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Gorillas are also primarily vegetarian! They eat bamboo, leaves, pith, and fruit. And sometimes they indulge in ter… https://t.co/GHWnJEeSGE — PolitiTweet.org

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Gorillas live in harem groups w/1 or 2 males & multiple females (usually only the dominant male has reproductive ac… https://t.co/DbOWNYEHgt — PolitiTweet.org

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Eastern gorillas, including mountain gorillas and Grauer's gorillas, live in Uganda, Rwanda, & DRC. Dian Fossey fam… https://t.co/1LRW7Kz97Y — PolitiTweet.org

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There are two species of gorilla (western & eastern) & 4 subspecies. Western lowland gorillas are found in Nigeria,… https://t.co/VPn0GeoyV4 — PolitiTweet.org

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The "Ape of the Hour" is...GORILLAS! This gorgeous silverback is Kelly, a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla… https://t.co/vT69bWOhG3 — PolitiTweet.org

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(forgive the unnecessary apostrophe in the first tweet of this thread...I'm still recovering from that drill keister apparently 😬) — PolitiTweet.org

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If you're curious about the science of co-sleeping, here's anthro @DrJamesMcKenna is an anthro at Univ. Notre Dame,… https://t.co/itGidQqn8s — PolitiTweet.org

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Anthro Katie Hinde @Mammals_Suck studies breastfeeding/mother's milk is Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the wildly pop… https://t.co/klVHYj6LoB — PolitiTweet.org

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Anthro Cecilia Tomori @DrTomori is specializing in research on breastfeeding &nighttime infant care in a comparativ… https://t.co/aGo1oy8AAn — PolitiTweet.org

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Humans are born altricial, meaning they depend on their mother's for pretty much everything. Here are some anthros… https://t.co/IdouxXMogn — PolitiTweet.org

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...and @meganpetersdorf. Megan is currently in Zambia measuring Kinda baboon sexual swellings with parallel lasers… https://t.co/Hiickbhfq9 — PolitiTweet.org

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For more drill info & an excellent primate resource, check out @nyuprimatology & their PhD candidates @AlexDecasien… https://t.co/mYMcd5qJVP — PolitiTweet.org

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Meet an Anthro: Agustín Fuentes @Anthrofuentes is a bio anthro & prof at U of Notre Dame who debunks myths about ra… https://t.co/nWdNFtgHsC — PolitiTweet.org

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@QualiaControl It was probably a spider monkey. #weboflies — PolitiTweet.org

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Drills are shy, large monkeys, weighing up to 75lbs. And they often use an appeasement grin, which resembles a smi… https://t.co/0djN12yT6B — PolitiTweet.org

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If Lisa Frank designed the butt of a primate, this is what it would look like. Male drills are known for their VERY… https://t.co/jJXoEkcUgh — PolitiTweet.org

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You know the drill, it's time for "Monkey of the Hour" which is a....DRILL! Yes. The drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)… https://t.co/xGE3962LWr — PolitiTweet.org

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The only web they spin is their web of lies! In all seriousness, spider monkeys are actually called spider monkey… https://t.co/4WLKVpCJZ6 — PolitiTweet.org

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@damrockz ...you pesky, no good primatologists! — PolitiTweet.org

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Spider monkeys are often called the "chimpanzees of the new world". While in the field I witnessed multiple all-mal… https://t.co/ZJJzYPG9aE — PolitiTweet.org

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Another fun fact about spider monkeys, is they are one of the few primates that have a prehensile tail that allows… https://t.co/kmkLLhQyQh — PolitiTweet.org

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Meet an Anthro! Here's @colleenyoung1 "How do humans adapt and survive on islands? My research uses skeletal remain… https://t.co/0oyfcE0Trl — PolitiTweet.org

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Capuchins have a varied diet of fruits, nuts, leaves, & insects! It takes a lot of calories to fuel their big brain… https://t.co/8JG2Kh3rhc — PolitiTweet.org

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Just to show the variation of capuchins, here is a black-horned capuchin (Cebus nigritus). They live in south-easte… https://t.co/8h8I1mKrcK — PolitiTweet.org

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@litecoindave I mean, look at Uncle Jer's Eyebrows. I'd be grumpy too... — PolitiTweet.org

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@officialpayam @ToddDisotell @nyuniversity @AMNH @nyuprimatology Yes, I've seen very quiet copulations among spider… https://t.co/omrLbAddiO — PolitiTweet.org

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Researcher @ktcapuchin is a bio anthro &associate Prof at St. Louis University, interested in nonhuman primate and… https://t.co/1A79aGrd7v — PolitiTweet.org

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There are 9 species of capuchins that live from Southern Mexico, Central America, into South America. Capuchins are… https://t.co/zjdRxTeOmi — PolitiTweet.org

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The "Monkey of the Hour" is...the Capuchin Monkey! This is a Cebus capucinus or white-faced capuchin. These highly… https://t.co/VGBd3CA42X — PolitiTweet.org

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@_InwardLook_909 @ToddDisotell @nyuniversity @AMNH Good question! It's a VERY small amount of genetic material & th… https://t.co/WBicIFYYpg — PolitiTweet.org