Rondo dwarf galago (Galagoides rondoensis), Tanzania.
(Credit: Photo by Conservation International / Stephen Nash)
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Grace C.
said...
This was a heartbreaking article. I feel really bad for all of the primates. In Anthropology 1 we are learning about primates and tarsiers are incredibly cute. I feel really bad for all of those primates. I think that conservationists are going to have to work incredibly hard to get them off the endangered species list.
Lemurs are some of my favorite primates. If we continue to capture them, there will be none left in the wild, where their real home is. We are also learning about the indri in anthropology. They are endangered and they live in Madagascar. I hope that people will continue to go into the field of conservation biology to help these endangered primates.
I agree with Grace C. It truly was frightening to know that there are 25 endangered species (of only PRIMATES!) out there that are on the brink of extinction. I was very interested to know, however, that 9/25 of those endangered come from Asia. Do people from Asia harm these animals for food? or medicine? I want to find that out. Also what really is the point of catching a lemur if they aren't sought after as the best food source (mostly for taboos), most people do not have many lemurs jumping about in their homes as pets (they are aggressive and bites can create infections), AND how do those dangerous people illegally burn down these animals habitats for farmland or just for money?
I have the same thoughts as both Alyssa and Grace C. Taking these animals out of their habitats so that they can be at exhibits and showcased is a terrible thing to do. If the entertainment business is thriving as much as it is said to be, why is it so necessary to take unnecessary animals, such as the tarsier, to live at zoos and not get the care they need from others of their kind? I find it to be cruel and thoughtless and hope that after breeding has occurred, zookeepers and people who own these endangered animals will return them to the wild. It is wrong to take their homes away from them just for money and farmland. It's like someone taking away your home and selling it without you wanting them to.
I agree with Alyssa, it is horrible that there is 25 endangered primates that are on the brink of extinction. Even thought it is a disappointing topic it was very interesting. Nine of the 25 extinct primates are found in Asia. I think Asia should do something, they have the most endangered primates. Another interesting fact was that 54% of the world's 633 primate species are classified as threatened.
I agree with Alyssa, I wonder how they would get endangered. If there are 25 primates that are endangered, how many animals in ALL that are endangered. That thought gives me shivers down my back.
If 9 of the 25 extinct primates are found in Asia, I wonder how they are dying. How are they getting hurt.
I don't know if it is a law already, but if it is not, we should make a law against killing animals.
With that said, many elephants are dying, too, because poachers are trying to get the ivory from their tusks. So I wonder how many elephants died/or dying. Or if you add the amount of the elephants dying and the amount of primates are dying, how much would that be?
This article really taught me something. Primates, as it says, are the most related animals to us. Humans are also primates. I think that some countries really need to protect their wildlife more. It says that most of these endangered primates were killed because of commercial hunting in tropical rainforests. Like Bianca said, 54% of 633 primates are endangered. The article also says that the primates are a huge factor in their natural community. But there is a silver-lining. It says that many have been taken off this list. Even though species are getting taken off, conservationists have and have always had a huge work load.
I think that it is scary. We are learning about primates right now and see how there are so many extinct ones. Some people can be so bad as to kill these innocent creatures for their wool.
There are some really cute primates too, and they are our closest relative. I know how they told me the top 25 endangered primates, but I am sure that the 26th is very close behind.
Like people have been already saying, it is terrible to take an animal out of their habitats because they may not at all be used to being in captivity. The people might give the Tarsiers too much heat or too much cold. Keeping these animals in captivity will make them even more endangered.
I find it very sad that primates are endangered. We should treasure this world the way it is. The primates won't come back to life once they are gone. They are very cute and closely related to us. It is like killing a relative to us. Also, they are killed for stupid reasons. These primates are incredibly cute and everyone single primate is unique.
I agree with everyone these primates are at great stake we don't know what can happen to them in the next couple of years. Just knowing that a primate is endangered is just sad. If you really look at the person who is killing these primate, they should feel guilty because I would. There is no reason people should be killing these animals, well there is a reason. I think as a community we should help these primates.
Taking theses poor animals out of their habitats is just cruel. I would be like taking the person out of their home and killing them would they like that. Yet I understand about taking them to the zoo to create business but I think they should stay in their natural habitats and we should all leave them alone.
I thought that this article was very sad we shouldn't be killing off primates because once their gone there is no way to bring them back unless we program robots but it still wouldn't be the same.
This article just makes me sick. Primates are like humans, as Nick said, and we should leave them alone. Put yourself in the shoes of an endangered primate. Would you like it if you were living your life and then one day somebody grabs you, takes you to a completely different environment, and then you could find no way out. This is just even more animal cruelty and we as humans should speak out against it.
I agree with everyone... Even if we need food or something to trade, you still shouldn't be hurting the environment for that. I think that taking them for the zoo is okay because they are still being fed, taken care of, etc. They can get used to it.
If you need food or something, don't kill an animal, maybe use edible plants or something. Maybe edible barks...
I don't think anyone should even kill one little insect because think about... what if you were that one little insect. Would you like it that people are killing you for no exact reason. Would you like it if people were killing you when they could use plants for food instead of killing anyone?
This article is so sad. I feel bad for the animals. That is a lot of animals that are losing their homes, their habitats. It is very cruel what they are doing to the animals.
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This was a heartbreaking article. I feel really bad for all of the primates. In Anthropology 1 we are learning about primates and tarsiers are incredibly cute. I feel really bad for all of those primates. I think that conservationists are going to have to work incredibly hard to get them off the endangered species list.
Lemurs are some of my favorite primates. If we continue to capture them, there will be none left in the wild, where their real home is. We are also learning about the indri in anthropology. They are endangered and they live in Madagascar. I hope that people will continue to go into the field of conservation biology to help these endangered primates.
I agree with Grace C. It truly was frightening to know that there are 25 endangered species (of only PRIMATES!) out there that are on the brink of extinction. I was very interested to know, however, that 9/25 of those endangered come from Asia. Do people from Asia harm these animals for food? or medicine? I want to find that out. Also what really is the point of catching a lemur if they aren't sought after as the best food source (mostly for taboos), most people do not have many lemurs jumping about in their homes as pets (they are aggressive and bites can create infections), AND how do those dangerous people illegally burn down these animals habitats for farmland or just for money?
I have the same thoughts as both Alyssa and Grace C. Taking these animals out of their habitats so that they can be at exhibits and showcased is a terrible thing to do. If the entertainment business is thriving as much as it is said to be, why is it so necessary to take unnecessary animals, such as the tarsier, to live at zoos and not get the care they need from others of their kind?
I find it to be cruel and thoughtless and hope that after breeding has occurred, zookeepers and people who own these endangered animals will return them to the wild. It is wrong to take their homes away from them just for money and farmland. It's like someone taking away your home and selling it without you wanting them to.
I agree with Alyssa, it is horrible that there is 25 endangered primates that are on the brink of extinction.
Even thought it is a disappointing topic it was very interesting. Nine of the 25 extinct primates are found in Asia. I think Asia should do something, they have the most endangered primates. Another interesting fact was that 54% of the world's 633 primate species are classified as threatened.
I agree with Alyssa, I wonder how they would get endangered. If there are 25 primates that are endangered, how many animals in ALL that are endangered. That thought gives me shivers down my back.
If 9 of the 25 extinct primates are found in Asia, I wonder how they are dying. How are they getting hurt.
I don't know if it is a law already, but if it is not, we should make a law against killing animals.
With that said, many elephants are dying, too, because poachers are trying to get the ivory from their tusks. So I wonder how many elephants died/or dying. Or if you add the amount of the elephants dying and the amount of primates are dying, how much would that be?
This article really taught me something. Primates, as it says, are the most related animals to us. Humans are also primates. I think that some countries really need to protect their wildlife more. It says that most of these endangered primates were killed because of commercial hunting in tropical rainforests. Like Bianca said, 54% of 633 primates are endangered. The article also says that the primates are a huge factor in their natural community. But there is a silver-lining. It says that many have been taken off this list. Even though species are getting taken off, conservationists have and have always had a huge work load.
I think that it is scary. We are learning about primates right now and see how there are so many extinct ones. Some people can be so bad as to kill these innocent creatures for their wool.
There are some really cute primates too, and they are our closest relative. I know how they told me the top 25 endangered primates, but I am sure that the 26th is very close behind.
Like people have been already saying, it is terrible to take an animal out of their habitats because they may not at all be used to being in captivity. The people might give the Tarsiers too much heat or too much cold. Keeping these animals in captivity will make them even more endangered.
I find it very sad that primates are endangered. We should treasure this world the way it is. The primates won't come back to life once they are gone. They are very cute and closely related to us. It is like killing a relative to us. Also, they are killed for stupid reasons. These primates are incredibly cute and everyone single primate is unique.
I agree with everyone these primates are at great stake we don't know what can happen to them in the next couple of years. Just knowing that a primate is endangered is just sad. If you really look at the person who is killing these primate, they should feel guilty because I would. There is no reason people should be killing these animals, well there is a reason. I think as a community we should help these primates.
Taking theses poor animals out of their habitats is just cruel. I would be like taking the person out of their home and killing them would they like that. Yet I understand about taking them to the zoo to create business but I think they should stay in their natural habitats and we should all leave them alone.
I thought that this article was very sad we shouldn't be killing off primates because once their gone there is no way to bring them back unless we program robots but it still wouldn't be the same.
This article just makes me sick. Primates are like humans, as Nick said, and we should leave them alone. Put yourself in the shoes of an endangered primate. Would you like it if you were living your life and then one day somebody grabs you, takes you to a completely different environment, and then you could find no way out. This is just even more animal cruelty and we as humans should speak out against it.
I agree with everyone...
Even if we need food or something to trade, you still shouldn't be hurting the environment for that. I think that taking them for the zoo is okay because they are still being fed, taken care of, etc. They can get used to it.
If you need food or something, don't kill an animal, maybe use edible plants or something. Maybe edible barks...
I don't think anyone should even kill one little insect because think about... what if you were that one little insect. Would you like it that people are killing you for no exact reason. Would you like it if people were killing you when they could use plants for food instead of killing anyone?
This article is so sad. I feel bad for the animals. That is a lot of animals that are losing their homes, their habitats. It is very cruel what they are doing to the animals.
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