Yesterday I mentioned an interesting study on primate climbing. National Geographic has video of the primates climbing the test device. The video van be found here.
Primates Climbing
Posted on May 17, 2008 by afarensis, FCD
St. Louis Encephalitis, Primates, and Flies
Posted on May 16, 2008 by afarensis, FCD
Some interesting science stories for you.
Filed under: Biology, Genetics, Interesting Science News | Tagged: Fruit Flies, Lemurs, Primates, Squirrel Monkeys, Virus | Comments Off
Ungulates, Tooth Size and Longevity
Posted on September 10, 2007 by afarensis, FCD
One of the more interesting areas of paleoanthropological research concerns the timing of growth and development. For example, in macaques infancy is from birth to 1.4 years, childhood from 1.4-3.2 years, and adolescence from 3.2-5.8 years. In captivity macaques can live to be 30 years old, or more. In chimps the figures are; infancy birth [...]
Filed under: Biology, Evolution, Zooarchaeology | Tagged: Primates, Ungulates | 1 Comment »
