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mánudagur, desember 27, 2004

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Peace-Loving Primates' Population Plummets
"The world could soon lose the primate species that shares the greatest genetic connection to humans," said Richard Carroll, a primatologist and director of WWF's Central Africa program. "Bonobos are fascinating creatures and little understood. They have the only great ape society led by females, with a sophisticated social structure that encourages cooperation and peace and settles disputes through sex. If humans allow our closest relatives to go extinct, we have failed as a species."

Found only in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa, bonobos were believed to number as many as 50,000. But preliminary results from the first systematic survey of a known bonobo stronghold found more evidence of poachers than bonobos, indicating that there may be as few as 10,000 left in the wild. Bonobos, along with other species, are targeted by hunters for meat for personal consumption and for the commercial bushmeat trade.

posted by Björn Darri at 10:36 f.h.

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Blogger Vésteinn Valgarðsson said...

Bushmeat ... ég hrylli mig við tilhugsunina. Hvílíkur viðbjóður.

4:26 e.h.  

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