Culture Buzz I don’t know about you guys, but this is kind of the cutest. Cuter than any babies doing this, at least.
First you'll say “Awwwwwwww”. Then you'll say “That's horrible!”. You know, unless you're dead inside.
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Watch out, they bite! What is it with drunk old men and bad behavior in front of cameras?
Science Buzz I will name him George, and I will hug him, and pet him, and squeeze him! Just not too tightly.
A monkey stumbles into mushrooms and proceeds to go on an eye-melting, psychedelic, existentialist trip from hell.
This kitten is clearly confused about what he is, and what he wants from this monkey. (via theuniblog.evilspacerobot.com)
Culture Buzz A Baby Spider Monkey named Estela has been spurned by her mother. The staff of The Melbourne Zoo are keeping Estela company 24 hours a day, and providing her with toys to help ease the trauma of being shunned. She has taken to clinging onto one as much as she can. Sad, but Estela is so cute! (Via The Uniblog)
Some monkeys live in trees, some monkeys live on bananas. (via The Uniblog)
Team Ghost Riders are a group of professional border collie riding monkeys. Just what the internet ordered! (via Ian)
Culture Buzz The finger monkey is the tiniest living primate in the world. I want them all.
Culture Buzz Okay, so most of them are various forms of primates, but relax. Let's keep the alliteration here! Ape or human, we all need a little more tranquility and “ommm” in our life.
The Fat Monkey outdoor art installation by Florentijn Hofman. This was a good use of someone's time.
Two monkeys were promoted to “station master” of Hojo-cho station in Japan in an attempt to draw more visitors to the station. Aged 3 and 7 months, Nehime and Rakan are the youngest station masters to hold the position.
Culture Buzz Pygmy Marmosets are monkeys native to the rainforest canopies of South America. They are one of the smallest primates, and also one of the cutest animals on the planet.
A new study in Monkey Antagonism (real field of research) has discovered that Japanese macaques monkeys will “completely flip out” (real scientific terms) when presented with flying squirrels. The research could pave the way for advanced methods of enraging monkeys (which is apparently way more important than curing AIDS or cancer).