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Unfair game: the bushmeat trade is wiping out large African mammals

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Rare animals in Africa face the threat of extinction because of the growing demand for game meat. Efforts to reduce the number of animals killed for food are being taken by conservationists working with logging, farming and ranching concerns.

Author: Hearn, Josephine
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
Environmental aspects, Game meat, Wildlife as food

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The cultures of chimpanzees

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Extensive research of chimpanzee behavior reveals a variety of complex local traditions that reinforce their closeness to human beings. At least 39 behavior patterns were reported that could be classified as cultural variations.

Author: Whiten, Andrew, Boesch, Christophe
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
Research, Apes

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Sigma chi chimpy

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Issues are presented concerning the role played by group monkey hunting activities in bonding and relationship-building mechanisms among male chimpanzees. The sharing of meat between males and females is discussed.

Author: Small, Meredith F.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
Psychological aspects, Attachment (Psychology), Bonding (Psychology)

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Subjects list: Africa, Behavior, Chimpanzees
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