nonhuman primates

"Imagine a chimpanzee, so like us in so many ways, reaching out to us across that chasm. There is an unspoken question. "Will you acknowledge me as 'kin'?" If you dare look into his eyes and take hold of his hand, he will look back toward the other animal beings and then back to you with a question, "What about them? Don't they matter too?" Indeed, the great apes are like us in so many ways that they serve as ambassadors for all the wonderful animals with whom we share the planet." - Jane Goodall, Primatologist the only focus of this blog is to show both stunning images of primates and shed light on their existence and the connection we have to them. donate to primate conservations

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tiny relatives 

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nice toes

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apes and shapes 

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Jane Goodall, primatologist 

© Christofer C. Dierdorff

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"One of the highlights of my travels in Japan was a visit to the Jigokudani (Hell Valley) Monkey Park deep within the mountains outside of Nagano. Since 1963, wild Japanese macaques have visited the park from their homes amid the snowy mountain peaks to bathe in the volcanic hot spring waters. Author, Hiroko Yoda, has likened them to "tiny, furry versions of salarymen" making their daily commute.

I was amazed by the human-like nature of their interactions, as well as their social relationships and behaviors. Clear hierarchies of adults mellowly ate, groomed and bathed, while rambunctious youths played and explored among the autumn foliage. I was also quite intrigued by the seemingly complete indifference that the snow monkeys displayed toward people. As we were informed that macaque etiquette considers it rude to stare or approach uninvited, perhaps this behavior is simply a show of respect. It would seem a fitting echo of such a defining characteristic of Japanese culture."

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title: “red-list ~ bonobo monkey”

From time to time, I paint an animal which among to an endangered species.  This is my way to draw attention to this crisis.

Bonobos are an endangered species, due both to habitat loss and hunting for bushmeat. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo

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A Barbary Ape looks over Gibraltar from the Ape's Den perch.

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Baby Gibbon 

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Orangutan watercolor by Steve Greaves

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an illustration of a primate's skeletal structure from Portugal, 1907