We have received a denounce through GAP Project website about a story of humiliation of a big three-year-old Siberian Tiger, very fat, who was shown to the public in a show promoted by World Circus at the city of San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina.
The tiger was so fat that he was not able to walk and hardly got up on the stage, sustained by a rope around his neck. After the end of the show, the tiger was suspended again and put among two wood pads in a way that his belly floated on the air. Around him several families took pictures, who was only immobilized by ropes, with no other kind of security or protection. There were moments that the tiger got excited and was kept on the place only by the ropes. A man even put his glasses on his head, to be photographed.
This is a humiliation show with an extraordinary animal, that has been being treated in a wrong way by irresponsible circuses owners, who exploit them due to bad human curiosity, and they end up becoming a kind of doll.
Dr. Pedro A Ynterian President, GAP Project International
The organizations Mighty Earth and Satya Bumi released a Red Alert report on the Tapanuli orangutan at the end of October. The report “Code Red for the Tapanuli Orangutan” highlights the risk that the species could disappear and calls for urgent collective action. It is estimated that only 658 individuals remain in the wild today.
Defying conflict to track the world’s rarest chimpanzees
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Results from a study conducted by the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior suggest that chimpanzee culture includes many everyday behaviors essential to their survival. Dozens of previously overlooked cultural behaviors were identified in wild chimpanzees, demonstrating that their culture extends far beyond what was previously recognized.
Children and Monkeys Share a Common Understanding of Geometry
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Great apes: what we know about their cognition, cooperation and curiosity after two decades of research
Article by one of the creators of EVApe Cognition, a standardized database comprising 18 years of experiments, decisions, and relationships of great apes. It is a tool designed to support long-term studies of behavior and to enable a deeper understanding of the complexity of their social lives.
Yoko and His Hat: Environmental Enrichment, Stimulation, and Well-Being
Yoko was transferred from Colombia to the Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba a year and a half ago. Over the past few weeks, he has shown interest in using a hat—an object offered as part of his environmental enrichment program.
He arrived at the Sanctuary after an unprecedented operation involving several organizations that mobilized to make his transfer possible. Yoko was the last remaining captive chimpanzee in Colombia.
In populations under human care, studies indicate that chimpanzees have an average life expectancy of approximately 35–40 years. However, some individuals may live past 50 or 60 years, as it is the case with Margarete.
During her childhood, she worked in a circus and had all her teeth pulled out. Later, she was taken to a commercial chimpanzee breeding facility, where she was used as a "breeder".
Date of birth: 1972 Origin: Chimpanzee Breeding Marco Schwartz (PR) Sanctuary:Sorocaba, São Paulo/Brazil
The social integration process of #chimpYoko has advanced!
After a little more than seven months since his arrival and ongoing observation of his general condition and behavior, the team at the Great Apes Sanctuary of Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil, successfully carried out an internal transfer to a new…
He arrived at the Sanctuary after an unprecedented operation involving several organizations that mobilized to make his transfer possible. Yoko was the last remaining captive chimpanzee in Colombia.