Category Archives: Primate Conservation

Gorilla Conservation Infographic

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

By the Great Apes Survival Partnership

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Primates: Introduction and conservation

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Here is an article that I have just written for a fantastic site called Nikela Primates are found more or less on every area of land on the planet, however, if we remove Homo sapiens (Humans) from the picture, the … Continue reading →

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The woolly monkeys

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Lagothrix poeppigii (Poeppig’s woolly monkey) Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Infraorder: Simiiformes Family: Atelidae Subfamily: Atelinae Genus: Lagothrix Species: L. cana, L. lagotricha, L. lugens, L. poeppigii Subspecies: L. cana cana, L. c. tschudii Woolly monkeys are large and muscular with prehensile tails and arms about as … Continue reading →

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The Chimpanzee

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

This article serves to introduce the reader to the chimpanzee in preparation for more in-depth articles in the future. Bonobo at San Diego Zoo Wild chimpanzees are only found in tropical Africa, where their population has decreased by more than … Continue reading →

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