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Meet the chimpanzee, a fascinating animal, and one of our closest living relatives.
Researcher Larissa Vaccarini tells us about a tiny monkey called the buffy-tufted marmoset, from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.
Chimpanzees are the closest living relatives of humans. Like us, chimpanzees use technology. Jane Goodall discovered chimpanzees using twigs to go “fishing” for termites by sticking them in the holes of termite mounds and eating the termites that grab the twig. Chimpanzees may use some plants as medicines…
Romi introduces us to the Spix’s night monkey, a small nocturnal monkey from South America. Also, learn about animal activity patterns!
Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives. Like us, they are social animals. They have relationships with family members. They have friends and sometimes enemies. They can use tools. They learn from each other. And we continue to discover other ways they might resemble us ……
Magali Salinas, founder and director of Amazon Shelter. Photo by Nick Werber. Meet Magali Salinas. Magali helps injured wildlife found in the rainforest of Peru. Peru is a country in South America. It contains part of the Amazon rainforest: Sometimes loggers will cut down forests…
You may not have heard of the Annamite mountains before … but this is a place worth discovering! Come on, join us as we journey into the Annamites and learn about the hidden animals of the forest! Our hosts on this epic adventure are scientist…
Let’s meet Edgar Rabevao, who helps study and protect silky sifakas and other lemurs in Madagascar!
Mongabay Kids is celebrating all things lemur … Why? It’s the World Lemur Festival, leading up to World Lemur Day on October 29th, 2021. We’ve partnered with the Lemur Conservation Network to bring you the latest lemur-themed news and activities. The Lemur Conservation Network is…
Stephanie Canington is curious about ring-tailed lemurs and what they eat! Join us as we learn more about her exciting research on this lovely lemur species.