Orangutans climb incredibly high – no space for acrophobia
November 21, 2024 No Comments
Life is hard in the Indonesian rainforest – compared to Africa and South America, there is very little to be found to eat (except in
Jollys mouse lemur
Jolly’s mouse lemur (Microcebus jollyae) is a species of mouse lemur from Mananjary and Kianjavato
in Madagascar. The species is named in honor of primatologist Alison Jolly. Jolly’s mouse lemur is uniformly reddish-brown with a small white patch on the snout and a completely gray belly.Â
The finding was announced June 21, 2006 at the Conservation International Global Symposium in Antananarivo, Madagascar, along with the discovery of Mittermeier’s mouse lemur and Simmons’ mouse lemur as separate species. These new species were also officially announced in a paper in the International Journal of Primatology.
This species is considered endangered, but the number of wild members is not clear. This also means that there has not been space for a tourism industry, around this species. Should this change in the future, we will try to add links beneath this.
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On the founding of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, locals were pushed out -they now have the right to return, what will happen
November 18, 2024 No Comments
Kahuzi-Biega National Park was established in 1937 by the Belgium colonial rulers and then expanded in 1975. It now covers 6000 square km or 2300
Panda bear behaving like a meat eater/scavenger?
December 7, 2023 No Comments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDf_rN13p_Y This bear was filmed, gnawing on a bone from a takin, a species of wild cattle. For a species which is thought to survive
July 18, 2023 No Comments
World maps: explore This website aims to make it easy for those living with wildlife, and those who would like to see it, to find
Chimpanzees and gorillas search each other out – “friends with benefits”
January 14, 2023 No Comments
Recent studies have shown that it his highly beneficial to both species when these cross species friendships are made. Indeed, it is not merely a
Wild chimpanzee mother and baby sighted in Cameroon park Douala-Edea national park for the first time
January 9, 2023 No Comments
It is unfortunately true, that in many of the reserves that have been formed, we do not know what lives within the park. In many
