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human-faced missing link found in Spain?

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:59:39 GMT

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"Human"-Faced Missing Link Found in Spain?

Move over Ida—you're last month's news. There's a new (purported) "missing link" in town.

An 11.9-million-year-old fossil ape species with an unusually flat, "surprisingly human" face has been found in Spain. The discovery suggests humans' ape ancestors split from primitive apes in Europe, not Africa—the so-called cradle of humanity—a new study says.

The species, Anoiapithecus brevirostris, may also represent the last known common ancestor of humans and living great apes—including orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees—researchers say.

"With this fossil, our opinion is that the origin of our family very probably took place in the Mediterranean region," said study leader Salvador Moyà-Solà of the Catalan Institute of Paleontology in Barcelona.

"Surprisingly Human"

Unearthed at a fossil-rich site near Barcelona in 2004, the fragmented skull remains suggest a species with human-like facial features, Moyà-Solà said.

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"Human"Faced missing link,found in Spain?

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:28:56 GMT

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Clip Source: news.nationalgeographic.com

The species, Anoiapithecus brevirostris, may also represent the last known common ancestor of humans and living great apes—including orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees

Surprisingly Human"

Unearthed at a fossil-rich site near Barcelona in 2004, the fragmented skull remains suggest a species with human-like facial features,

Resembling both primitive ape species and our early ancestors, Anoiapithecus could be called a missing link

The ape's wide nose and long palate, for example, resemble those of the ancient apes from which great apes and humans arose

But Anoiapithecus' thickly enameled teeth and robust jaw are like those of primitive Kenyapithecus fossil apes, which lived in both Africa and Europe

Tags: apes, gorillas, chimpanzees, spain

Gorilla artist Anthony Browne becomes children's laureate

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:05:01 GMT

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Illustrator much-loved for his stories of gentle gorillas succeeds Michael Rosen as national champion of children's literature

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At once ordinary and mysterious ... A picture from Anthony Browne's 1999 book Voices in the Park. Photograph: AET Browne

You don't have to notice the references to Magritte, Rousseau or Van Gogh to realise that the new children's laureate is a genius. It shines out from every page

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Take a stroll through the surreal world of children's illustrator Anthony Browne and his award-winning drawings

Anthony Browne has said that he identifies with his character Willy the chimpanzee, who takes centre stage here in his picture book Willy and Hugh. Willy, pictured, is lonely in a world of gorillas - until he bumps into the huge gorilla Hugh, who quickly becomes his friend

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'My brother is really COOL,'

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Browne was moved to write My Dad - a sunny tribute to his father - after discovering his old dressing gown on a hanger

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My Mum

original, unexpected, funny and typically Browne

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watch how i met your mother online

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:56:43 GMT

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Watch How I Met Your Mother Season 1 Online:

Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
Season 1, Episode 2: Purple Giraffe
Season 1, Episode 3: The Sweet Taste of Liberty
Season 1, Episode 4: Return of the Shirt
Season 1, Episode 5: Okay Awesome
Season 1, Episode 6: The Slutty Pumpkin
Season 1, Episode 8: The Duel
Season 1, Episode 7: Matchmaker
Season 1, Episode 9: Belly Full of Turkey
Season 1, Episode 10: The Pineapple Incident
Season 1, Episode 11: The Limo
Season 1, Episode 12: The Wedding
Season 1, Episode 13: Drumroll, Please
Season 1, Episode 14: Zip, Zip, Zip
Season 1, Episode 15: Game Night
Season 1, Episode 16: Cupcake
Season 1, Episode 17: Life Among the Gorillas
Season 1, Episode 18: Nothing Good Happens After 2 AM
Season 1, Episode 19: Mary the Paralegal
Season 1, Episode 20: Best Prom Ever
Season 1, Episode 21: Milk
Season 1, Episode 22: Come On

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Ape study traces evolution of laughter

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:20:35 GMT

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Ha-Ha! Ape study traces evolution of laughter

When scientists set out to trace the roots of human laughter, some chimps and gorillas were just tickled to help. Literally

That's how researchers made a variety of apes and some human babies laugh. After analyzing the sounds, they concluded that people and great apes inherited laughter from a shared ancestor that lived more than 10 million years ago.

As far back as Charles Darwin, scientists have noted that apes make characteristic sounds during play or while being tickled, apparently to signal that they're interested in playing.

It's been suggested before that human laughter grew out of primate roots. But ape laughter doesn't sound like the human version. It may be rapid panting, or slower noisy breathing or a short series of grunts.

So what does that have to do with the human ha-ha?

After measuring 11 traits in the sound from each species, they mapped out how these sounds appeared to be related to each other.

result looked like a family tree

Tags: evolution, ape, laughter

12 Million Year Old New Hominid Fossil Found

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:02:51 GMT

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ScienceDaily (June 2, 2009) — Researchers have discovered a fossilized face and jaw from a previously unknown hominoid primate genus in Spain dating to the Middle Miocene era, roughly 12 million years ago. Nicknamed "Lluc," the male bears a strikingly "modern" facial appearance with a flat face, rather than a protruding one. The finding sheds important new light on the evolutionary development of hominids, including orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and humans.

In a study appearing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Salvador Moyà-Solà, director of the Institut Català de Paleontologia (ICP) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and colleagues present evidence for the new genus and species, dubbed Anoiapithecus brevirostris. The scientific name is derived from the region where the fossil was found (l’Anoia) and also from its "modern" facial morphology, characterized by a very short face.

Vacations for the stars

Thu, 28 May 2009 02:12:09 GMT

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Where do the stars go to be awe-struck?

Cameron Diaz is at one with Mother Nature on a surfboard. Rachel McAdams’ heart of green beats faster in Colorado. Clay Aiken is forever changed by Afghanistan. We turned ecorazzi to discover why the allure of certain places on Earth is greater than the spotlight for 15 luminaries.

Click through this gallery for a roundup of stars dishing on the spaces and places around the world that move them the most.

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Congo's orphan gorillas

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:24:07 GMT

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In central Africa, the gorillas’ natural habitat is no longer a safe haven as deforestation, poaching and human diseases take their toll.

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The Aspinall Foundation is working to rehabilitate baby and adult gorillas and reintroduce them to the jungles of Congo-Brazzaville.

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Mountain gorillas have moderately long coats, are black and tinged at the back with silver, whereas western lowland gorillas (above) are natural redheads, with slightly pointed skulls covering short orange fur.

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The foundation originally kept gorillas rescued from traders in an orphanage, but was granted a natural reserve by the Congolese government.

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The baby gorillas are attended to by nursemaids

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Oudiki was born at Howletts Wild Animal Park

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The young gorillas sleep out at night and play further afield as they get older.

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So far, the foundation has successfully reintroduced two groups back into the wild, including Tchivou and baby Elikia (left) with Koto and baby Elonga (right).

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And one day, hopefully, they will mate, have babies

Tags: anthropoid apes, herbivores, primates

Social Animals

Sun, 24 May 2009 00:31:56 GMT

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Clip Source: webecoist.com

All these animals have in common that they rarely, if ever, “go it alone.” Wolves are notorious pack-hunters, and always have a clear chain of command in their ranks, but people often overlook that their seaborne counterpart in the world are the beautiful orcas. Also known as killer whales, orcas travel in pods like their smaller cousins, the dolphins. Dolphins get away with a much more historically gentle disposition, because of their playful and curious nature toward humans, while bands of gorillas, if ever sighted, are feared and held in awe for lack of presence anywhere in the world but central Africa. Each of these species move about their surroundings with a territorial purpose, and defend what they deem as rightfully their own. They defend the members of their social grouping, and they care for their young, old, and sick. They use babysitters, they have affairs, they have deadbeat fathers and even the occasional runaway bride. They mourn their recently departed.

Bizarre,odd,strange Facts

Thu, 21 May 2009 20:59:13 GMT

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Bizarre,odd,strange,unusual Facts!

*Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name was Moon.

*85 per cent of all life on earth is plankton.

*The oldest known vegetable is the pea.

*To see a rainbow you must have your back to the sun.

*Men of the Walibri tribe of cenral Australia greet each other by shaking each other's penis,instead of shaking each other's hand.

*Carniverous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike.

*Iguanas can and do commit suicide.

*An eyelash lives for about 5 months.

*There is cyanide in apple pips.

*The water we drink is 3 billion years old.

*Everything weighs one per cent less at the equator.

*Only two female mammals possess hymens;humans and horses.

*Ants dont sleep.

*Human birth control pills work on gorillas.

*Sheep buried in snowdrifts can survive for up to 2 weeks.

*Strawberries are members of the rose family.

*More redheads are born in Scotland than in any other part of the world.

*Nobody knows where Mozart is buried.

STUNNING PHOTO OF SILVERBACK GORILLA

Tue, 19 May 2009 18:15:53 GMT

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Tags: animals, gorillas

10 Deadly Diseases That Hopped Across Species

Fri, 08 May 2009 03:18:36 GMT

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10 Deadly Diseases That Hopped Across Species

Gorillas Gave Humans 'The Crabs'

Humans caught pubic lice from gorillas about 3 million years ago. We likely picked up the delightful disease, affectionately known as "crabs," not by sleeping with gorillas, but by sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the gorillas, scientists concluded in 2007. Humans, by the way, are the only primates that have both pubic lice and head lice (chimps have just head lice, and you now know which kind gorillas have).

Tags: disease, health, medical, science, species, animals

Mumba the gorilla shows off her five-day old baby

Tue, 05 May 2009 11:27:28 GMT

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Father of all three is 27 year old Djala, who was rescued from the Congo and has sired 26 babies to date.

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Mumba the gorilla cradles her baby - the latest edition to the endangered species at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Folkstone, Kent

Cradling her baby in her huge arms, Mumba the gorilla welcomes a new edition to her endangered species.

The infant - pictured here at five days old - was born at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Folkestone, Kent.

And just days earlier, another baby gorilla was born at the nearby sister park, Howletts near Canterbury.

The arrivals bring fresh hope as there are just 100,000 Western lowland gorillas remaining in the wild - and it is feared they will be extinct by 2020 if the species keeps dwlinding at its present rate.

Western Lowlands have been hit by deforestation, the Ebola virus and the bush meat trade which sees them widely eaten in Central Africa.

Mumba, 22, is playing her part in the survival of her species, after giving birth on April 25.
The gender of the baby is not known as park keepers do not yet think it is safe enough to enter Mumba's enclosure.

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A quiet family afternoon

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:00:43 GMT

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Tags: funny, ape, gorillas

Western Gorillas

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:05:34 GMT

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Clip Source: www.western-gorillas-eastern-gorillas.com

Western Gorillas Eastern Gorillas - Habitat

Western Gorillas-Eastern Gorillas are found in the Congolian Coastal Forests, Guinean Moist Forests, and Albertine Rift Highland Forests.

Western Gorillas Eastern Gorillas - Physical Caracteristics

Height: 67 - 70 inches
Weight: 310 - 400 lbs
Gestation: 250 - 270 days
Offspring: 1
Life Span: 35-50 years, though a captive can live even for 54 years.

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