OTHER PRIMATE RELATED SITES
- African
Ape Floral List Floral lists from five study sites of
apes in the African tropical forests.
- African
Primates at Home Some of the primates Dr. M.K. Holder
studies on their home turf in East Africa.
- American
Journal of Primatology Official Journal of the
American Society of Primatologists.
- American Society of
Primatologists The American Society of Primatologists
is an educational and scientific organization, whose
purpose is to promote and encourage the discovery and
exchange of information regarding primates, including all
aspects of their anatomy, behavior, development, ecology,
evolution, genetics, nutrition, physiology, reproduction,
systematics, conservation, husbandry, and use in
biomedical research.
- Animal
Diversity Web Great searchable database with info on
specific species.
- Asociacion
Primatologica Espagnola Etologia dels primats.
- Associazione
Primatologica Italiana Affiliated to the
International Primatological Society (IPS).
- Aye-Aye's
Primate Primer Learn about primates..
- Belize
Zoo Howlers The Black Howler Monkey, known as the
"baboon" in Belize, is the largest monkey in
Belize and one of the largest in the Americas.
- Bioko Conservation
Project Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, is home to
seven species of diurnal monkeys and three species of
galagos (bushbabies).
- Bonobo Protection
Fund BPF is a group of international scientists and
laypersons who are concerned about the future of one of
humankind's closest living relatives, the bonobo.
- Bonobo
Sex and Society The behavior of a close relative
challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human
evolution.
- Bronx
Zoo Congo Gorilla Forest Wildlife Conservation
Society's online tour of the amazing Congo Gorilla Forest
exhibit at the Bronx Zoo.
- Bwindi-Impenetrable
Great Ape Project The research project's central goal
is a better understanding of the ecological relationship
between the park's populations of mountain gorillas (Gorilla
gorilla beringei) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes
schweinfurthii).
- Capuchin
Sharing Capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) share
food even if their partner is behind a mesh restraint.
The study suggests that sharing mechanisms may be
different for adult male capuchins, with males sharing
food more readily and less discriminatingly than females.
-
Case of Squirrel Monkey Identities
Comparison of Saimiri
oerstedii Populations.
- Central
Africa Gorilla Habitat This is a false-color
composite of Central Africa, showing the Virunga volcano
chain along the borders of Rwanda, Zaire and Uganda. This
area is home to the endangered mountain gorillas.
- Center for
Captive Chimpanzee Care The Center for Captive
Chimpanzee Care was established in 1997, under the
leadership of Jane Goodall and Roger Fouts, to create a
sanctuary where chimpanzees could live out the remainder
of their lives in the best environment possible. .
- Cercopan Forest
Monkey Conservation & Rehabilitation.
- Chimp
Talk Debate A decade and a half after the claims of
animal language researchers were discredited as
exaggerated self-delusions, Dr. Savage-Rumbaugh is
reporting that her chimpanzees can demonstrate the
rudimentary comprehension skills of 2 1/2-year-old
children.
- Chimpanzee and
Human Communication Institute CHCI is a sanctuary for
five adult chimpanzees who communicate with humans and
each other using American Sign Language (ASL).
- Chimpp
Group Chemo-ethology of hominoid interactions with
medicinal plants and parasites.
- Chimps Incorporated
Nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering chimpanzee
conservation through education.
- College
of Siskiyous Primate Pages Although the hominid
fossil record is far from complete, and the evidence is
often fragmentary, there is enough to give a good outline
of the evolutionary history of humans.
- Conservation
The conservation mission of the American Society of
Primatologists is to establish liaison between the
Society, conservation groups, and research resources
development agencies, provide information on the status
of wild populations of nonhuman primates, monitor primate
trade, research demands, success of captive breeding
programs, and enactment and abuse of legislation aimed at
conservation of nonhuman primates.
- Darwin
and Evolution Overview Darwin brought together a
multitude of facts including the geographical
distribution of organisms, comparative morphology of
living organisms and their fossil precursors.
- Das Tirlexicon
Hier entsteht ein Tierlexikon, welches etwa einmal im
Monat aktualisiert und erweitert wird.
- Dian Fossey
Gorilla Fund The purpose of this project is to
provide a digitized database of the mountain gorilla
habitat. The database will include layers of information
that contain vegetation patterns, gorilla ranging and
human use of gorilla habitat.
-
Distribution of the Black Squirrel Monkey The Black Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri
vanzolini) has the smallest distribution of any South American primate.
- Douc
Langur Project Recent surveys and observation of Douc
Langurs in existing parks and nature reserves of Vietnam
presents new information on distribution, habitat
utilization, group size and composition, aspects of
feeding, and social and locomotor behavior of this poorly
known primate.
- East
African Primate Research Sites Research is made
possible with permissions from the governments of host
countries and is conducted in cooperation with respective
parks management personnel.
- Environmental
Enrichment Articles on environmental enrichment and
psychological well-being.
- Environmental
Enrichment Database Search for topics environmental
enrichment for primates.
- EUPRIM-NET
EUPRIM-Net (short for European Primate Network) is a EU
funded project that networks eight European primate centres and is aimed at
advancing knowledge and competence in biological and biomedical research,
animal keeping and breeding. The project objectives focus on animal welfare,
the standardisation of procedures and methods, the enhanced availability of
non-human primates and training for those working with primates.
- Famous
Monkeys Mr.Monkey's references to well-known monkeys.
- Folia
Primatologica International Journal of Primatology.
- Fotosearch
Excellent source of searchable, categorized reference stock photos. Almost
3,000 images of primates.
- German Primate Center
The DPZ is also dedicated to the preservation of nonhuman
primates by improving methods for the management and
breeding of animals in captivity.
- Gibbon Center
International Center for Gibbon Studies (ICGS) is a
nonprofit facility; established in 1977 for the study,
propagation, conservation and betterment of the highly
endangered small ape, the gibbon; and for the education
of the public about the plight of this fascinating
primate.
- Gibbon Research Lab
offers an introduction to the natural history of the
gibbons or small apes (Hylobatidae), a review of gibbon
systematics and gibbon singing behavior, a photo and
sound gallery of all gibbon species, news and complete
research articles on various aspects of gibbon biology.
- Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus was the largest primate that ever
walked the Earth. He would have risen 9 to 10 feet high
if he choose to stand up on only his hind legs, and
probably weighed about 600 lbs.
- GISBAU
GIS Laboratory of the Human Biology Department species
density distribution pages, including downloadable zipped
density maps.
- Gorilla Foundation
Established in 1976, The Gorilla Foundation/Koko.org
promotes the protection, preservation and propagation of
gorillas.
- Gorilla Haven
Helping make every captive gorilla's life as enriched and
natural as possible and to promote education about
gorilla conservation in zoos and the wild.
- Gorilla
Help Site Fewer than 650 mountain gorillas and 40,000
lowland gorillas are left in the world. Their existence
continues to be threatened as increasing human
populations continue to decrease the gorillas' habitats.
- Gorilla
World The western lowland gorilla is found in the
African countries of Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Gabon, Congo, and Equatorial Guinea.
- Gremlins:
Faces in the Forest Deep in the Amazon jungle live
creatures, small enough to fit in the palm of your hand,
that spend their days in the vertical world of the
rainforest and their nights in hollow tree trunks.
-
Guidelines
for Acquisition, Care, & Breeding of Primates IPS
International guidelines for the acquisition, care and
breeding of non-human primates: Codes of practice.
- Hanuman Garden
A website designed for people with diabetes, including
the story of Hanuman and the Shadow.
- Hanuman (Monkey God)
Music and story of Hanuman the Monkey god.
- Hello Molly Molly
the Monkey has diabetes, too. A support and information
site for people with diabetes.
- Helping
Hands Non-profit organization dedicated to improving
the quality of life for quadriplegic individuals by
training capuchin monkeys to assist them with daily
activities.
- Hominid
Evolution A definitive survey of the the current
state of knowledge regarding Human origins, with
bibliography.
- Hominid
Paleo-ethology La Paleo-etologia Homínida és la
disciplina que intenta reconstruir el comportament dels
Homínids fòssils.
- Institute and
Museum of Anthropology Institute and Museum of
Anthropology, University of Zuerich, Switzerland
- International
Center for Gibbon Studies The purpose of this website
is to emphasize the endangerment of gibbons and their
unique behavioral and ecological adaptations.
- International
Primate Sanctuary of Panama The Primate Refuge and
Sanctuary of Panama, or PRSP, is an international effort
to (1) help preserve Panama's nonhuman primates, (2)
provide a naturalistic location for their long term study
and (3) provide education at all levels on Panama's
primates.
- International
Primatological Society The
International Primatological Society is the association
of scientists who do research on non-human primates.
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Investigate Biodiversity
Monkeys of the neotropical
rainforests of Central and South America.
-
Ishasha
River Chimpanzee Study Site A gallery forest
chimpanzee habitat frequented by chimpanzees in one of
the driest savanna regions in which chimpanzees have been
studied, in the Parc National des Virunga, eastern Zaire.
- Japan
Monkey Center Japan Institute and Museum of
Primatology.
- Jonathan's
Awesome Page of Monkeys Primate photos.
- Kahuzi-Biega
Lowland Gorillas Frequent poaching of gorillas on a
massive scale occurred in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park
in 1999. All 4 habituated groups which had accepted
tourists no longer exist, and it is suspected that more
than half of the population (240 gorillas) in the
original sector of the park (600 km2) has recently been
killed.
- Kyoto University
Primate Research Institute The Institute works toward
understanding the biological, behavioral and
socioecological aspects of primates, and the origin and
evolution of man.
- Laboratory
Primate Newsletter The Laboratory Primate
Newsletter provides a central source of information
about nonhuman primates and related matters to scientists
who use these animals in their research and those whose
work supports such research.
- Lemur Dolls
Lemurdolls are beanie/plush models depicting
authentically many of the lemur species from the island
of Madagascar.
-
Lepidoptera
and some other life forms (Primate
page) Species list with distribution maps.
- Les
gorilles Cette page vous présente ces formidables
animaux que sont les gorilles. Méconnus, ils sont
pourtant en voie d'extinction.
- Living Links
Instead of hunting for missing links, why not focus on
the living links between humans and their primate
relatives?
-
Mammalian
Crania Picture Archive Photos of monkey skulls.
- Mandrills
This site was designed as a high school biology project.
- Meet Kokomo Jr
Chimp greeting cards for sale.
- Michelle Merrill's
Home Page Duke University anthropology student's page.
- Misty
Future of Rwanda's Mountain Gorillas "And the
Gorillas themselves are too shrewd to talk... they have a
very healthy wariness about people in general and
government people in particular."
- Monkey
Folktales Monkey tales from folklore and mythology
electronic texts.
- Monkey
King "The Monkey"or "The Monkey King"
is the mischievous protagonist from the ancient Chinese
folk tale, Journey to the West.
- Monkey Maddness
Monkey Maddness is committed to providing a forum for
education, reference and support.
-
Monkey
Screensavers Download ape and monkey screensavers.
- Monkey Zone Pet
monkey resource.
- Monkey's Town A
memorable interaction with exotic monkeys from the rain
forests of Africa and the Amazons awaits you
at Monkey Town near Cape Town, South Africa.
- Monkey's
Tale A funky monkey jungle tumble.
-
Monkeys
and Apes in the Jungle The rainforest is home to
monkeys and apes that feed on the fruit and leaves that
grow there.
- Monkeys
Assist People with Disabilities In a variety of ways,
animals can be used as helping hands for people with
disabilities.
-
Monkeys
Can Count According to a study published in the
journal Science, monkeys can grasp the concept of numbers
from one to nine, eroding the scientific consensus that
counting is a phenomenon limited to humans.
- Monkeys-Monkeys
Primates are much like humans in the respect that they
are animals that have grasping hands, forward-facing
eyes, and highly developed brains.
- Mountain
Gorilla & Rainforest Direct Aid For many years
Berggorilla & Regenwald Direkthilfe, or Mountain
Gorilla & Rainforest Direct Aid, has been supporting
national parks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of
Congo where mountain gorillas live, as well as national
parks in D.R. Congo where the Eastern lowland gorilla
lives.
- Mountain
Gorilla Stamps Selection of stamps featuring gorillas.
- New England
Regional Primate Research Center The New England
Regional Primate Research Center is one of eight Regional
Primate Research Centers supported by the National Center
for Research Resources of the National Institutes of
Health.
- Nguoi
Rung - Vietnamese Forest People Reports of 'wildman'
vary from large to small, with body hair from grey to
brown or black and may be alone or with others.
- Oakland
Zoo Find the facts about your favorite zoo animal.
- Oregon Regional
Primate Research Center Scientists at the Oregon
Regional Primate Research Center in Beaverton, Oregon,
are advancing biomedical knowledge through basic research
with in-vitro, rodent and primate animal models.
- Owl faced
monkey The Beaver College owl-faced monkey (Cercopithecus
hamlyni) web page was created for the purpose of
facilitating communication concerning the captive and
wild status of the endangered species of monkey.
- Pan
Africa News The Newsletter of The Japan Committee for
the Conservation and Care of Chimpanzees and The Mahale
Wildlife Conservation Society
- Paul's
Marmoset Page Marmosets are distributed mainly from
the Amazon Basin, south of the Amazon River in Brazil,
east to the Brazilian Atlantic coast and extending over
into Eastern Bolivia.
-
Payment
for Labor in Monkeys This study demonstrates that
capuchins cooperate even if it is obvious from the outset
that only one of them, and which one, will be rewarded.
- Philippine
Tarsier Foundation Protecting a 45 million-year-old
specie.
- Predatory
Behavior and Ecology of Wild Chimpanzees Among the
great apes (the gorilla, the orangutan, the bonobo and
the chimpanzee) and ourselves, only humans and
chimpanzees hunt and eat meat on a frequent basis.
- Primata
Contains information on the theories of primate
evolution, how platyrrhines arrived on South America,
tree-shrews as primates, a taxonomy of extinct primates,
a listing of links on the web about primate evolution,
morphology, range, ecology, locomotion, social behavior,
communication, and reproduction of each species of
primate.
- Primata
Links Links found on the web that relate to primate
behavior.
- Primate
Behavior The study of primate behavior is essential
for giving us clues to the possible behaviors of our
ancestors.
- Primate
Behavior and Ecology Links compiled by Wisconsin
Regional Primate Research Center.
- Primate
Behavior Database Primate fact sheets.
- Primate
Censuses Census for Captive Primates in Europe and
North Africa from Wisconsin Regional Primate Research
Center.
- Primate
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory Studies on acoustic
communication and perception and conceptual
representation.
- Primate Conservation,
Inc. Dedicated to studying, preserving and
maintaining the habitats of the least known and most
endangered primates in the world.
- Primate
Conservation in Vietnam This paper presents the
status of primate fauna of Vietnam and measures recently
taken for conservation of these resources.
- Primate
Could Stand and Swing Fossils discovered during
expeditions in the 1960s and 1994 belong to the oldest
swinger ever found - a large ape-like creature that also
may be the oldest known relative of humans and apes,
experts say.
-
Primate
Diseases 1 Diseases of Laboratory Animals II Part 1:
Viral Diseases.
-
Primate
Diseases 2 Diseases of Laboratory Animals II Part 2:
Bacterial, mycotic, protozoal, metazoan parasitic,
neoplastic, and miscellaneous diseases
- Primate
Handedness Primate handedness and brain
lateralization studies by M. K. Holder.
- Primate
Images Photo images from Wisconsin Regional Primate
Research Center.
- Primate Report
The Primate Report publishes original papers, abstracts and contributions
from the meetings of national and international primatological societies,
from symposia as well as book reviews. Special issues like surveys on
primatological activities in habitat countries and census of captive
primates in the Old World countries complete the spectrum.
- Primate
Species Page Included is information on morphology,
range, ecology, locomotion, social behavior,
communication, and reproduction (from Wisconsin Regional
Primate Research Center).
- Primate
Taxonomy Lecture on what a primate is, and
introduction to the range of primates present in the
world today.
-
Primate
Zoonotic Diseases Significant zoonotic diseases of
non-human primates from Veterinary Medicine at Walter
Reed.
-
Primateninformationssystem
Enthaelt umfangreiche, detailreiche Informationen und
Bilder zum Thema Primaten (Affen).
-
Primates
Links to primate web resources from UC Berkeley.
- Primate Society of Great
Britain The Primate Society of Great Britain was
founded in 1967 to promote research into all aspects of
primate biology, conservation and management.
- Skatty's
Primate Page Extensive source of information on
primate species.
-
Tarzan
of the Apes - Edgar Rice Burroughs E-text of the
classic novel from Project Gutenberg.
-
The
Origin of Species E-text of Darwin's essay on natural
selection.
- Texas A&M
Anthropology news.
- Tiso's
Primate Art "...creating powerful and passionate
moments with the nonhuman primate image, abstractions,
and metaphor."
-
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica and Panama Streaming movies of monkeys
and more!
-
University
of Manitoba Primate Taxonomy Taxonomies attempt to
group species into broader categories (taxa) on the basis
of substantial similarities and inferred descent from
common ancestors.
-
University
of Waterloo Anthropology Image Server.
- Veeder & LD
Primates are a fascinating group of mammals which share a
complex of traits, to varying degrees, including grasping
hands and feet, increased reliance on vision over
olfaction, a tendency towards erect posture, and a
greater reliance on (flexible) learned behaviors to get
by in the world.
- Vervet Monkey
Foundation Focused on education and preservation.
Site includes images and articles.
- Washington
Regional Primate Research Center Biomedical research
on primates, with special emphasis in neurological
sciences, cardiovascular function, disease models,
developmental biology, endocrinology and metabolism,
AIDS, immunogenetics, and virology.
- Washo Project
Over the past 30 years Roger Fouts has turned the dream
of talking to animals into reality by pioneering
communication with chimpanzees through sign language.
- Wisconsin Regional
Primate Research Center Excellent source for primate
information. Home of the Primate Info Net.
- Wild
Ones Animal fact sheets.
- Wild Primates
Stuffed monkey dolls for sale.
- Wildlife
Conservation Society Since 1895, WCS has worked from
our Bronx Zoo headquarters to save wildlife and wild
lands throughout the world.
-
Zoology
/ Primates Extensive information about primates.
- Zoopharmacognosy
Chemo-ethology of hominoid interactions with medicinal
plants and parasites.