apes
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How Leeches and Eagles Played a Role in Making Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
While almost every animal in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes was computer generated, one particular species was practical: the leeches on the bodies of the entire crew. “Everyone was just crawling with leeches and they got everywhere because you don’t feel them,” director Wes Ball told io9 last week. “We’re shooting in these…
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Joe Rogan Is Sorry for Using the N-Word and Comparing a Black Neighbourhood to Planet of the Apes
In recent weeks, the spotlight on Joe Rogan, host of the popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Spotify, has only grown brighter and hotter. After receiving a storm of criticism for promoting COVID-19 vaccine misinformation on his podcast, all eyes are now on Rogan again after videos of him repeatedly using the n-word over the years…
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What a Fossilised Hand Says About the Last Common Ancestor Between Humans and Chimpanzees
More than 1 million years before the early hominin known as Lucy was striding across the Afar region of Ethiopia, the lesser-known Ardipithecus ramidus roamed approximately the same area. Now, a team of anthropologists have looked at the 4.4 million-year-old fossilised hand of one specimen (affectionately dubbed “Ardi”), and argue that the human ancestors’ roaming…
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Ancient Apes May Have Learned To Walk Upright In The Trees
Scientists in Germany have discovered the fossilised remains of a previously unknown ancient ape with an unusual way of moving through the treetops. By standing upright on two feet and grasping branches with its long arms, this animal may have set an important evolutionary precedent for the bipedal primates that followed.