Apr 16, 2021 | Apes Like Us, Great Ape Education, Primate of the Month
April Primate of the Month: Ring-Tailed Lemur The Ring-Tailed Lemur Found only in Madagascar, lemurs are perhaps the most popular species on the island, with the Ring-Tailed Lemur being the best-known of them all! These mid-sized primates are quite common in zoos...
Mar 17, 2021 | Apes Like Us, Great Ape Education, Primate of the Month
March Pachyderm of the Month: African Bush Elephant The African Bush Elephant Pachyderms share the spotlight in March Primate of the Month to help GLOBIO celebrate 20 Years of Connecting Species, People, and Planet. Very few animals are as symbolic and widely...
Feb 19, 2021 | Apes Like Us, Great Ape Education, Primate of the Month
February Primate of the Month: Bonobos The Affectionate Ape February 14th isn’t only a global day of love and affection, it also marks International Bonobo Day! It’s no surprise that these two coincide as there’s much to love about the beautiful...
Feb 18, 2021 | Apes Like Us, Blog
UPDATE as of 19 February 2021: All Updates at article end (original text published 12 May 2020) Key to our Apes Like Us program is exploring the impact of threats to all great apes; disease is one of the greatest of those threats. In the past two decades multiple...
Jan 22, 2021 | Apes Like Us, Great Ape Education, Primate of the Month
January Primate of the Month: Japanese Macaque Nothing like a good soak! Japanese Macaques are known worldwide for one of their favorite pastimes: soaking in the hot springs. While swimming may not be wholly unusual for monkeys in general, the adaptability of these...
Dec 7, 2020 | Ape Action Africa, Apes Like Us, Great Ape Education, Primate of the Month
December Primates of the Month: Wonderful World of Monkeys World Monkey Day For this Primate of the Month, we’re unpeeling some of the many layers to the Monkey. The largest of the three primate groups, monkeys are often characterized as mischievous and cheeky,...