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79Did man really evolve from apes?
http://www.scheissprojekt.de/evolution.htm The issue of whether humans evolved from apes would seem as difficult a question to answer as: What came first, the chicken or the egg? There are numerous...
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84How to make a rainforest diorama
This week, my daughter was assigned a rainforest diorama to make. Her grade on this assignment counts as a science test. This is a little odd, I think, as the skills necessary to make an effective diorama...
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75Tarsier, the world's smallest monkey
Tarsier, the world’s smallest monkey ( Only in the Philippines) Bohol. The town where you find the famous, breath-taking chocolate hills. It is also home to the world’s smallest primate...
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72Ragunan Zoo
Ragunan Zoo (Taman margasatwa Ragunan) and Jakarta Zoo are one and the same. It is rather like London Zoo and Regents Park being known by two different names. The Zoo was first established in 1864 but...
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80Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus),
Physical Description: The Vervet Monkey is usually around 400 to 600 mm in length (head and body); with tales about 300 to 500 mm. weights typically range between 3 and 5 kg. Males are larger than females....
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76Phuket Zoo in Thailand
I have visited Phuket Zoo in Thailand before. It was about two years ago. I wasn't impressed then and I wasn't on this visit either. I was in two minds about visiting at all as I was in the tail end of a...
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78Primatology
As a child, I had a number of ambitions. One of them was to cross-foster a chimpanzee in a human household, along with a child of my own, and to enable him to learn language and acquire literacy. It took many...
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80Was Man the Aquatic Ape?
Was Man’s Immediate Ancestor an “Aquatic Ape?“ Mankind’s Watery Awakening. Why we prefer the “missionary position.” Babies can swim before they can crawl. When we look at the skeletons of...
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78Animal Testing
In American culture a lot of groups and organizations are discussing whether or not animal testing should be disqualified. A number of people consider that there are reasons why animal testing...
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69Capuchin Monkey
It is the only species of Capuchin whose fur is black on the body, legs and tail. The black color extends to the back of the head by forming a cap, certainly the origin of its name "Capuchin monkey" His coat...
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