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Support our red-haired cousins, the orangutans, before it's too late
19 Aug 2014: Carole Jahme: As orangutans are added to a list of the world’s 25 most endangered primates, we are discovering that these great apes are more like humans than we supposed
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29 Aug 2014:
Originally published in the Guardian on 29 August 1961: Some animals can doze through life in a zoo. But higher primates cannot stand monotony. It was largely to combat this that hourly performances were organised.
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19 Aug 2014: Carole Jahme: As orangutans are added to a list of the world’s 25 most endangered primates, we are discovering that these great apes are more like humans than we supposed
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25 Jul 2014:
Carole Jahme interviewed Planet of the Apes star Andy Serkis about talking apes, motion capture and extinction
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17 Jul 2014: Carole Jahme asked six experts in primate evolution, anatomy, behaviour and communication what they think of the latest Planet of the Apes film
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20 May 2014: Primate expert and musician join Peta and anti-vivisection groups in plea to end cruel trade serving life sciences
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3 Apr 2014:
Jane Goodall, inspiration to millions, is 80 today. In December, she gave me two hours of her time, during which I asked her about her childhood, her work with the Gombe chimpanzees and her life as an activist.
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1 Apr 2014: Scientist revises her book Seeds of Hope after allegations 12 sections were lifted from other websites
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21 Feb 2014:
Marojejy national park was for decades open only to botanists. Today, visitors can trek into the mountains to see the fabled silky sifakas, writes Tom Yarwood
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19 Feb 2014:
Primatologist and conservationist famous for her work on the lemurs of Madagascar
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4 Dec 2013:
Henry Gee: Dr McCarthy proposes that many years ago, a chimpanzee had carnal relations with a pig. And, not only did it have carnal relations, but its union was blessed with issue. But this is not supported by genomic analysis
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29 Sep 2013:
Research from Japan shows chimpanzees trouncing humans in complex memory tests, writes Justin McCurry
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29 Jul 2013:
Feminist, screenwriter and propounder of the aquatic ape theory of human evolution
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Guardian Professional, 9 Jun 2013:
The discovery of the ancestor of all monkeys, apes and humans in China is a great talking point for lessons on primate evolution. Here are some materials to help you explore the story in class
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7 Jun 2013:
Chinese team displays fossil that indicates the evolution history of humans began 10 million years earlier than previously thought
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5 Jun 2013:
Archicebus achilles lived 55m years ago in what is now China and is the ancestor of all monkeys, apes and humans
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