Great Apes
-
{
- All
- News
-
As Ebola Scourges Congo, Experts Warn Of Link To Eating Wild Animals
The Congo Basin is rich in all kinds of wildlife, from great apes to serpents — both of which are hunted for their meat. One consequence for locals is exposure to zoonotic diseases such as Ebola.
-
First Kiss Happened 20 Million Years Ago And It Was Not Between Humans
Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes around 20 million years ago, according to a study published on Wednesday.
-
How Gorillas And Traditional Healers May Inspire Breakthroughs in Medicine
Wild great apes often consume medicinal plants that can treat their ailments. The same plants are often used by local people in traditional medicine.
-
Top OTT Releases This Week: Murder in Mahim, Doctor Who Season 14, and More
The Great Indian Kapil Show’s episode with the star cast of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar will drop on May 11
-
Great Apes At San Diego Zoo Receive First Covid Vaccines
Nine great apes at San Diego Zoo have become the first non-human primates given Covid-19 vaccinations, officials at the California zoo said Friday.
-
In A First, Two Gorillas At US Zoo Test Positive For COVID-19
At least two gorillas at California's San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the first known instance of natural transmission to great apes, officials said Monday.
-
China-Backed Hydro Dam In Indonesia Threatens World's Rarest Orangutan
A billion-dollar hydroelectric dam development in Indonesia that threatens the habitat of the world's rarest great ape has sparked fresh concerns about the impact of China's globe-spanning infrastructure drive.
-
New Orangutan Species Found, Becomes Endangered Right After Discovery
A new species of orangutan has been discovered in the remote jungles of Indonesia, immediately becoming the world's most endangered great ape, researchers said Thursday.
-
War For The Planet Of The Apes Movie Review: The Great Andy Serkis Anchors This Film
War for The Planet Of The Apes Movie Review: The film may have the body of an action film, but it has the soul of an art-house drama.
-
New Link in Humans, Apes Evolution Found
Researchers have identified a new species of small ape that existed before the evolutionary split of humans/great apes (hominids) and gibbons (the 'lesser apes' or hylobatids).
-
Sick, Hungry Orangutans Fall Victim to Indonesia Fires Crisis
Endangered orangutans are falling victim to a devastating haze crisis that has left them sick, malnourished and severely traumatised as fires rage through Indonesia's forests, reducing their habitat to a charred wasteland.
-
'Slavery' Driving Apes to Extinction: Experts
Thousands of great apes are killed or trafficked into "slavery" each year in a multi-million dollar illegal trade that is driving some of man's closest relatives towards extinction, conservationists said on Tuesday.
-
James Franco's father passes away
The Rise of the Planet of the Apes actor is in mourning following the death of his father, Douglas Eugene Franco.
-
As Ebola Scourges Congo, Experts Warn Of Link To Eating Wild Animals
The Congo Basin is rich in all kinds of wildlife, from great apes to serpents — both of which are hunted for their meat. One consequence for locals is exposure to zoonotic diseases such as Ebola.
-
First Kiss Happened 20 Million Years Ago And It Was Not Between Humans
Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes around 20 million years ago, according to a study published on Wednesday.
-
How Gorillas And Traditional Healers May Inspire Breakthroughs in Medicine
Wild great apes often consume medicinal plants that can treat their ailments. The same plants are often used by local people in traditional medicine.
-
Top OTT Releases This Week: Murder in Mahim, Doctor Who Season 14, and More
The Great Indian Kapil Show’s episode with the star cast of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar will drop on May 11
-
Great Apes At San Diego Zoo Receive First Covid Vaccines
Nine great apes at San Diego Zoo have become the first non-human primates given Covid-19 vaccinations, officials at the California zoo said Friday.
-
In A First, Two Gorillas At US Zoo Test Positive For COVID-19
At least two gorillas at California's San Diego Zoo have caught the coronavirus, the first known instance of natural transmission to great apes, officials said Monday.
-
China-Backed Hydro Dam In Indonesia Threatens World's Rarest Orangutan
A billion-dollar hydroelectric dam development in Indonesia that threatens the habitat of the world's rarest great ape has sparked fresh concerns about the impact of China's globe-spanning infrastructure drive.
-
New Orangutan Species Found, Becomes Endangered Right After Discovery
A new species of orangutan has been discovered in the remote jungles of Indonesia, immediately becoming the world's most endangered great ape, researchers said Thursday.
-
War For The Planet Of The Apes Movie Review: The Great Andy Serkis Anchors This Film
War for The Planet Of The Apes Movie Review: The film may have the body of an action film, but it has the soul of an art-house drama.
-
New Link in Humans, Apes Evolution Found
Researchers have identified a new species of small ape that existed before the evolutionary split of humans/great apes (hominids) and gibbons (the 'lesser apes' or hylobatids).
-
Sick, Hungry Orangutans Fall Victim to Indonesia Fires Crisis
Endangered orangutans are falling victim to a devastating haze crisis that has left them sick, malnourished and severely traumatised as fires rage through Indonesia's forests, reducing their habitat to a charred wasteland.
-
'Slavery' Driving Apes to Extinction: Experts
Thousands of great apes are killed or trafficked into "slavery" each year in a multi-million dollar illegal trade that is driving some of man's closest relatives towards extinction, conservationists said on Tuesday.
-
James Franco's father passes away
The Rise of the Planet of the Apes actor is in mourning following the death of his father, Douglas Eugene Franco.
