December 14 is Monkey Day

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Obeisance, you inferior primates!

 

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/monkey-day-december-14/

[TBoneTX 45,251]

We finally know why humans don't have tails

 

Approximately 25 million years ago, an ancestor of both humans and apes genetically diverged from monkeys and lost its tail.  No one had identified the genetic mutation responsible for this dramatic change in our physiology — until now.

In a new study published Wednesday (Feb. 28) in the journal Nature, researchers identified a unique DNA mutation that drove the loss of our ancestors' tails.  It's located in the gene TBXT, which is known to be involved in tail length in tailed animals.

The impressive discovery began when first study author Bo Xia, formerly a graduate student at New York University who is now a principal investigator at the Broad Institute, injured his tailbone and became interested in the structure's origin.  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/finally-know-why-humans-dont-160040491.html

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Smarty pants plays April Fools joke on a bunch of primates... watch till the end.

 

https://twitter.com/Judianna/status/1774797141577187598?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1774797141577187598|twgr^bbe7316cb9f6ef161fbe81e18ed701d43e31bcc2|twcon^s1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fgrateful-calvin%2F2024%2F04%2F01%2Fbest-and-worst-of-twitters-april-fools-day-jokes-n2394653

[TBoneTX 45,251]

We have some VERY strong thoughts about this!

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It Was All Propaganda:  Bonobos MORE Aggressive Than Chimps

 

Peace activists and hippies have for decades used Bonobos--a chimp-like primate known to be peace and sex loving relatives to human beings--as potential models for a peaceful future society.

 

Bonobos, we were told, were like the hippie ideal, all free love and stoner-friendly.

 

Yeah, well, [...].  Bonobos are even more aggressive than chimpanzees, a famously aggressive primate known for tossing its excrement at zoogoers.  I don't know if bonobos are into flinging poo, but they are over twice as likely to be aggressive than chimps.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/04/16/it-was-all-propaganda-bonobos-more-aggressive-than-chimps-n3786561

[Ban Hammer 13,327]

16 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

We have some VERY strong thoughts about this!

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It Was All Propaganda:  Bonobos MORE Aggressive Than Chimps

 

Peace activists and hippies have for decades used Bonobos--a chimp-like primate known to be peace and sex loving relatives to human beings--as potential models for a peaceful future society.

 

Bonobos, we were told, were like the hippie ideal, all free love and stoner-friendly.

 

Yeah, well, [...].  Bonobos are even more aggressive than chimpanzees, a famously aggressive primate known for tossing its excrement at zoogoers.  I don't know if bonobos are into flinging poo, but they are over twice as likely to be aggressive than chimps.  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/04/16/it-was-all-propaganda-bonobos-more-aggressive-than-chimps-n3786561

looks like you have competition..........

[TBoneTX 45,251]

6 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

looks like you have competition..........

Silence!  We need not share our opinions with inferior primates.

[Ban Hammer 13,327]

5 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Silence!  We need not share our opinions with inferior primates.

big talk until the superior bonobo shows up............

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Bonobo a-go-go.  Bonobo a-no-no.

Central Chimpanzee = the ultimate.

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Zoo Marmosets Get Hold of a Phone and Total Cuteness Ensues

 

[...] A zookeeper accidentally (or maybe on purpose) left their phone recording in the marmoset enclosure.  The monkeys noticed it and wanted to check the strange device out.  Watch them as they get up close and personal with the phone [...]

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/zoo-marmosets-hold-phone-total-160000398.html

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Pursuant to the above, which refers merely to monkeys, not apes:

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Toronto Zoo Asks Guests To Please Stop Showing Gorillas Their Cell Phones

 

[...] Even though gorillas are some of the most intelligent mammals on earth, and they have demonstrated a range of cognitive abilities, including memory, attention, and reasoning, they are still capable of becoming slaves to cell phones just like humans.  [...]

 

https://pethelpful.com/pet-news/toronto-zoo-cell-phones-gorillas

[Ban Hammer 13,327]

On 4/18/2024 at 2:59 PM, TBoneTX said:

Pursuant to the above, which refers merely to monkeys, not apes:

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Toronto Zoo Asks Guests To Please Stop Showing Gorillas Their Cell Phones

 

[...] Even though gorillas are some of the most intelligent mammals on earth, and they have demonstrated a range of cognitive abilities, including memory, attention, and reasoning, they are still capable of becoming slaves to cell phones just like humans.  [...]

 

https://pethelpful.com/pet-news/toronto-zoo-cell-phones-gorillas

it might interfere with their ability to fling poo?

 

[TBoneTX 45,251]

3 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

it might interfere with their ability to fling poo?

Gorillas are inferior apes in that regard.

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Foolish humans, getting excited about routine behavior...

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In a first, an orangutan was seen treating his wound with a medicinal plant

 

An orangutan named Rakus hit a rough patch in the summer of 2022.

Researchers heard a fight between male orangutans in the treetops of a rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia; a day later, they spotted Rakus sporting a pink wound below his right eyelid.

A chunk of flesh about the size and shape of a puzzle piece was missing.  When Rakus, who is most likely in his 30s, belted out a long call, the researchers noticed another wound inside his mouth.

Over the next several days, researchers followed Rakus at a distance — and saw something so surprising they wound up reporting it in great detail in the journal Scientific Reports.

According to their study, published Thursday, Rakus was observed repeatedly chewing on the leaves of a particular liana plant over several days.  The climbing vine is not a typical food for orangutans, but it is known to humans as a pain reliever.  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-orangutan-seen-treating-wound-150254658.html

[Ban Hammer 13,327]

10 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Foolish humans, getting excited about routine behavior...

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In a first, an orangutan was seen treating his wound with a medicinal plant

 

An orangutan named Rakus hit a rough patch in the summer of 2022.

Researchers heard a fight between male orangutans in the treetops of a rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia; a day later, they spotted Rakus sporting a pink wound below his right eyelid.

A chunk of flesh about the size and shape of a puzzle piece was missing.  When Rakus, who is most likely in his 30s, belted out a long call, the researchers noticed another wound inside his mouth.

Over the next several days, researchers followed Rakus at a distance — and saw something so surprising they wound up reporting it in great detail in the journal Scientific Reports.

According to their study, published Thursday, Rakus was observed repeatedly chewing on the leaves of a particular liana plant over several days.  The climbing vine is not a typical food for orangutans, but it is known to humans as a pain reliever.  [...]

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/first-orangutan-seen-treating-wound-150254658.html

superior primates have something called cvs...........

[TBoneTX 45,251]

13 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

superior primates have something called cvs...........

Ain't no CVS or even Rite-Aid in Sumatra,  man.