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Monkeys
Endangered Rainforest Species : Chimps And Bonobos
People tend to think of the chimpanzee as being a cute, and rather small, humanlike animal. That misconception is no doubt owed to the fact that baby and juvenile chimps…
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Monkeys
Endangered Rainforest Species: Orangutan
Orangutans are the large—males can reach 5 feet (1.5m) in stature, and 250 pounds (114kg) in weight—red-haired ape of Asia. (Some isolated populations have dark gray or black hair.) The…
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American Wildlife
America’s Wildlife Heritage Act
American citizens are the collective owners of their nation’s public lands, which amount to about 20 per cent of US territory. But such federal agencies as the Bureau of Land…
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European Wildlife
Endangered Tiger Facts
Tigers are native to much of Asia, from some of the coldest regions to the steamy rainforests of the Indonesian Islands. They are the top predator in every ecosystem they…
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Asian Wildlife
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Endangered Species
Endangered Grizzy Bears
The 600 or so grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park are back under US Endangered Species Act protection thanks to yesterday’s judicial decision in a suit filed by…
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Rainforest Animals
Rainforest Primates: Monkeys, Apes and Lemurs
Most rain forests have a number of primate species climbing through the forest canopy or foraging on the forest floor. Primates are apes—chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, gibbons and, yes, humans—as well…
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