News articles tagged with 'colobus'
Monkeys and other primates dying off due to habitat loss, hunting
— 5 Aug 2008 16:50 | EnvironmentMankind's closest relatives - the world's monkeys, apes and other primates - are disappearing from the face of the Earth, with some literally being eaten into extinction…
Ugandan monkeys harbour evidence of infection with unknown poxvirus
— 23 Apr 2008 14:25 | HealthResearchers report this month that red colobus monkeys in a park in western Uganda have been exposed to an unknown orthopoxvirus, a pathogen related to the viruses that cause smallpox,…
Key 'impact hunters' catalyse hunting among male chimpanzees
— 3 Feb 2008 08:53 | BiologyWhile hunting among chimpanzees is a group effort, key males, known as 'impact hunters' are highly influential within the group. They are more likely to initiate a hunt, and hunts rarely…
New, rare and threatened species discovered in Ghana
— 7 Dec 2007 00:47 | BiologyScientists exploring one of the largest remaining blocks of tropical forest in Western Africa discovered significant populations of new, rare and threatened species underscoring the…
Primates in peril
— 27 Oct 2007 07:38 | BiologyMankind's closest living relatives - the world's apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates - are under unprecedented threat from destruction of tropical forests, illegal wildlife trade…
Parasites a key to the decline of red colobus monkeys in forest fragments
— 24 Oct 2007 21:40 | BiologyForest fragmentation threatens biodiversity, often causing declines or local extinctions in a majority of species while enhancing the prospects of a few. A new study from the University…
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