The theorem has been deemed ‘misleading’ It’s the age old adage that tells the story of monkey labour, Shakespeare and the notion of infinity in a scenario only the human mind could conjure. The theorem goes that if every monkey on earth was placed into a room each with a typewriter and typed at random […]
1 year ago
Scientists have worked out why humans no longer have tails, unlike monkeys. It’s roughly 25 million years since the evolutionary split took place between human ancestors and primates. This resulted in human losing their tails, but the exact cause of this split has been unknown to scientists for decades. But researchers now reckon they’ve worked […]
2 years ago
The intruder was trying to steal coins from the enclosure’s moat Authorities in Australia are urging a person who broke into a monkey enclosure to urgently seek medical attention because they may have been exposed to “potentially fatal” herpes. On Tuesday night, an intruder broke into an enclosure that houses macaque monkeys in an attempt […]
3 years ago
A wildlife team has been sent to investigate the troop of monkeys A four-month-old baby has died after it was pushed off a roof by a monkey. The tragic incident took place in the village of Dunka in Uttar Pradesh, India. The baby had been with his parents when the group were attacked by a […]
3 years ago
David Attenborough is obvs at the top of their queue Monkeys in a zoo have been given access to a “primate version” of Spotify and Netflix as part of a research project. Researchers at Glasgow University have designed a “monkey media player” which allows the animals to interact with various visual and audio stimuli. Researchers […]
3 years ago
Note to self: do not mess with orangutans In a shocking piece of footage, an orangutan almost breaks a man’s leg while grabbing him through a cage. Aside from showing the frightening near miss, it serves as a reminder not to mess with animals – especially those already in captivity. The now-viral clip is said […]
3 years ago