#GreatApeMoment Yabien a young chimpanzee enjoys playing with water.
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What Can Bonobos Teach Us About Play?
Primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo explains how bonobos learn by constantly playing.
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A female Sumatran orangutan who had become dangerously isolated in a small patch of forest inside a rubber plantation in the North Sumatra district of Langkat district was rescued this week in a joint operation between the Indonesian wildlife authority (BKSDA) and the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) Human Orangutan Conflict Response Unit (HOCRU). The orangutan – estimated to be 20 years of age – was released 3 hours later into the Leuser forest in Besitang. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1p8M5X7 http://ift.tt/1DgOgOo
Human-animal coexistence issues can be more complicated than just economic and ecological factors
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#GreatApeMoment ‘Beauty’ Mountain gorilla infant,Volcano National Park , Rwanda.
Photo courtesy of renowned wildlife photographer Sébastien Meys.
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'The Bonobo Connection' gives a voice to little-known apes
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Lipz, a female Sumatran orangutan at the Birmingham (USA) Zoo who made headlines when her first offspring (Nairi, pictured) was delivered via C-section in 2011, turned 33 years of age this week. For more, visit http://ift.tt/19gY272. http://ift.tt/1EQB3YY
Olive, an adult female chimpanzee who had grown to be an important member of the Bulindi social group in western Uganda, was struck by a car and killed recently while crossing the main road that divides the chimpanzees’ forest. Olive had given birth in late 2014. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1992yEB. http://ift.tt/1a27j3P
French film actor-director Franck Gastambide is planning to work with Nathalie, captive female orangutan, in his upcoming film, “Pattaya.” GRASP does not support the use of live primates in entertainment and strongly encourages Mr. Gastambide to reconsider. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1CXYkf0. http://ift.tt/1D9zieK
Robin, a male Bornean-Sumatran hybrid orangutan who has resided at the Denver (USA) Zoo since 1996, turned 39 years of age this week. Robin is known for making complex beds with neatly folded corners. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1NmmGlC. http://ift.tt/1F3eHGp
#GreatApeMoment ‘Happy Friday’ A Mountain gorilla infant, Susa group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
Photo courtesy of renowned wildlife photographer Sébastien Meys .He has visited mountain gorillas several times in Rwanda and has specialized in portraiture of the gentle giant, both in zoo and the wild. A book with his pictures called “Gorilles portraits intimes” was released in 2012.
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Last chance for Orangutan Foundation International #Travel spots. Only 1 space left on April 27, May 2 and May 10 tours.
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WWF disagrees with the content of reality animal show “Wonderful Friends”
“WWF does not participate in Wonderful Friends, nor does it agree with its content, which involves animal performances,” said a press release sent by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
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Bess, a Bornean orangutan who is regarded as the dominant female at the Phoenix (USA) Zoo, turned 36 years of age this week. Bess is considered an expert at trading items that have fallen into the orangutans’ enclosure with her keepers. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1NgeJym. http://ift.tt/1xDUkQo
Challenges of the Orangutan Release as reported by the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS Foundation)
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#GreatApeMoment A Mountain gorilla in Virunga National Park.
Photo courtesy of renowned photographer Adrian Steirn
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Olida, a female chimpanzee who was born in the wild but captured and spent decades in a bio-medical research facility before being retired in 2006 to the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Florida, USA, recently celebrated her 41st birthday. Olida is rare in that she and her daughter, Megan, were allowed to stay together in the lab. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1ESJXYz http://ift.tt/1FFs2rb
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The founder of Palm Oil Investigations (POI), whose charity developed a mobile phone app to warn consumers as to which supermarket products contain palm oil, recently received an anonymous letter threatening “we know where you live, we know you have a daughter and we know where she goes to school. You will both need to watch your back.” For more, visit http://ift.tt/1EScgGz. http://ift.tt/1GkdMmS
Chimpanzees will work harder and travel further to get their favorite foods, according to new research from the Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes published in Smithsonian Magazine. For more, please visit http://ift.tt/1N6KTwd. http://ift.tt/1ERfiLi
Aaron Sandel researches adolescent chimps and also ponders his own transition to adulthood. Read more: http://buff.ly/1I4uXYF
Ape Alliance Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS) and Wild Animal Rescue Network for East & Southeast Asia have joined the 25 plus strong international organizations that have signed the joint Statement on “Wonderful Friends”.
The Reality Show promoting close and unnatural contact between people and captive chimpanzees, orangutans, elephants, lions and other dangerous exotic animals.
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#GreatApeMoment A Mountain gorilla in Virunga National Park.
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More than 22 international organizations have signed the joint Statement on “Wonderful Friends”. The Reality Show promoting close and unnatural contact between people and captive chimpanzees, orangutans, elephants, lions and other dangerous exotic animals.
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The McDonald’s fast-food chain is currently running a TV advert for its Spicy Chicken Wrap in France that uses a live chimpanzee to make silly faces and jump up and down. Suzy, a female chimpanzee from Steve Martin’s Working Wildlife in the USA, deserves better, and GRASP opposes the use of all live apes in entertainment. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1GxkUub
Illegal traders in Cameroon have been arrested with 4 chimpanzee skulls following a joint operation between law enforcement officials and the Last Great Ape Organization (LAGA). In 2014, 80 great ape skulls were seized in Cameroon, shedding light on the illicit traffic in ape parts. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1oAz8ka http://ift.tt/1y0tuwo
The world’s rarest great ape — the critically endangered Cross River gorilla — benefits from the inspired work of 1st GRASP - Ian Redmond Conservation Award winners Inaoyom Imong. Inaoyom’s work focuses on the Mbe mountains, a critical movement corridor for gorillas and chimpanzees, and part of a community wildlife sanctuary that is managed by nine different groups who live in the area. Learn more here: http://buff.ly/1bgUByy
Wonderful Mountain gorilla image by world renowned photographer Adrian Steirn
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Abdul, a male chimpanzee who spent decades in bio-medical research before being transferred in 2010 to the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Florida, USA, turned 40 years of age this week. Abdul is regarded as being melodramatic, but is a good foster father and recently welcomed a new chimpanzee, Iris, with open arms. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1I0XONv.
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The “Wonderful Friends” reality show produced by China’s Hunan-TV in association with the Chimelong Safari Park has sparked an animal rights debate within China. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1CPK9u1 http://ift.tt/1MZXZvo
U.S. attorney Steven Wise argued that chimpanzees and other sentient beings are “slaves” and deserve human rights as part of his presentation at the TED Conference last week in Vancouver, Canada. Said Wise: “Personhood is not a biological concept, it is a public policy concept…The legal system decides it; human being is not synonymous with person.”For more, visit http://ift.tt/1DK6RDD. http://ift.tt/1G3ksFO
Shudak, a male chimpanzee who was born in Arizona but has lived since 1997 at the Rolling Hills Zoo in Kansas, USA, turned 37 years of age this week. Shudak arrived in Kansas along with two other males – Auli and Tohlo – whom he has known since their birth in 1981. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1CPuA5L http://ift.tt/1G37ckv
GRASP - Ian Redmond Conservation Award prize winner Arrey Emmanuel Enow through The Last Great Ape Organization (LAGA) in Cameroon carried out 350 investigations that resulted in the arrest of 58 wildlife traffickers. In addition, 50 cases were overseen within the legal system.
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GRASP - Ian Redmond Conservation Award winner Panut Hadisiswoyo (Indonesia) is the founder of the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) and runs its Human-Orangutan Conflict Response Unit (HOCRU). The HOCRU team responds to reports of human-orangutan conflict, as well as to reports of illegally held captive orangutans. Learn more here: http://buff.ly/1F1WSdp
The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is the latest international organization to speak out against the Chinese Hunan-TV reality show, “Wonderful Friends,” which uses chimpanzees and orangutans as entertainment. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1BNCbOp
Memba, a male Western Lowland gorilla who was born in Africa but spent most of his life in U.S. zoos, died at the age of 46 this week after keepers at the San Diego (USA) Zoo decided to euthanize him due to deteriorating health. Memba arrived from a private zoo in 1984, and was San Diego’s last wild-caught gorilla. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1FVBvtp. http://ift.tt/1Oldako
Bahati, a male chimpanzee who was born in Dallas and spent 12 years in Portland before settling in 2001 at the Detroit (USA) Zoo, turned 31 years of age this week. Bahati is one of 12 chimpanzees who occupy the 4-acre Great Apes of Harambee habitat at the zoo. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1MHN0EA
The Plight of the Orangutan: Great Apes Heading Toward Extinction. Read more: http://buff.ly/1ClUUmd
Media coverage of the controversy surrounding China’s Hunan-TV reality show “Wonderful Friends” – which pairs Chinese celebrities with chimpanzees, orangutans and other exotic animals — includes the quote from Animals of Asia Foundation that states the show “impacts the well-being and safety of the animals.” For more, visit http://ift.tt/1MXJgPB http://ift.tt/1IafIxt
Otan is an infant male Bornean orangutan who was voluntarily surrendered to authorities by villagers in Central Kalimantan and brought to the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS-F), where he remains in quarantine. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1Bg63Q6 http://ift.tt/1xJxmlp
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) veterinarian Dr. Ken Cameron and his team are profiled in The Washington Post as they search for clues as to the origins of Ebola in Congo. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1ECl6Iw. http://ift.tt/1FiqXWe
#GreatApeMoment Gorillas Gasore on the left and Ntaribi showing gorilla bonding behaviors
Climate change is subjecting the #GreatApes and their habitats to unsustainable pressures.Join #FAO in celebrating the International Day of Forests #IntForestDay
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Nigeria’s inability to properly enforce its wildlife protection laws has led to a proliferation of illegal trade and unlicensed circuses on the streets of major cities, according to a “This Day” opinion article. For more, visit http://buff.ly/1EjmbSW
Aaron Sandel researches adolescent chimps and also ponders his own transition to adulthood.
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