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Radical Anthropology

A fascinating preprint investigating the 'mechanical morphogenesis' -- the complex shapes generated by growth and expansion of #brains. This compares 70 species of New World vs Old World #monkeys. As Katja Heuer @k4tj4 asks: 'To predict the behaviour of a primate, would you rather base your guess on a closely related species or one with a similar brain shape?'

Complex shape figures as a 3rd major factor along with genetic inheritance and experience.

#primates #evolution #development #phylogeny #morphogenesis

biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20

Dragofix

Help Stop the Biggest Monkey Breeding Facility in the United States speciesunite.com/ga-monkey-bre

Demand the U.S. Government Stops Importing Monkeys for Experiments speciesunite.com/cambodian-mon

Tell Harvard to End Torturous Experiments on Mothers and Baby Monkeys speciesunite.com/harvard-monke

Stop Royal Caribbean from Shipping Monkeys to Labs speciesunite.com/wamos-monkey-

Species UniteHelp Stop the Biggest Monkey Breeding Facility in the United States | Support Animal Welfare Today — Species UniteJoin the fight against the US's largest monkey breeding facility, advocating for animal rights, environmental safety, and ethical research practices.
#AnimalRights#monkeys#AnimalTests
AI6YR Ben

Random useless factoid I learned today

"Monkey Ward" was the nickname for Montgomery Ward, the mail order/department store brand

(started in 1872, apparently went bankrupt in 2000)

#monkeys
The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐒🦍 #Auckland #Zoo keeper Laura Fastnedge shares the key to telling #monkeys from #apes: tails. Monkeys have them for balance, apes don't have them at all.

The #parenting differences are fascinating too. Great apes spend years raising their offspring until they're ready to be independent, while monkeys develop quickly and leave much earlier.

👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/a

#tksst#video#animals
The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨

🐒🦍 #Auckland #Zoo keeper Laura Fastnedge shares the key to telling #monkeys from #apes: tails. Monkeys have them for balance, apes don't have them at all.

The #parenting differences are fascinating too. Great apes spend years raising their offspring until they're ready to be independent, while monkeys develop quickly and leave much earlier.

👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/a

#tksst#video#animals
Flipboard Science Desk

On an island in Panama, a fad that one researcher called "viscerally disturbing" has recently taken off among a group of young male monkeys. These adolescents and juveniles have started to kidnap the infants of another monkey species, seemingly just for kicks. That's what scientists think after watching a bunch of male white-faced capuchin monkeys walking around with baby howler monkeys clinging to their backs. @npr reports:
npr.org/2025/05/19/nx-s1-53959

#Wildlife#Kidnap#Monkeys
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