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It may look like a gremlin, but this tiny animal is actually a pygmy tarsier, recently rediscovered in the forests of Indonesia. The 2-ounce (57-gram) carnivorous primate had not been seen alive since the 1920s. That was until researchers on a summer expedition captured, tagged, and released three members of the species (including this individual, above).

A type of chimpanzee known to use sex for greetings, reconciliations, and favors may not be all about peace, love, and understanding after all. A new study reveals that some bonobos—one of humankind's closest genetic relatives—hunt and eat other primates. Groups of the endangered chimpanzee subspecies were observed stalking, chasing, and killing monkeys they later consumed. Scientists have long known from stool samples that some bonobos eat rodents and small antelopes in their natural forest habitats in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but many researchers thought this was the extent of their hunting activities. Gottfried Hohmann and Martin Surbeck,...

"...Getting to the bottom of evolution...Genetic study investigates the origin of the anus...research is opening a lively debate on the origin of the anus...Today, two evolutionary biologists have published genetic evidence in Nature1 that they claim refutes the leading theory of anal evolution..."

Doctor Rowan Williams is to become the first leader of the Church of England to make a pilgrimage to the Roman Catholic shrine of Lourdes. The Archbishop of Canterbury flies to the shrine of Our Lady in the French Pyrenees on Monday, a week after Pope Benedict XVI made his own pilgrimage there. He will be part of a historic pilgrimage of ten Church of England bishops, 60 Anglican priests and 400 Anglican lay worshippers. The event shows how church leaders are committed to closer ties. Dr Williams will preach, take part in a number of Catholic celebrations and pray...

Primate's scent speaks volumes about who he is Perhaps judging a man by his cologne isn't as superficial as it seems.Duke University researchers, using sophisticated machinery to analyze hundreds of chemical components in a ringtailed lemur's distinctive scent, have found that individual males are not only advertising their fitness for fatherhood, but also a bit about their family tree as well. "We now know that there's information about genetic quality and relatedness in scent," said Christine Drea, a Duke associate professor of biological anthropology and biology. The male's scent can reflect his mixture of genes, and to which animals he's...

First American primate scurried in through Alaska 22:00 03 March 2008 NewScientist.com news service Andy Coghlan Fossil teeth of the mouse-sized monkey were found in Mississippi and dated to around 55 million years ago (Illustration: Mark A. Klingler/CMNH)The primate's teeth indicate that it lived on a diet of fruit and berries (Image: Joe Suhan/CMU and Mark A Klingler/CMNH)It was only the size of a mouse, but it has the distinction of being the first primate to scurry into the New World. Fossilised teeth of the monkey Teilhardina magnoliana have been found in rocks in Mississippi. They were dated as younger...

Main Entry: pri'mate Etymology: Middle English primat, from Old French, from Medieval Latin primat-, primas archbishop, from Latin, leader, from primus Date: 13th century 1 often capitalized : a bishop who has precedence in a province, group of provinces, or a nation2 archaic : one first in authority or rank : LEADER 3 [New Latin Primates, from Latin, plural of primat-, primas] : any of an order (Primates) of mammals comprising humans, apes, monkeys, and related forms (as lemurs and tarsiers) -pri'mate-ship \-*ship\ noun --pri-ma'tial \pr*-*m*-sh*l\ adjective

LONDON, APRIL 21, 2005 (Zenit.org).- For the first time since the Reformation, the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury plans to attend the solemn start of a pontificate -- that of Benedict XVI this Sunday in Rome. Lambeth Palace's press office revealed that Rowan Williams plans to attend the inauguration in St. Peter's Square. It said that the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity indicated its "great delight" that he will be attending. The Anglican archbishop indicated that he will again be wearing the ring presented to his predecessor, Michael Ramsey, by Pope Paul VI and a pectoral cross presented to him...

August 10, 2004 -- The city is investigating the owner of an attack macaque on allegations he may be faking a disability to collect a hefty police pension, officials said yesterday. Steve Seidler, an ex-con whose "service monkey" has bitten two children, may have been making a monkey out of taxpayers for 20 years while collecting a $2,200-a-month tax-free pension.

Bishops pick four candidates for primate {Canada Primatial Election}By Solange De Santis, Staff Writer Anglican Journal (Canada)  http://anglicanjournal.com/130/05/canada01.htmlReginaBishops of the Anglican Church of Canada meeting in mid-April selected four nominees for the office of primate, or national archbishop: Victoria Matthews of the diocese of Edmonton, Ronald Ferris of Algoma, Andrew Hutchison of Montreal and Caleb Lawrence of Moosonee. A fifth candidate, Bishop Fred Hiltz of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, declined the nomination. The 310 delegates who will attend the General Synod governing convention in St. Catharines, Ont., from May 28 to June 4 are scheduled to elect the...

Fossil hints at primate origins The bone is just over a centimetre long An ankle bone discovered in central Burma could be evidence of an ancient ancestor common to many of today's primates, including humans. The 45-million-year-old fossil has features that link it to all of the anthropoids, the grouping of human-like species such as apes and monkeys. If correct, this would tie their line of evolutionary descent to Asia and not Africa as some have suggested. The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The PNAS journal presents a paper on the discovery by Laurent...

VIRTUOSITY Digest - 11 Oct 2003 to 14 Oct 2003 (#2003-87) ... Topics of the day: 1. Opening Comments 10-14-2003 2. PETERSON BEHAVED INAPPROPRIATELY AT ECUSA MISSION EVENT SAY STUDENTS 3. ALABAMA BISHOP SENDS IN SPY TO AAC DALLAS MEETING 4. Williams gambles to heal division over gays by Jonathan Petre 5. Presiding Bishop's statement on AAC meeting in Dallas 6. A FAITH DIVIDED? David Frost Interviews Primates Venables and Ndungane 7. Archbishop Crawley Moves to Discipline Bishop Buckle 8. AS EYE SEE IT by Mary Ailes - A Layperson looks at the AAC Gathering 9. DEFENDER OF THE FAITH...

Archbishop Marc Ouellet, born in Lamotte, Quebec, is one of only two Canadians whose careers included both heading up a diocese at home and holding a major position at the Vatican. Pope John Paul is likely to name Quebec City's Archbishop Marc Ouellet a cardinal this weekend. According to Vatican rumours widely reported in Italian and Catholic media, the Pope will announce tomorrow the names of Catholic archbishops to be elevated on October 22 to fill vacancies in the College of Cardinals that will someday elect his successor. All of the world's current cardinals are already scheduled to be in...

American Anglican Council'sA Place to Stand General Convention 2003 8/06/03 Statement from Archbishop Akinola on the Election of Gene Robinson    "The confirmation of Gene Robinson's election by the House of Bishops (ECUSA), as the first actively gay bishop has brought much sadness and disappointment to us in the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion).   We are astonished that such a high level convention of ECUSA should conspire to turn their back on the clear teaching of the Bible on the matter of human sexuality. Even more shocking is the violation of their own constitution in which they claim to...

THE deepest roots of the human family tree may not lie in Africa, where modern man is known to have evolved, but in Asia, scientists have found. The origins of the first primates — the mammalian order to which mankind belongs — have been traced to Asia by American, Chinese and Japanese researchers. Investigations at a fossil bed known as the Lingcha Formation, in South China, and comparisons with similar sites in Europe and North America have revealed that several orders of mammals have a much more ancient lineage in Asia than on the other continents, according to a study...