The Science 4 Apes page lists description and links to scientific articles that are relevant to the conservation and welfare of apes.
1st International Gibbon Husbandry Conference
"The Great Lesser Ape"
Hosted by The Natural Science Center of Greensboro, North Carolina (United States). The conference will focus on captive gibbon husbandry and management practices, but will also encompass topics within gibbon conservation and biology.
Paper/Presentation/Poster abstract submission deadline is January 1st, 2012.
Workshop sessions may be held in place of presentations for some topics.
04/06/2012
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Bonobos' Unusual Success Story
Mate competition by males over females is common in many animal species. During mating season male testosterone levels rise, resulting in an increase in aggressive behavior and masculine features. Male bonobos, however, invest much more into friendly relationships with females. Elevated testosterone and aggression levels would collide with this increased tendency towards forming pair-relationships.
23/01/2012
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White Paper: Apes in Media and Commercial Performances
www.aza.org | December 2011
Apes, including chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, orangutans, and gibbons, are intelligent, sensitive, long-lived and highly social animals. As humans' closest living relatives, they are fascinating, and ape infants are magnetically appealing. These attributes have made apes popular as performers in commercial entertainment and advertising programs. But this popularity and attractiveness masks the often cruel and dangerous practices commonly required to make apes compliant in such appearances. This White Paper presents a brief summary of the justification for:
- Eliminating the use of apes as performers in commercial.
- Establishing standards to ensure that public presentations and interpretive programs portray apes respectfully and accurately represent the biology and conservation status of apes.
11/01/2012
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'Bushmeat' Trade May Import Disease
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Thousands of pounds of primate parts, rodents and other dry, smoked or raw animals -- so-called "bushmeat" -- are smuggled into the United States as food every year, frequently hidden inside cases of similarly stinky but legal fish. Scientists now warn that the increasing practice may also be bringing deadly disease into the country.
11/01/2012
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