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#’trust these infographs made by me… whose only title is ‘activist’… more than these accredited zoological facilities! watch a netflix doc!’

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#5

If you ever go on a dolphin tour boat and your guide permits passengers to feed or jump in the water with wild dolphins, entices the dolphins closer to the boat with various forms of bait, chases after them, or attempts to corral them with other boats for a better viewing experience, please report them to Fish & Wildlife for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Feeding, touching, or harassing any marine mammal is prohibited in US waters. Document the violations if you can.

The beach town where I’m staying for my internship is full of dolphin tour boat companies who condone or even practice these illegal, harmful activities. It’s very disturbing to see locals and tourists alike posting on social media about their ~magical wild dolphin encounters~ without knowing or caring about the danger to the animals. Wild dolphins need to stay wild. They cannot rely on humans for food. They cannot lose their wariness of boats. Not to mention it’s unsafe for you. Dolphins are intelligent, wonderful creatures, but they’re not the gentle, benevolent entities popular media has made them out to be—they’re large, powerful, wild animals that deserve respect. Please enjoy observing wild dolphins from a safe distance, and if you ever find yourself approached in the water, let them pass by you undisturbed.

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Baymax has veterinary programming 😭

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#2

The first of several red wolf pairs was recently released into the wild by USFW, and the Facebook comments on the official announcement are of course filled with uneducated hunters and self-proclaimed “wildlife biologists” labeling them “vermin,” “coyotes,” or “not real wolves,” and openely promising to shoot or trap them to “protect” the deer and turkeys. The red wolf project is incredibly personal to me, and it’s absolutely nauseating to see cruel, selfish humans threaten the lives of animals I know and have cared for. 

Red wolves (Canis rufus) are native to the southeastern United States. We have fossil evidence dating them back at least 10,000 years. Recent DNA evidence (2021) suggests their presence in North America may predate even gray wolves and coyotes, making it impossible for the species to be simply wolf-coyote hybrids as was once widely believed. The American Society of Mammology recognizes them as a distinct species, and they are protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Red wolves are a separate, unique species. Red wolves are part of the natural ecosystem of the southeastern United States, and they have been here long before European colonists ever arrived. Red wolves belong on their ancestral land. They are considered critically endangered by the IUCN Red List, and killing one carries grave legal consequences under federal law. Conservation is about maintaining a healthy planet of both predators and prey, not preserving overpopulations of game species so there’s plenty to go around for recreational hunters. 

Save the American red wolf.

3,869 notes - Posted February 27, 2022

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All my homies hate PETA.

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*pokes you*

[Vid description: a juvenile chimpanzee sitting on the forest floor poking a camera. The chimp draws back and shouts, then continues poking it. The human narrator says "...but something's not quite right" when the chimp draws back. There is another chimpanzee sitting higher up among the foliage in the background. End ID]

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Is Banana Momma cute?

https://arrghigiveup.tumblr.com/post/621730015039651840/tweet

Rating: cautiously cute

The behavior here is totally natural and I can say many macaques are super picky about Textures on their fingers (no likey!!)

What concerns me is the context of the video. This TikTok account has only two more videos from the same location and both are filmed from suspiciously close. This could be a case of an animal professional posting without context or this is one of the many monkey parks in Japan (most likely the case). These places make me uncomfortable as a primate professional because the close human-monkey contact is generally very unsafe. Humans and monkeys can exchange diseases both ways including diseases like Herpes B (potentially fatal in humans) and COVID. There's always a potential for an attack as well as these parks often put humans and monkeys close together with food involved which heightens the stakes (most attacks/fights involving monkeys are started over food). I will say as an American I don't feel it's my place to say how Japanese people interact with their native species I can only speak on my own knowledge having worked with macaques for several years. Without knowing the location or the details, this is rated cautiously cute.

Never attempt to approach or feed a wild monkey

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https://youtu.be/LIHn2SONkEQ What are your thoughts on this video? The orangutan doesn't seem stressed or upset but I know you guys have said stuff about disliking people performing tricks to get reactions from primates. I'm mostly curious as to why the baby watched so intently and then proceeded to do a backwards roll for seemingly no reason.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of magic/tricks for primates because you never know if the animal will end up feeling threatened by your interaction. This particular video is cute, however. If you tried this same interaction with chimpanzees or macaques, you would have seemed like a threat with those quick hand movements towards the animal.

The backwards roll wasn't for no reason, this was play! The orangutan seems to be able to tell the kid is being playful and the orangutan is being playful back. Orangutans really enjoy rolling as a play behavior and that behavior also gets them positive attention from onlookers.

Even though this particular video is rated as cute I strongly urge readers to not follow this example. This interaction could have gone sour very quickly and copying this could lead to a stressed animal.

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Hi I was wondering what the “kiss” made by the Orangutan in the video means. Video is from Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation

A little kissy squeak like this is a type of alarm call! Often used to signify the presence of predators, in this context I think it is likely to inform other orangutans that there are humans visiting.

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Re: the video you just posted from the Smithsonian zoo of the primate playing a xylophone

So you know how it kind of kept pressing the purple key when it didn’t work? Is it like a kid that is confused that it’s not making sound or do you think that it understands that the toy is broken? Like do primates understand the concept of things not working anymore because they’re broken, or do they just think it’s not working anymore who knows why?

I know we probably will never know for sure I just thought it was interesting. Thanks for all the amazing videos!

Hmm, I think the concept of 'broken' requires an understanding of what the object is meant to do. The xylophone is meant to make noise and all keys do make a different noise, with the purple making a noise that is most different. I think, based on the way they hit the purple key harder and the other orang tries to press the purple key, they seem to notice it is different from the others.

We will never be able to access the secrets of an orangutan's mind so who's to say what they think!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc1F6N-MzhU&t=281s

Please rate this amazing compilation of Shabani being funny. I am curious about his behavior when he smacks another one of his troop; I'm guessing a female or non-dominant male. What is this? Is it playing?

Okay, first I am SO pleased to announce that in looking for information on the individuals in Shabani's troop, I found a MONKEY (and ape) FANDOM. my kind of people. Enjoy :)

From what I can tell, the adolescent male is coming to adulthood and is challenging Shabani's authority. We can see several moments in the video where Shabani gets chased and does the chasing. 7:20 shows Shubani reacting very strongly to the youngster (Kiyomasa?) displaying. Shabani bites the rope in front of him, and does a dramatic flop onto a nearby structure, and this is speculation, but it looked like frustration to me.

In the wild when a young male gorilla matures, he starts to make these displays and often must choose to either: leave the troop and make his own by attracting females to join him, challenge the dominant male and win authority, or stay with the group and wait until the dominant male starts to age and can be challenged and overpowered. In captivity, every effort is made to keep family members together as long as its beneficial to them so keepers will do their best to mitigate conflict when possible while also allowing natural social interaction.

The above video is 5 years old, Here's a more recent video showing tensions have calmed down- it seems Kiyomasa accepts his role in the troop from what we can see in a short video.

(also I ADORE the oooohs from the crowd following every chest beat)

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Hi. Recently I came across this video: https://youtu.be/D8AreOpT6zY

I'm pretty certain that the video isn't cruel at all but I have some questions about it.

Near the end of the video, the orangutan went up to the crowd, climbed up his cage and started sticking his tongue out and making faces at the people watching him. Why did he start doing that? Was it just a behavior he copied, or is it to get a reaction or something?

Secondly, I know orangutans are much more solitary than other primates, so how do they react to crowds/people watching them? Do they like it or does it give them any stress (or does it depend on the individual)? This one in particular seemed like he didn't mind the attention at all, but it seems like he's used to it.

Yup, this video is rated Cute!

Center for Great Apes, like many sanctuaries, will have occasional public events for fundraising and this people-watching opportunity is great for the apes too! He seemed to enjoy getting a reaction from the crowd.

As far as your question: that specific tongue out near the fence I've found in my personal experience with primates is a way for them to ask for food from keepers so he may be trying to get some treats, or is simply reacting to the reaction of the people.

I've personally worked several events like these where large crowds visit a sanctuary home to primates who typically only see staff and volunteers. Much thought and care is taken to lead public through paths that pass them by animals who seek attention and avoid animals who tend to be highly reactive to new people. Highly reactive animals may also be given enrichment indoors to allow them to avoid the stress of visitors or other visual barriers may be put up to allow those animals their privacy. In this video we can hear a staff member speaking to the crowd so we know the animals are being monitored by staff and if he were to react negatively, I'm certain the staff would redirect the public away from him.

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I came across this video and was wondering if it's okay or not? I found it cute but I'd rather be safe before sharing

https://youtube.com/shorts/pBrk4EhSskk?feature=share

UGH. This video could be 100% cute if she didn't tap on the glass!

Drawing and other ways to connect with apes in a non-threatening way is great enrichment for both human and non-human. She took care to use slow, fluid hand movements so that part is fine.

Please do not tap on the glass! This is disturbing to almost every animal and making them uncomfortable in order to illicit a reaction from them will never be cute.

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I couldn't find back story to this gif so I submit it to you (I understand if you ignore this because anon).

https://tenor.com/view/cli%C3%A7-cli%C3%A7monkey-monkey-sleepy-sleepy-monkey-gif-24594700

There's nothing wrong with submitting via anon!

(when I first started this blog I wasn't a long-time Tumblr user so alot of the features still go over my head. I had no idea that for the first maybe 6 months of this blog I hadn't enabled anon. whoopsie!)

But, back to the gif in question:

Rating: neutral/unsafe

Macaques do naturally sit like that, although this macaque seems a but uncomfortable (looking around a tad anxiously). There is nothing cruel happening that I can see, but I will always say stay atleast 10 feet away from wild macaques! We have spoken before about the risks of attack, disease, and stress for the animal when you approach wildlife.

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Pretty sure there isn't anything wrong with this, just wanted to share. The entire acc is by someone doing volunteer work at a zoo (not sure which one) and they post lots of vids featuring the gorillas

Rating: Cute

Looks good as far as I can tell! Bonus for munchies I love listening to primates eat

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https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdAtj6Gd/ I assume this video is safe and cute, so I thought I'd share! (sorry if I'm wrong)

VERY cute! These orangutans at the San Diego Zoo look like they're having a blast, and luckily for the viewers they're doing it close to the glass. Front row seats to some ape fun.

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On the topic of Zoboomafoo, heres the granddaughter!