This is a few weeks old, but I never saw it here..

Previously undiscovered population of orangutans found in Borneo

They're thinking several hundred, maybe even 1,000 or more. Good news for orangutan enthusiasts!

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This story is a couple of weeks old, but I don't think anyone's posted it yet...

"A previously unknown species of uakari monkey was found during recent hunting trips in the Amazon, a New Zealand primatologist has announced."

by Frans de Waal ( Read more... )

HANOI (Reuters) - Scientists have found the world's largest-known population of an endangered monkey species in central Vietnam, increasing its chances of survival, conservationists said on Tuesday.

Surveys since 2005 by the WWF global environmental conservation organization and Conservation International recorded at least 116 of the tree-dwelling ( Read more... )

By Will Dunham ( Read more... )

By Charles Q. ChoiThe killing of infant wild chimpanzees by female adults of their own kind may be more common than was thought ( Read more... )

By PAUL VITELLO ( Read more... )

Over 4000 years ago, prehistoric chimpanzees were using stone tools to smash nuts in the west African rainforest, a new study suggests.

The discovery represents the earliest known use of technology by chimps, and could indicate we share a common tool-wielding ancestor with them.

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