#GreatApeMoment An infant mountain gorilla, with a cheeky grin on its face, clings on to her mother’s leg.
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GRASP’s apeAPP mobile phone application has been named a finalist for the prestigious Appy Awards, which will be announced on May 21 during Internet Week at a ceremony in New York City. The annual Appy Awards acknowledge creativity and excellence in mobile phone technology design. Previous Appy Awards winners include Angry Birds (2011), HuffPost Live (2013), TripAdvisor City Guides (2013), Amazon (2011), Facebook (2011) and Flipboard (2012). The apeAPP is a finalist in the “Reference” category. For more, visit un-grasp.org. http://ift.tt/1lGLDM0
Actors portraying apes in the upcoming movie, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” underwent specialized movement training in New Orleans prior to filming. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1o9udrj http://ift.tt/1o9ufPT
#GorillaRun going for world record
BuyFun , the retail costume giant based in upper North Mankato, will hold its third annual Gorilla Run Saturday in upper North Mankato. The event — in which participants dress up in gorilla suits and run, walk, whatever through a 5K course
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A statue of a gorilla made from spoons for entertainer Uri Geller has been completed after cutlery was donated from across the world.
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#TravelGuide The ape escape: #Orangutans at Tanjung Puting National Park.
Indonesia’s Tanjung Puting National Park is a refuge for wild orang-utans. Now is the perfect time to see the rare primates in their jungle habitat
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Lulu, a female chimpanzee who had lived at the Taronga Zoo in Australia since 1965, died this week at the age of 62. Born in the wild, Lulu was raised as a pet in the United States, and performed on a bicycle in a tutu at a roadside zoo before finally reaching an accredited zoo. Lulu gave birth to 8 offspring and was the Taronga Zoo’s oldest chimpanzee. For more, visit http://ift.tt/1rVncfY. http://ift.tt/1rVnenX
