, wearing masks, zoom meetings, distance learning, etc. . . .
In Borneo, everything is either really big or really small and always unique. The tarsier was certainly the cutest animal we saw. The photos were challenging to capture, but it was so great to see a few of these tiny primates.
Do you know what these little guys are?
Not baby yoda. They are tarsiers! Native to Southeast Asia, tarsiers are small primates (~100g) known for its distinctive physical features and nocturnal behavior. One of the most striking characteristics of tarsiers is their large eyes. In fact, tarsiers have the largest eye-to-body size ratio of any mammal, each approximately as large as their brain. These enormous eyes allow tarsiers to have excellent night vision, enabling them to navigate through their dimly lit forest habitats. Additionally, tarsiers possess large ears to help them locate prey, avoid predators, and communicate with each other with very high pitched calls. Their fingers and toes are elongated, and their limbs are equipped with pads that aid in gripping branches, enabling them to move swiftly and silently "fly" through the trees.
A family of Crowned Lemurs. The two outside ones are males and the smaller one in the middle is a female
'All boxed in' comes to mind, but I liked the perspective of this one. I took this at the Houston Zoo. He seemed to like sitting in there, or he was pouting... Just had to take a shot at this one:)
iNFO FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Mandrills are the largest of all monkeys. They are shy and reclusive primates that live only in the rain forests of equatorial Africa.
Mandrills are extremely colorful, perhaps more so than any other mammal. They are easily identifiable by the blue and red skin on their faces and their brightly hued rumps. These distinctive colors become brighter when the animal is excited. They also have extremely long canine teeth that can be used for self-defense—though baring them is typically a friendly gesture among mandrills.
These are primarily terrestrial monkeys, and they move with long arms to forage on the ground for fruits, roots, and animals such as insects, reptiles, and amphibians. Their cheeks have built-in pouches that are used to store snacks for later consumption. Though mandrills spend much of their time on the ground, they can climb trees and do so to sleep.
Mandrills live in troops, which are headed by a dominant male and include a dozen or more females and young. They also gather in multi-male/multi-female groups that can include some 200 individuals.
These colorful primates are threatened. They are often hunted as bushmeat, and many Africans consider them to be a delicacy. Mandrills are feeling the squeeze of spreading agriculture and human settlement—both are shrinking their rain forest homeland.
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Can't say that monkeys trained & chained to perform for tourists was one of the highlights of our Thailand trip.
A pedestrian passes by a graffiti in the underpass of the Nikoloz Baratashvili Bridge in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The gentle giant looked tired and isolated himself from the rest of the group and sat on a spot for a while (in the meantime, the antics of his young chimp nearby keep the zoo visitors entertained). But after the young chimp was done, the giant "came back to his senses" and walked back to rejoin the group.
Between Denzil and Primate the CPR loops away from Highway 31 for a few miles, the railway follows the Shepperd Sloughs. At this point the railway has rejoined the highway on the eastern edge of Primate.
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Mandrills are one of the most beautifully coloured mammals. Their bodies are covered with greyish, olive-green fur, but their heads and rumps are particularly and unusually bright by comparison. Males have elongated blue muzzles with red-rimmed nostrils and yellow beards.