Primatology information
Human iron test adapted for us in animals (Moldova.org) U.S. Wildlife Conservation Society veterinarians say they have adapted a medical test to screen for elevated iron levels in marmosets and tamarins.The non-invasive test was originally developed to detect elevated iron levels in humans. An excess of iron can cause hemosiderosis -- a rare but often fatal condition in which iron accumulates in the lungs.Veterinarians can treat abnormalities in iron ...
Scientists cheer gorilla find, but warn of threats (The Gainesville Sun) Can there be more lurking in the mist' Despite a startling find that doubled the estimated number of western lowland gorillas in central Africa, scientists warned that hundreds of primate species remain in danger of extinction.
Julian Hall's Edinburgh Festival diary (Independent) Comedian Shazia Mirza was booked as a guest on MacAulay and Co this week. As the radio show is recorded early in the morning, Mirza (right) assumed it would be herself and Fred MacAulay in the studio. The comic thus opted to go to the Spiegeltent venue in a coat over her pyjama bottoms and vest top. As you might imagine, Mirza was completely unprepared for an audience of 250 people, for whom ...
Scientists think gorilla species in central Africa isn't as rare as thought (The Kansas City Star) EDINBURGH, Scotland | Are there more lurking in the mist? Despite a startling find announced Tuesday that doubled the estimated number of western lowland gorillas in central Africa, scientists warned that hundreds of primate species remained in danger of extinction.
Human iron test adapted for us in animals (UPI) NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Wildlife Conservation Society veterinarians say they have adapted a medical test to screen for elevated iron levels in marmosets and tamarins.
Ascent of woman: How females lead ape studies (Sunday Herald) be dominated by men, but when it comes to the study of man's closest cousins, the great apes and primates, the majority of experts are female. Role models such as Dian Fossey, Jane Goodall and Birute Galdikas have inspired a generation of women to study the creatures.
GORILLA THRILLER (New York Post) Can there be still more lurking in the mist? A startling announcement yesterday doubled the estimated number of western lowland gorillas in central Africa. A census by the Wildlife Conservation Society - based at the Bronx Zoo - raised the...
Scientists cheer gorilla find, but warn of threats (AP via Yahoo! News) Can there be more lurking in the mist? Despite a startling find announced Tuesday that doubled the estimated number of western lowland gorillas in central Africa, scientists warned that hundreds of primate species remain in danger of extinction.
The Reason More of Today's Scientists Hire Armed Guards (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) When Charles Darwin boarded the H.M.S. Beagle in 1831 as the ship's naturalist, he had only one challenge - to keep himself entertained for the next five years. His scientific assignment was to collect anything that crawled, swam or flew, and to keep track of all sorts of biological measures such as water temperature and currents. But really, boredom was the big problem.
Veterinarians Adapt Human Tests For Monkeys - Noninvasive Iron Test Helps Modify Diets For Individual Monkeys (Medical News Today) A medical test developed to detect an overload of iron in humans has recently been adapted to screen for the condition in some distant relatives: diminutive monkeys from South America, according to veterinarians at the Wildlife Conservation Society.
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