The San Diego Zoo has introduced to the world its new baby Bonobo, Mali. Story is here and extremely cute video is here.

Looks like the gorillas at the Cincinnati Zoo really enjoy this time of year.
(thanks to Ann)

“Capuchin monkeys wash their feet and hands in urine to get comfort or sex, research now suggests. Many species of monkeys rinse their feet and hands in their own pee by taking a whiz on their hands and rubbing their feet. Explanations put forward for such urine-washing have included everything from helping the primates cool [...]

The Daily Mail reports an amazing tale of an abandoned monkey and his feathered friend.

On Wednesday, Google released an update to its 3-D mapping program, Google Earth –and it’s one of the most interesting things the company has done in a long time. The new software features Google Sky, an interactive map of the cosmos that allows users to zoom in to distant galaxies and nebulae, view constellations, and [...]