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Aye-Aye Aye!

The aye-aye is the only living member of the Daubentoniidae family., and is considered to be the most unusual of all primates.

Key data

Conservation status: Near-threatened

MORPHOLOGY

Aye-ayes have a unique method of feeding: A large percentage of its diet consists of insect larvae that live in dead wood inside. They find the larvae by tapping in the branches and listening to the echo. When is a cavity in the wood (that may contain insect larvae), the aye - aye bites through the outer layers of bark to then get a long finger at the bottom of the hole to remove the dam. He also often uses this third finger to drink liquids quickly and to wash himself..

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Baboons thieves Cape Town

Residents of one of the most popular tourist destinations in South Africa face a serious problem -. Hungry baboons attack not only on the street, but also stolen in the houses of the inhabitants of Cape Town. The baboons climb the steep walls of the high-rise buildings, and enter through the open windows of the apartments to get the loot.
Usually, they enter homes in search of food, but sometimes a shade or a stuffed toy may be.

The victims of these unusual criminals are limited to using paintball guns and pepper spray, as the Baboon a protected species . But, These methods only served to scare away briefly to primates, After a time hunger forces them to return back to the houses.

The photos shows a scene that was already familiar to the inhabitants of Cape Town.

Source: dymontiger.livejournal.com

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The mohol Bushbaby, also known as South African galago

Photo provided by the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago shows a mohol Bushbaby He was born at the Zoo in January and recently ventured out of its nest. The small primate weighing only 8,50 grams at birth. These primates, natives of southern africa, they are very rare in zoos. Today, There are less than 20 in the zoos in the United States. (AP Photo / Courtesy of Lincoln Park Zoo, Todd Rosenberg)

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Band of chimps kill their alpha male

The leader of a group of wild chimpanzees was recently attacked by four of his subordinates, those who joined forces to win a battle to death. It is rare that chimps kill their alpha male – and this event offers a rare insight into group structure in our closest relatives.

As of the year 2007, PIMU proclaimed alpha male of a group of chimpanzees who live near Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania. His Government had a violent end in October of the 2011 – the moment was captured on video. Stefano Kaburu from the University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom, and his colleagues investigated the incident and conducted an autopsy the body of Pimu (American Journal of Primatología , DOI.org/kn4).

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Bonobos willingly share food with strangers in exchange for company

Bonobos voluntarily share food and even renounce its own food by a stranger, but only if the receiver offers to change social interaction, according to a study published this Wednesday by Jingzhi Tan and Brian Hare, the Duke University (United States), in the magazine 'Plos One'.

In a series of experiments, the authors found that the behaviour of bonobos was at least partly driven by altruistic motivations, Since the animals helped buy food to strangers, even without the possible social interaction as a result of helping them. But, his generosity had its limits: animals do not share food in their possession if there is no social interaction possible.

Although the study subjects were all bonobos orphaned by the bushmeat trade in the Congo, showed no significant psychological differences from bonobos that had been raised by their mothers. According to the researchers, their results highlight the evolution of the generosity of these apes, the closest relatives of humans, and suggest that the behavior may have evolved to allow for expansion of the various social networks.

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White-faced Saki Monkey

Pithecia pithecia, measured between 30 and 50 height cm, they weigh between the 2 and 4 kilos and are concentrated in the North-East of Brazil, in special, in Venezuela. In this species the female differs from the male because this has the white face and Golden female.

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The giant gorilla Malui roams through a dense forest in the Central African Republic

El gigante gorila Malui deambula por el denso bosque Dzanga-Sangha en la República Centroafricana. Malui, whose age is estimated at around 25 years, it sucks the air of the forest surrounded by a swarm of butterflies. Photo: BARCROFT MEDIA

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Tenderness between a Bonobo mother and her calf

This baby Bonobo hairless seeks the affection of his mother at the Zoo in Jacksonville Florida. The hair loss is due to stress that produces live in captivity. Photo of Graham McGeorge

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