The world’s loneliest gorilla is doomed to die in captivity in a tiny cage in a shopping centre, after activists’ continued attempts to free her fail. Pop icon Cher has joined an ever increasing swell of animal rights activists and celebrities campaigning to have Bua Noi resettled in an environment where she can spend the […]
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Four chimpanzees shot dead after sparking panic when they escaped from Swedish zoo
Five chimpanzees sparked fear after escaping from their zoo enclosure before four were shot dead. The escape of the five chimps happened yesterday at Furuvik Zoo in Sweden. The spokesperson for the zoo, Annika Troselius, told the Swedish media outlet Expressen that the animals were forced to be euthanised due to lack of a tranquiliser […]
Study Shows Crows Are Capable of Recursion, a Communication Skill Thought to Be Distinctively Human
Crows are one of the most misunderstood creatures in the animal kingdom. Crows are incredibly smart and creative, and this new report shows just how intelligent they are. Recursive sentences are a key part of language, and researchers have long wondered if animals can grasp this concept. Recursion is what allows us to form long […]
PETA is Not Happy About Steven Spielberg’s Use of a Monkey in New Movie The Fablemans
Although Steven Spielberg’s new film, The Fablemans, won’t be out for a couple of months, there’s enough footage to already get the director in hot water with PETA. After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, The Fabelmans will be a semi-autobiography of Spielberg’s younger years and how he fell in love with film. The […]
Female monkeys with female friends live longer
Female white-faced capuchin monkeys living in the tropical dry forests of northwestern Costa Rica may have figured out the secret to a longer life—having fellow females as friends. “As humans, we assume there is some benefit to social interactions, but it is really hard to measure the success of our behavioral strategies,” said UCLA anthropology […]
Family of Nine Spider Monkeys Rescued from Illegal Zoo and Returned to Rainforest
A family of nine spider monkeys, including two babies, were saved from an illegal zoo and returned to their natural home, the rainforest. With help from Animal Defenders International (ADI), Taricaya Ecological Reserve, Peru’s Wildlife Department, and SERFOR, the monkeys were rescued from the zoo in eastern Peru and returned to the wild. The monkeys […]
More Animals Are Getting Tortured For Views on Social Media, Reveals Alarming Report
According to a growing social media trend, animals are being mocked and tortured in videos, an animal welfare coalition has discovered. According to a report released on July 5 by Asia for Animals Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition (SMACC), 200 videos of animals being tortured by teasing were shared on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube […]
Monkeys prefer music over videos, according to a study
According to a study, monkeys who were given their own “primate-focused” versions of Spotify and Netflix were more inclined to prefer audio stimuli over screen time. Researchers from the University of Glasgow and Aalto University in Finland wanted to see how a group of three white-faced saki monkeys at Helsinki’s Korkeasaari Zoo would react to […]