Do animals make art? This exhibition includes paintings by apes and elephants and examines whether they are artistic works or just pointless lines on a page.
1 February - 9 March
Exhibition open Monday to Friday 1pm - 5pm
22/07/2017
Michael Jackson’s Pet Chimp Bubbles Stars In Miami Art Show • Channels Television There are 48 orangutans and chimpanzees living in north Florida’s Center for Great Apes and many of them are finding celebrity in the art world after spending their early years as forced performers…
22/06/2016
Documentary on BBC4 tonight at 9.00:
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-22/storyville-unlocking-the-cage--are-animals-people-too
Storyville: Unlocking the Cage – are animals people too? David Butcher discovers the extraordinary legal battle aiming to grant sweeping new rights for animals in captivity
15/06/2016
Documentary about Koko on BBC1 tonight at 8.30:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07gxpd7
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People - BBC One The unique story of scientist Penny Patterson and Koko, the gorilla she taught to sign.
09/09/2015
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/05/23/new-england-aquarium-offers-paintings-made-by-seals/
New England Aquarium Offers Paintings Made By Seals New England Aquarium is offering a "Paint With the Seals" experience for visitors to watch as an Atlantic harbor seal paints a custom piece of art.
19/08/2015
http://qz.com/482120/the-worlds-most-famous-gorilla-is-showing-signs-of-early-speech/
The world’s most famous gorilla is showing signs of early speech “Koko has developed vocal and breathing behaviors associated with the ability to talk, previously thought to be impossible."
14/08/2015
Gorilla taught sign language, comes out as gay to his father:
http://www.clickhole.com/article/science-ftw-researchers-taught-gorilla-sign-langua-2805?utm_campaign=default&utm_medium=ShareTools&utm_source=twitter
Science FTW! Researchers Taught This Gorilla Sign Language And He Immediately Came Out As Gay To... Prepare to have your mind blown! Scientists at the San Diego Zoo have made a tremendous leap forward. After working for over three years with a 270-pound gorilla named Sampson, researchers say he is now able to fully express over 1,500 signs of modified sign language and has even come out as a ho...
05/08/2015
Hainan gibbon decline charted in Chinese records
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33776466
Interesting article about the decline of the world's rarest primates.
Hainan gibbon decline charted in Chinese records - BBC News The decline of the Hainan gibbon - the world's rarest primate - has been revealed by a trawl through historical Chinese documents.
28/07/2015
https://www.facebook.com/graspunep/posts/10153551347708993
Orangutan escapes from Perth zoo enclosure and mingles with visitors Zoo is conducting a review after Teliti, a five-year-old female, appears to have climbed a shade sail and jumped over enclosure outer wall onto boardwalk
18/07/2015
Chimpanzees in west Africa observed indulging in habitual drinking Inhabitants of forests in Bossou, south-eastern Guinea, enjoy rich, alcoholic brew fermented from sugary sap
18/07/2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/06/26/asia/handsome-gorilla-shabani/ can the anthropomorphism of apes go as far as a handsome gorilla that makes hearts flutter in Japan?
Surprisingly handsome male gorilla excites women - CNN.com Who could resist that striking countenance, that chiseled brow -- and that toned, furry butt?
Art by Animals at the Grant Museum extended until the 14th April by popular demand (and to cover the school holidays). Still time to check it out folks!
14/02/2012