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The lesula is the second new species of African monkey to be discovered since 1984. [2] This monkey is described to have human looking eyes and a blue bottom [ 3 ] [ 4 ] “And adult males have a huge bare patch of skin in the buttocks, testicles and perianal area,” said John A. Hart, the researcher who described the monkey.
The monkey's size differs depending on sex and species. Males from all species can range from 41 to 70 cm (16 to 28 inches) in head and body length, and in weight from 5.5 to 18 kg (12.13 to 39.7 lb). [6] Females can range from a weight of 2.4 to 13 kg (5.3 to 28.7 lb).
Chimp Crazy is an American documentary series directed and produced by Eric Goode . It follows Tonia Haddix, whose love for a chimpanzee spins into a wild game with authorities and the animal rights group PETA .
Bubbles (born 1983) is a chimpanzee once kept as a pet by the American singer Michael Jackson, who bought him from a Texas research facility in the 1980s.Bubbles frequently traveled with Jackson, drawing attention in the media.
[3] [4] In 2008, Chimps Inc. was the beneficiary of the silent art auction that was a part of the 2008 Monkey Day celebration. [5] [6] As of 2010, the sanctuary was home to seven chimpanzees and one Canadian lynx. [7] In 2012, an intern was severely hurt by a chimp, but could not sue Chimps Inc. because of a waiver she had signed with the ...
Typically, Old World monkeys (paleotropical) are larger than New World monkeys (neotropical); the reasons for this are not entirely understood but several hypotheses have been generated. [3] As a rule, primate brains are "significantly larger" than those of other mammals with similar body sizes. [ 4 ]
Males and females differ in size and appearance. Both chimpanzees and bonobos are some of the most social great apes, with social bonds occurring throughout large communities. Fruit is the most important component of a chimpanzee's diet; but they will also eat vegetation, bark, honey, insects and even other chimpanzees or monkeys.
Concurrent with the plight of research chimpanzees, hundreds of privately owned chimpanzees who proved unmanageable to keep as pets or performers were also in need of a professionally run facility—a sanctuary. Project Chimps was founded in 2014 following the end of National Institutes of Health funding for biomedical research on chimpanzees. [4]