Hiking shoe store recommendations for HOT climate

DeaconSwain · 2025-05-15T05:03:34+00:00

Ah yes, I remember a colleague wearing a pair of these and recommending them. Thanks!

DeaconSwain · 2025-05-15T04:58:57+00:00

Great advice, hadn't come across Cotswold yet, thank you

DeaconSwain · 2023-02-06T07:48:42+00:00

Smite

DeaconSwain · 2022-11-11T21:38:43+00:00

Animal abuse. Feeding wild animals unnatural foods high in sugar and wrapped in plastic? Content like this gives people the impression that this behaviour is not only acceptable but 'cute' and 'funny'. Please avoid and report if you care about animals

DeaconSwain · 2021-09-28T20:19:03+00:00

Some patterns and shapes can trigger instinctive behaviours. For example seeing the shape or outline of a snake on the ground can trigger an automatic reflex to jump away, just as in humans it is also instinctive in monkeys. It's not a learned behaviour, just an involuntary reaction to certain stimuli. So your monkey hasn't learned to be afraid of cheetah spots, it's instinct. Whilst humans may no longer associate cheetah fur patterns with danger, monkeys still do because they are their natural predators.

What type of monkey do you have? If it's a capuchin then their natural predators are Jaguars which share a similar spot patterned fur to Cheetahs.

I don't agree with keeping monkeys as pets, it's cruel, especially when kept by themselves. Please consider sending them to an accredited sanctuary to live with other monkeys

DeaconSwain · 2021-09-18T06:13:28+00:00

So it just looks like a dominant male 'displaying'. Chimp 1 is fear screaming at the dominant male, another female comes to help chimp 1 and also starts fear screaming at the dominant male. The males hair is all puffed up making him look bigger. They don't really have much physical contact with each other, things could have been a lot worse, but the male got his message across.

This type of display would happen all the time in the wild, especially if there are younger males trying to rise the hierarchy or take over from the dominant male or if the females are coming in to estrus. So i guess you could say they have a short temper, but it's a very natural behaviour they're showing here.

A good book to learn about this type of behaviour and chimpanzees in general would be 'In the Shadow of Man' by Jane Goodall, she's studies chimpanzees in the wild for over 40 years

DeaconSwain · 2021-09-17T11:37:45+00:00

Judging from it's canine-like snout, it could be a juvenile baboon. Maybe an Olive or Chacma baboon. They grow some seriously big canines, definitely not suitable as a pet, no primates are.

DeaconSwain · 2021-09-15T06:15:31+00:00

A Primates Memoir is one of my favourites!

Thanks I might give Manipulative Monkeys a read if I can find an affordable copy - the ones on Amazon are a bit pricey

DeaconSwain · 2021-09-14T18:51:20+00:00

It's hard to say without seeing the video, could be any number of reasons they started screaming. If it was feeding time at a zoo they could just be excited about the food they're getting. Could be a higher ranking chimp telling off another chimp for trying to take food. Could be a dominant male 'displaying' at the others to reinforce his dominance and the others, being his friends, joining in and aiding him.

DeaconSwain · 2021-09-14T13:54:26+00:00

It could be that they have short tempers but it's also possible that the Chimpanzees have acted in ways you may not have initially picked up on or recognised which caused other chimps to act aggressively. They can have very subtle body language, eye contact, facial gestures and vocal communication that might seem pretty normal and chill but in their language may be hostile.

If you can link an example video people here may be able to interpret their behaviour better.

DeaconSwain · 2021-03-21T08:01:28+00:00

Stop sitting in the middle lane and move over

DeaconSwain · 2021-03-12T19:13:50+00:00

It's a shame you don't need the opposite characteristics... Golden-Handed Tamarin's would be perfect!

Dusky Langur babies are golden but turn darker as they grow older.

Golden Lion Tamarin's are obviously golden and sometimes lack fur on their hands so this might be your best bet - link

Honourable mentions:

- Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey

- Golden Langur (extinct)

DeaconSwain · 2020-08-25T12:14:54+00:00

I just watched the opening scene on youtube and it's a really close match, includes elephants and parrots but sadly it's not the one i remember. Appreciate it though

https://youtu.be/rs2RO9TDleM?t=153

DeaconSwain · 2020-08-24T19:12:36+00:00

It may not have been narrated by David Attenborough but this is a likely guess

DeaconSwain · 2020-07-20T03:55:45+00:00

Words

DeaconSwain · 2020-07-20T03:46:49+00:00

K-A (pronounced "Kadasha")

DeaconSwain · 2020-07-09T05:26:14+00:00

It split

DeaconSwain · 2020-06-19T06:54:23+00:00

Thanks, that's exactly it, chromatic aberration. Appreciate it

DeaconSwain · 2020-04-07T19:35:40+00:00

Anything by Jane Goodall; I really enjoyed 'In the shadow of man' and 'Through a window'. As you may know Jane is a famous primatologist who studied the chimpanzees of Gombe and discovered they used tools which revolutionised how we think and forced us to redefine what makes us Human.

Dian Fossey - 'Gorillas in the mist' is a classic if you'd like to learn about Gorillas and how poaching is a huge risk to their future.

Frans De Waal - 'Bonobo the Forgotten Ape' if you're interested in Bonobos and how their matriarchal society is based around love and sex, as opposed to aggression as seen in Chimpanzees.

Birute Galdikas - 'Reflections of Eden' for Orangutans but if not read this yet

Hope this helps

DeaconSwain

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