Category Archives: Monkeys & Apes

Morality without Religion (with plenty of chimps)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Anne Crumpacker

TEDxPeachtree – Frans de Waal – Morality without Religion: Human morality is older than our current religions, and may go back to tendencies observable in other mammals. In a bottom-up view of morality, this talk is one man’s road to … Continue reading →

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Monday Monkey Mayhem (Gorilla lured by iPhone- How-To Demo!)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Anne Crumpacker

Make your next trip to the zoo one you won’t forget. Watch the amazing footage this guy was able to catch with just his cellphone and an eight dollar mirror! Truly, this is so simple you can put a “gorilla … Continue reading →

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Monday Monkey Mayhem…Tiny baby Elke and Keo-co of the Taronga Zoo, Australia

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Anne Crumpacker

Sadly, there are fewer than 2,000 Francois Langur monkeys left in the wild due to habit loss and poaching. Once widespread throughout Vietnam and China, their number may even be as low as 1,000. The good people at the Taronga … Continue reading →

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Monday Monkey Mayhem

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Anne Crumpacker

Three adorable thumb-sucking primates wish you a goodnight. Need more monkeys?  Click here! h/t: Michael Fisher   Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Tweet about it Tell a friend

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Monday Monkey Mayhem

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Anne Crumpacker

Thank you, everyone, for your comments regarding accommodationism. It really is a challenge to teach our children to be kind, loving and accepting while still being skeptical of juju nonsense. We have to teach them that not all ideas are … Continue reading →

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