Paul Wren, from Wanna be an Anthropologist, emailed me this article, “Neonatal Imitation in Rhesus Macaques” the other night. I’m not surprised that John Hawks has already commented on it, but even super-blog Boing Boing has posted on it! The research shows that through several behavioral tests, like infant humans, newborn Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) [...]
September 7, 2006
Albino Pygmy Marmosets Twins Born
I have a bit of good news bad news. First the good. On September 1st, 2006, the Frösö Zoo in Ostersund, Sweden welcomed the birth of two albino pygmy marmoset twins. These pygmy marmosets are exceedingly rare, and it is not because they’re twins… pygmy marmosets are typically born in pairs. The significance of their [...]
