Biological Anthropology

Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay finds a home, family in the woods

9 Feb 2012

By Emily Nipps, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 9, 2012 Mr. Monk looks into the kitchen window. A woman living in the house says that from the outside, he watches her prepare meals and also follows her from room to room. ST. PETERSBURG — The monkey is somewhere up in the vine-laced trees, or perhaps on the roof looking out for predators. Either way, the woman in the house knows how to ...

Dad upset over GRPS history book

8 Feb 2012

Kenneth Muhammad is concerned that one of the history books his son uses in a Grand Rapids public school gives the impression black children are inferior to white children.

Philippine Tarsier Has Bat-Like Pitch

8 Feb 2012

One of the world’s smallest primates, the Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta), has the world’s highest pitched vocalization of any primate ever documented, according to a study published Wednesday. That call, however, is so high-pitched that it is inaudible to human ears. It is a big voice for such a small creature, no bigger than the size of a man’s hand. It shrieks out the vocalization as a ...