News tagged with tamarins
Competition between females leads to infanticide in some primates
An international team of scientists, with Spanish participation, has shed light on cannibalism and infanticide carried out by primates, documenting these acts for the first time in the moustached tamarin (Saguinus my ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Tiny primate 'punk' in danger of extinction
(PhysOrg.com) -- Charismatic Colombian primate population suffers significant drop.
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Wild cat mimics monkey calls
In a fascinating example of vocal mimicry, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and UFAM (Federal University of Amazonas) have documented a wild cat species imitating the call of its intended ...
Jul 08, 2010 |
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Monkeys get a groove on, but only to monkey music (w/ Audio)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Music is one of the surest ways to influence human emotions; most people unconsciously recognize and respond to music that is happy, sad, fearful or mellow. But psychologists who have tried ...
Sep 01, 2009 |
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New monkey discovered in Brazil
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today the discovery of a new monkey in a remote region of the Amazon in Brazil.
Jul 07, 2009 |
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