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Andy<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Chimpanzee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chimpanzee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Human" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Human</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Apes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Primates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Grooming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grooming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Monkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fascinating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascinating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Woman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Chimp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chimp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Groom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Groom</span></a> <br>A compelling, fascinating and strangely beautiful video. Have you ever seen a chimpanzee grooming a human? Nope, me neither, and this is absolutely amazing. The chimp’s very systematic, compassionate, and clearly knows what she’s doing.<br>Animals are way smarter than we think, and here’s the proof…<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INAH_Rq0gdw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=INAH_Rq0gd</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p>60% of primates 🦍🦧🐒🐵 are threatened by <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> 🙊🙈😿 Without direct action, the number of endangered <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> will grow and more species will disappear forever. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BoycottPalmOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottPalmOil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a> and be <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vegan</span></a>!</p><p><a href="http://palmoildetectives.com/2022/06/05/primates-are-facing-an-impending-extinction-crisis-but-we-know-very-little-about-what-will-actually-protect-them/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">palmoildetectives.com/2022/06/</span><span class="invisible">05/primates-are-facing-an-impending-extinction-crisis-but-we-know-very-little-about-what-will-actually-protect-them/</span></a></p>
Flipboard Science Desk<p>Bonobos’ calls may be the closest thing to animal language we’ve seen.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@ArsTechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ArsTechnica</span></a></span> reports: "300 aspects of each call were cataloged, letting researchers estimate meaning."</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/Sm8kwW" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/Sm8kwW</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Primates</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a>: Great <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/apes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apes</span></a> tease and prank each other 🤡😛🦍🦧🐵🐒 just as humans do. Including body-slamming, hair-pulling and waving objects in front of each other's faces - new <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> study finds <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/sentience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sentience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/primatology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primatology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycottpalmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycottpalmoil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a></p><p><a href="http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/17/great-news-apes-have-a-sense-of-humour-and-they-enjoy-teasing-each-other/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/</span><span class="invisible">17/great-news-apes-have-a-sense-of-humour-and-they-enjoy-teasing-each-other/</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p>With complex vocalisations and striking halos of white hair, the White-thighed <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Colobus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colobus</span></a> 🐵🐒🩷 are arguably rarest <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/WestAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestAfrica</span></a> 🇨🇮 🇬🇭 Help them to survive when you <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BoycottPalmOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottPalmOil</span></a> 🌴🪔🔥🧐⛔️ <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a> in the supermarket!</p><p><a href="http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/15/white-thighed-colobus-colobus-vellerosus/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/</span><span class="invisible">15/white-thighed-colobus-colobus-vellerosus/</span></a></p>
juli g pausas<p>At least, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a>, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whales</span></a>, and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/elephants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elephants</span></a> should be considered sacred animals to humanity! 🌍🐒🐋🐘 </p><p>They appear to be the most conscientious and intelligent animals, with many cognitive abilities.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/conservation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>conservation</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/ecology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ecology</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/nature" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nature</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/biodiversity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>biodiversity@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@biodiversity" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>biodiversity@newsmast.community</span></a></span></p>
Enzo Giordani<p>Popped in to Auckland Zoo for a long lunch break yesterday. Every time I go there’s a different animal that catches my eye. Today it was the cotton-top tamarins who seemed to decide it was their turn to be cute. </p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/tamarins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tamarins</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/zoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zoo</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a></p>
Vegan FTA<p>The Virginia Senate unanimously passed a bill to send lab primates to sanctuaries after they are no longer used. 🐒 <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23virginia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#virginia</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animaltesting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animaltesting</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23primates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#primates</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23animalrights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animalrights</a> <br><br><a href="https://veganfta.com/2025/02/10/virginia-senate-passes-bill-requiring-animal-testing-facilities-to-send-some-primates-to-sanctuaries/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Virginia Senate Passes Bill Re...</a></p>
Keesey Comics<p>Check out the cover of PALEOCENE #5! <a href="https://www.keesey-comics.com/paleocene/issues/05" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">keesey-comics.com/paleocene/is</span><span class="invisible">sues/05</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paleontology</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paleoart</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/paleocene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paleocene</span></a></p>
readbeanicecream<p>Baboons may offer clues to early human social evolution</p><p><a href="https://www.earth.com/news/baboons-may-offer-clues-to-early-human-social-evolution/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">earth.com/news/baboons-may-off</span><span class="invisible">er-clues-to-early-human-social-evolution/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zoology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zoology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animalbehavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animalbehavior</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sociology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolutionarybiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolutionarybiology</span></a></p>
Adrianna Tan<p>Bonobos are able to infer that a human is ignorant and then to offer help </p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bonobos-can-tell-when-a-human-doesnt-know-something/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/bonobos-can-tell-when-a-human-doesnt-know-something/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Primates</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AnimalCognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalCognition</span></a></p>
Anders<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@chad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chad</span></a></span> This turns out to be one of the hardest things in sports… not only hockey or in North America but in all the lands [and sports].<br>Somehow, throwing stuff on the ice, pitch, court, or field will make whatever is terrible better. 🤷‍♂️ <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mystery</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WeirdScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdScience</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a></p>
Ministry of Floof SG<p>the gang has a uniform. <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/NotDiapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NotDiapers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vietnam</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> <a href="https://kopiti.am/tags/tootsea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tootsea</span></a></p>
michael<p>17-Jan-2025<br>Social bonds are essential for capuchin <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monkeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monkeys</span></a> to learn new skills, study shows<br>Study published in PNAS by researchers from Brazil and the UK shows that primates from the Brazilian semi-arid biome are able to acquire new knowledge as long as their presence is tolerated by other members of the group</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1070898" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">070898</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/behaviour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>behaviour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a></p>
kechpaja<p>The more I think about it, the more I come to dislike the term _primate_ as a name for the order including monkeys, apes, and us. Etymologically — and transparently so, if you know to look — it literally means 'one of the first' (or 'noble'), implying that we are better than all other species.</p><p>And that we are emphatically not.</p><p>Finnish, at least, has a more apt term: _kädellinen_, literally meaning 'having hands'. Perhaps something like _manuate_ could be popularized in English as well?</p><p><a href="https://social.kechpaja.com/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> <a href="https://social.kechpaja.com/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://social.kechpaja.com/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Primates may have evolved their keen ability to detect snakes due to a fear response triggered by the reptiles' scales, rather than their elongated bodies. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/06/japan/science-health/snake-scales-research/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">06/japan/science-health/snake-scales-research/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/snakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snakes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagoyauniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nagoyauniversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monkeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monkeys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a></p>
Jon Sullivan<p>TIL The name bonobo is meaningless; it is probably derived from a misspelling on a shipping crate going to Bolobo, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) (de Waal 1997).<br><a href="https://primate.wisc.edu/primate-info-net/pin-factsheets/pin-factsheet-bonobo/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">primate.wisc.edu/primate-info-</span><span class="invisible">net/pin-factsheets/pin-factsheet-bonobo/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/typos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>typos</span></a></p>
Radical Anthropology<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Greatape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greatape</span></a> sense of <a href="https://c.im/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a></p><p>Especially <a href="https://c.im/tags/orangs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orangs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anthropology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/laughter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laughter</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cognition</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/great-apes-joke-around-suggesting-humor-is-older-than-humans/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scientificamerican.com/article</span><span class="invisible">/great-apes-joke-around-suggesting-humor-is-older-than-humans/</span></a></p>
Palm Oil Detectives<p>Colourful <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Drills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drills</span></a> are shy <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> 🐒🤎 who just want to be left alone! They're endangered directly by <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/palmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palmoil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deforestation</span></a> and hunting in <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Cameroon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cameroon</span></a> 🇨🇲 and <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nigeria</span></a> 🇳🇬 Help save them <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycottpalmoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycottpalmoil</span></a> 🌴🛢️🤮🔥⛔️ <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Boycott4Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott4Wildlife</span></a> @palmoildetect.bsky.social <a href="https://palmoildetectives.com/2021/04/10/drill-mandrillus-leucophaeus-2/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">palmoildetectives.com/2021/04/</span><span class="invisible">10/drill-mandrillus-leucophaeus-2/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&amp;utm_campaign=publer</span></a></p>
Six Grandfathers Mountain<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@david_chisnall" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>david_chisnall</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@davep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>davep</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@pussreboots" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pussreboots</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@CStamp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>CStamp</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@futurebird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>futurebird</span></a></span> </p><p>RE<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lazyants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lazyants</span></a> are the ones that spend all of their time <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/debugging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debugging</span></a></p><p>Funny, actually some do that😅</p><p>2018 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newscientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newscientist</span></a> (edited)<br>We don’t know yet if the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a> are just cleaning the wound and removing debris, to prevent infection, or applying <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antimicrobial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antimicrobial</span></a> substances with their saliva</p><p>Although <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/primates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>primates</span></a> are known to tend to their own wounds, this is the first time an animal gives medical care to others</p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2161051-ants-care-for-wounded-comrades-by-licking-their-wounds-clean/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscientist.com/article/21610</span><span class="invisible">51-ants-care-for-wounded-comrades-by-licking-their-wounds-clean/</span></a></p>