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60% of primates 🦍🦧🐒🐵 are threatened by #extinction 🙊🙈😿 Without direct action, the number of endangered #primates will grow and more species will disappear forever. #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife and be #vegan!
Primates are facing an impending extinction crisis – but we know very little about what will actually protect them
From lemurs to orangutans, tarsiers to gorillas, primates are captivating and sometimes unnervingly similar to us. So it’s not surprising that this group of more than 500 species receives a great d…Palm Oil Detectives
#News: Great #apes tease and prank each other 🤡😛🦍🦧🐵🐒 just as humans do. Including body-slamming, hair-pulling and waving objects in front of each other's faces - new #research study finds #sentience #primatology #primates #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Apes Enjoy Joking and Teasing Each Other
New research finds that it’s not only human babies who love to playfully tease each other. Researchers reasoned that since language is not required for this behaviour, similar kinds of playfu…Palm Oil Detectives
With complex vocalisations and striking halos of white hair, the White-thighed #Colobus 🐵🐒🩷 are arguably rarest #primates in #WestAfrica 🇨🇮 🇬🇭 Help them to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔🔥🧐⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife in the supermarket!
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/15/white-thighed-colobus-colobus-vellerosus/
White-thighed Colobus Colobus vellerosus
The White-thighed Colobus (Colobus vellerosus), also known as the Ursine Colobus or Geoffroy’s Black-and-White Colobus, is a striking primate of West Africa and is currently listed as Critically En…Palm Oil Detectives
Western Red Colobus Piliocolobus badius
The Western Red Colobus Piliocolobus badius is one of West Africa’s most #endangered #primates, facing an escalating crisis of habitat loss and overhunting. Once abundant in mature forests across t…Palm Oil Detectives
Dusky Langur Trachypithecus obscurus
The dusky langur, also known as the spectacled langur or dusky leaf monkey, is one of Southeast Asia’s most charismatic primates. Living in #Thailand, #Myanmar and #Malaysia they have vivid white e…Palm Oil Detectives
Kooky Philippine #tarsiers 👀✨💚 are tiny #primates 🐒 who epitomise nocturnal secrecy and live in the dark of #Philippines forests. Their main threats are the #pet trade and #deforestation. Help them when you #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🩸🔥💀⛔ #Boycott4Wildlife
http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/08/04/philippine-tarsier-carlito-syrichta/
Philippine tarsier Carlito syrichta
The Philippine tarsier, Carlito syrichta, epitomises nocturnal secrecy, leading a mostly concealed life in the dense recesses of impenetrable bushes and forests. They boast large and mesmerising ey…Palm Oil Detectives
https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/02/18/palm-oil-plantations-increase-risk-of-infant-death-for-southern-pig-tailed-macaques/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer
Palm Oil Increases Deaths of Baby Macaques
In Peninsular Malaysia, a new study published in Cell Biology by a team led by Dr Anna Holzner of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has found that infant…Palm Oil Detectives
Drill Mandrillus leucophaeus
According to National Geographic, Drills are shy creatures that live in one small and remote area of Africa. Their faces aren’t as colourful as another species in their genus the Mandrill. Ye…Palm Oil Detectives
Colourful #Drills are shy #primates 🐒🤎 who just want to be left alone! They're endangered directly by #palmoil #deforestation and hunting in #Cameroon 🇨🇲 and #Nigeria 🇳🇬 Help save them #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🛢️🤮🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/04/10/drill-mandrillus-leucophaeus-2/
Drill Mandrillus leucophaeus
According to National Geographic, Drills are shy creatures that live in one small and remote area of Africa. Their faces aren’t as colourful as another species in their genus the Mandrill. Ye…Palm Oil Detectives
Sweet and meek Sumatran Slow Lorises are #endangered #primates, at risk from the illegal #pet trade and #palmoil #deforestation throughout their range. Help them survive and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife every time you shop! @palmoildetect
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/21/sumatran-slow-loris-nycticebus-hilleri/
Sumatran Slow Loris Nycticebus hilleri
This wide-eyed and cute slow loris species lives in areas such as lowland forest, sub-montane forest, and montane forest in the Ulu Masen (Kasia et al. 2011). A key threat to the Sumatran Slow Lori…Palm Oil Detectives
With inquisitive eyes and sweet moon-like faces, Sumatran Slow Lorises are tiny #primates on the edge of #extinction from #palmoil #ecocide in #Indonesia Fight for them when you #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/01/21/sumatran-slow-loris-nycticebus-hilleri/
Sumatran Slow Loris Nycticebus hilleri
This wide-eyed and cute slow loris species lives in areas such as lowland forest, sub-montane forest, and montane forest in the Ulu Masen (Kasia et al. 2011). A key threat to the Sumatran Slow Lori…Palm Oil Detectives
#News: Great #apes tease and prank each other just as humans do. Including body-slamming, hair-pulling and waving objects in front of each other's faces - new #research study finds #sentience #primatology #primates #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
Apes Enjoy Joking and Teasing Each Other
New research finds that it is not only human babies who love to playfully tease each other. Researchers reasoned that since language is not required for this behaviour, similar kinds of playful tea…Palm Oil Detectives
Known as fire-faced small #primates, Golden Headed Lion Tamarins are #endangered from forest #ecocide for #meat #cocoa and #palmoil! Help them every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife and remember – all gold is blood gold!
http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/03/16/golden-headed-lion-tamarin-leontopithecus-chrysomelas/
Golden-headed Lion Tamarin Leontopithecus chrysomelas
The Golden-Maned Lion Tamarin faces a battle for survival, with threats from habitat loss, particularly due to palm oil deforestation, the illegal pet trade, predation, disease, and climate change.…Palm Oil Detectives
Primates are facing an impending extinction crisis – but we know very little about what will actually protect them
From lemurs to orangutans, tarsiers to gorillas, primates are captivating and sometimes unnervingly similar to us. So it’s not surprising that this group of more than 500 species receives a great d…Palm Oil Detectives
Wild orangutan treats wound w. pain-relieving plant
Observed applying plant w. known medicinal properties to wound, a first for a wild animal
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240502113715.htm
Active self-treatment of a facial wound w. biologically active plant by male Sumatran orangutan
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-58988-7
Orangutan observed treating wound using medicinal plant in world first
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/orangutan-observed-treating-wound-using-medicinal-plant-in-world-first-1.6870817
Orangutan plays doctor, heals himself
https://www.science.org/content/article/orangutan-plays-doctor-heals-himself
#primates #MedicinalPlants #injury #orangutan #botany
Wild orangutan treats wound with pain-relieving plant
A wild orangutan was observed applying a plant with known medicinal properties to a wound, a first for a wild animal.ScienceDaily
Great news: Apes have a sense of humour and they enjoy teasing each other
New research finds that it is not only human babies who love to playfully tease each other. Researchers reasoned that since language is not required for this behaviour, similar kinds of playful tea…Palm Oil Detectives
Use of habitat for agricultural purposes puts primate infants at risk
Frequent visits to oil palm plantations are leading to a sharp increase in mortality rates among infant southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) in the wild, according to a new study.ScienceDaily