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Africa's Great Apes in Peril

Posted by Hemos on from the decline-of-the-great-ones dept.

MiTEG writes "Scientific American is reporting that the number of great apes of western Africa declined by 56% between 1980 and 2002. The decrease is larger than previous estimates because it was found that deforestation is not the only substantial cause of population reduction. Other significant causes of death are poachers and the Ebola virus."

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  1. The first thing that came to mind by emag · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    when I read the title was "I wonder what Peril tastes like, and how much Great Ape meat is?"

    Sick, I know. I blame it on "spring forward" plus the annual federal government sloppy seconds from their year-long ass-raping...

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    "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." --H.L. Mencken