Great Apes
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Family | Gray |
|---|---|
| Order | Primates |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Lifespan | Human |
| Bonobo | |
| Chimpanzee | |
| Bornean orangutan | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2472850 |
About Great Apes
The Hominidae, whose members are known as great apes or hominids, are a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera: Pongo, the Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan; . . .
Million-year-old viruses help fight cancer, say scientists
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Signs used by apes understood by humans - research
... Lead researcher, Dr Kirsty Graham from St Andrews University explained: " We know that all the Great Apes - chimps and bonobos - have an overlap of about 95% of the gestures they use to communicate...
Belgian zoo hippos test positive for Covid
... Throughout the world this virus has mostly been seen in Great Apes and felines, " said Antwerp Zoo vet Francis Vercammen...
Coronavirus: apes on lockdown over the threat posed by the disease
...It is not known how the virus may have an effect on Great Apes, such as gorillas apes on lockdown against the threat of the coronavirus...
Coronavirus: 'Pets there is no danger of the owner veterinarians stress
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Coronavirus: a Tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for Covid-19
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Secrets of the largest ape that ever lived
... It would have been a distant cousin (of orangutans), in the sense that its closest living relatives are orangutans, compared to other living Great Apes such as gorillas or chimpanzees or us, said Dr Frido Welker, from the University of Copenhagen...
Orangutan with human rights to begin new life in Florida
... An Argentine court approved her transfer to Florida s Center for Great Apes in 2017, though her journey was delayed by applications for US permits...
Belgian zoo hippos test positive for Covid
A Belgian zoo has said that its two hippopotamuses have been taken into quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus.
It is unclear how Imani, aged 14, and Hermien, 41, caught The Virus , Antwerp Zoo said, adding The Animals were doing Well - Apart from having runny noses.
Restrictions have been tightened at the zoo until The Animals test negative.
Globally, there have been several reports of captive and domesticated animals infected with Sars-CoV-2.
The Hippos ' noses are usually wet, but vets at Antwerp Zoo decided to test the pair after they noticed they were " expelling snot".
Their enclosure has been sealed off. Their handlers - who have tested negative - Must wear masks and safety glasses, and disinfect their footwear before any contact with The Hippos .
" To My knowledge, it's The First recorded contamination among this species. Throughout The World this virus has mostly been seen in Great Apes and felines, " said Antwerp Zoo Vet Francis Vercammen.
Earlier This Week , Canada also confirmed that three Covid cases had been discovered in Wild Deer - The First such report in the country's wildlife.
But limited testing means no-one knows how prevalent coronavirus is in The Wild .
Source of news: bbc.com