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Orangutans left-handed; chimps and gorillas are righties

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Photo showing an orangutan engaged in the TUBE task. Photo used with permission of the researcher William Hopkins. Mmm, love that peanut butter Apes are right-handed or left-handed, just like us. Not a big surprise, since they’re our closest evolutionary…

Posted in Animal behavior / animal intelligence, Primates, Wildlife behavior Tagged with: Animal behavior, Bird intelligence, Bonobos, Chimpanzees, Crows, Endangered species, Gorillas, Handedness, Orangutans, Primates, Wildlife behavior, Wildlife in captivity, William Hopkins

For orangutans, hunting may trump habitat loss as biggest threat

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

Most people are surprised to learn that unlawful traffic in wildlife and wildlife parts is the third biggest criminal activity in the world, after drugs and arms. The illegal hunting of great apes is so pervasive that it may threaten…

Posted in Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Borneo, Bushmeat, Deforestation, Endangered species, Human behavior, Indonesia, Jakarta, Malaysia, Primates, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Africa, Bushmeat, Chimpanzees, Endangered species, Food, Gorillas, Great apes, habitat loss, Orangutans, Primates, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife in captivity

Wild tigers are in trouble

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

This post now on Google News and on the syndicated BasilandSpice This past August 22, a hot story popped up in headlines around the world. A 2-month-old tiger cub was spotted by x-ray in a suitcase at a Bangkok airport.…

Posted in Asia, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Thailand, Tigers, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Chinesee traditional medicine, Deforestation, Endangered species, Poaching, Southeast Asia, Tigers, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife in captivity

Wildlife trade rivals drug trade in profits

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

Text and photos by Sally Kneidel, PhD This post is also published on the syndicated BasilandSpice I recently wrote a post about Indonesia’s illegal trade in wildlife, focusing on orangutans. As one of our closest relatives, orangutans look and act…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Indonesia, Jakarta, Primates, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Animal welfare, Animal welfare / animal rights, Endangered species, Orangutans, Primates, Southeast Asia, Wildlife, Wildlife in captivity

Laws flaunted: flourishing pet trade threatens orangutan survival

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

This post now on Google News and on the syndicated BasilandSpice.com Pet trade threatens orangutan survival “Having a pet orangutan is a status symbol,” I was told by my Indonesian friend Ria, who lives and works in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital.…

Posted in Animal welfare / animal rights, Asia, Borneo, Deforestation, Eco-travel, Ecosystems, Endangered species, Human behavior, Overconsumption, Rain forest, Resources, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Sustainable Living, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Animal welfare, Deforestation, Eco-travel, Ecotravel, Endangered species, Human behavior, Orangutans, Palm oil plantations, Primates, Southeast Asia, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife in captivity

U.S. imports 20,000 primates per year

Posted on February 19, 2010 by

Sally Kneidel

This post now on Google News and on BasilandSpice Text and photo by Sally Kneidel, PhD U.S. is the world’s leading importer of primates I learned while researching our book Going Green that the United States is the biggest importer…

Posted in Africa, Animal welfare / animal rights, Pharmaceuticals, Wildlife, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Animal welfare, Animal welfare / animal rights, Livestock, Primates, Vervet monkeys, Wildlife, Wildlife in captivity

Toad and lizard come to call

Posted on October 30, 2009 by

Sally Kneidel

All photos and text by Sally Kneidel, PhD, of sallykneidel.com I had fun this week. To my joy, I was twice asked to retrieve or rescue a little animal in a bad situation. One was an Anolis lizard on my…

Posted in Wildlife, Wildlife behavior, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife survival Tagged with: Amphibians, Reptiles, Wildlife, Wildlife behavior, Wildlife habitat, Wildlife in captivity

Our other blog, Veggie Revolution, focuses more on food than this one does, especially the environmental, health and humane aspects of our food choices. That blog was started in 2005 and continues today, while the blog you're reading now began in 2009. Some of the newer posts are on both blogs, but Veggie Rev has at least 260 more posts than this blog, including Sadie's travels to Morocco. In the sidebar of Veggie Rev, you'll see links to each year that can take you back to all the posts for a particular year.

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Orangutans left-handed; chimps and gorillas are righties

For orangutans, hunting may trump habitat loss as biggest threat

Wild tigers are in trouble

Wildlife trade rivals drug trade in profits

Laws flaunted: flourishing pet trade threatens orangutan survival

U.S. imports 20,000 primates per year

Toad and lizard come to call

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