British trophy hunters have shot over 500 monkeys and baboons on safari trips, say campaigners. The sick thrill-seekers include a grandad who blasted a rare albino baboon, proudly posed for a photo next to its bloody corpse and then had it stuffed and mounted to display at home. Contacted online by undercover investigators posing as […]
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Seed-dispersing animals are in decline, impacting forests and the climate: Study
A lot of attention has been paid to the decrease in bee populations and other pollinators, but a recent review article makes the case that we should be equally alarmed by the declining numbers of seed-dispersing animals, which are crucial for growing healthy forests. “Both are important and should be taken into account in restoration […]
Petition: Hold Criminal Network Accountable for Abusing Monkeys in Horrific Videos
The FBI recently arrested 11 people in the U.S. for distributing – and ordering the creation of – horrific videos that feature sexually abusing and torturing monkeys. Sign the petition to ensure that authorities continue their investigation, and hold every single person involved in this criminal network responsible! The content, known as “animal crush videos,” […]
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Duo Accused of Making ‘Sadistic’ Videos of Monkeys Being Tortured, Mutilated and Sexually Abused: DOJ
A federal grand jury indicted two people accused of creating and distributing videos of monkeys being tortured. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio announced the unsealing of the indictment in a news release, charging Katrina D. Favret and Robert M. Craig for their “alleged involvement with online groups dedicated to […]
Even hippos, elephants and monkeys are fleeing bloody gang violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa province
Organized crime and violence in the Mexican state of Sinaloa has forced a local sanctuary to close and transfer at least 700 animals – including elephants, tigers, lions, ostriches, chickens, monkeys, crocodiles, and hippos – to a new location 212 kilometers (approximately 131 miles) away. The animals were relocated from the Ostok Sanctuary in Culiacan, […]
Crows Only Known Animals Other Than Humans That Can Differentiate Between Geometric Shapes
Crows are widely known to be one of the most intelligent animals on the planet, along with elephants, chimpanzees, orangutans and dolphins. A new study has revealed that at least one crow species can recognize regularity in geometric shapes — the ability to pick out a shape that differs from others — a skill previously […]
Hummingbird Chicks Observed for the First Time Pretending to be Caterpillars to Avoid Being Eaten
When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird biologists didn’t know what they were looking at. The day-old bird, smaller than a pinky finger, had brown fuzz all over its body. When Falk and Taylor walked closer to the nest, the chick began twitching […]
Petition: Stop Harvard’s Cruel Monkey Experiments Now
Margaret Livingstone, a Harvard University experimenter, has spent her entire 40-year career tormenting animals, including by tearing baby monkeys away from their mothers and sewing their eyes shut—or making sure they never see a human or monkey face in other ways—just to see how badly it damages their brain and visual development. Livingstone calls it […]