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Japan’s Monkey Queen Faces Challenge to Her Reign: Mating Season

40 points by Petiver 5y ago

oneoff786 5y ago
I found it pretty funny to read about the political and violent struggles of the monkeys and then the first image halfway down shows they live in or at least have access to a playground like area.
randstring 5y ago
I do believe posting stuff behind a paywall should not be allowed. At least provide a paywall-free URL. Requiring registration to read is quite similar.
- culi 5y ago
  I agree, but, until then, this has worked great for me: https://chrome-stats.com/d/cmnkbhggfhfejcbmmkelcelmgpjcdkjp/download https://chrome-stats.com/d/cmnkbhggfhfejcbmmkelcelmgpjcdkjp/...
- pabs3 5y ago
  Disabling JS and cookies seems to work. This might also work: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome/ https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome/
- dang 5y ago
  If there's a workaround, it's ok. Users usually post workarounds in the thread. This is in the FAQ at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and there's more explanation here: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=paywalls%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989
ifvictr 5y ago
https://archive.is/FHPTy https://archive.is/FHPTy
junon 5y ago
> Since the reserve opened, its staff has kept tabs on the romantic and political struggles of its simian residents. There's something oddly wholesome about this.
- sdrothrock 5y ago
  It's pretty common for animal communities in captivity in Japan! For example, a lot of zoos or aquariums will have a large penguin community and they'll keep track of the family trees and relationships, friendships, enemies, all that, on a chart. Here's one for the Sumida Aquarium: https://www.sumida-aquarium.com/sokanzu/assets/img/img_sokanzu_2022.jpg https://www.sumida-aquarium.com/sokanzu/assets/img/img_sokan... And a similar one for the Kyoto Aquarium: https://www.kyoto-aquarium.com/sokanzu/assets/img/img_sokanzu_2022.jpg https://www.kyoto-aquarium.com/sokanzu/assets/img/img_sokanz... Note that even the staff are included in this chart...
  - junon 5y ago
    This just made my whole week. Thank you.
    - sdrothrock 5y ago
      I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
  - tasogare 5y ago
    It even has a "cheating or more than friends" relationship, this is very funny.
type0 5y ago
> Smashing the patriarchy in the human world has been easier said than done. stopped reading here
- dang 5y ago
  "Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
esarbe 5y ago
> Goro bit Yakei in the face in 2019, a move that caused her bottom to flush bright red — a sign she was ready and willing to take him as a mate. Since macaques are considered to be very closely related to humans[0], that might be something to try if I ever find myself without mate again. I don't think that there's anything that could go wrong with that approach. [0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19940391/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19940391/
- tenebrisalietum 5y ago
  This caused my mind to have the following thought: I guess kissing is very technically a super-gentle form of biting.
  - esarbe 5y ago
    That, and it has also suggested[0] that kissing might be related to feeding behavior. [0] https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201402/the-history-kissing https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201402...
rishabhd 5y ago
Rhesus Macaques, native to Indian subcontinent follow similar culture —- gregarious, matrilineal and unfortunately violent.

40 points by Petiver 5y ago

I found it pretty funny to read about the political and violent struggles of the monkeys and then the first image halfway down shows they live in or at least have access to a playground like area.

randstring 5y ago

I do believe posting stuff behind a paywall should not be allowed. At least provide a paywall-free URL. Requiring registration to read is quite similar.

culi 5y ago
I agree, but, until then, this has worked great for me: https://chrome-stats.com/d/cmnkbhggfhfejcbmmkelcelmgpjcdkjp/download https://chrome-stats.com/d/cmnkbhggfhfejcbmmkelcelmgpjcdkjp/...
pabs3 5y ago
Disabling JS and cookies seems to work. This might also work: https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome/ https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome/
dang 5y ago
If there's a workaround, it's ok. Users usually post workarounds in the thread. This is in the FAQ at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and there's more explanation here: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=paywalls%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989

ifvictr 5y ago

https://archive.is/FHPTy https://archive.is/FHPTy

junon 5y ago

> Since the reserve opened, its staff has kept tabs on the romantic and political struggles of its simian residents. There's something oddly wholesome about this.

sdrothrock 5y ago
It's pretty common for animal communities in captivity in Japan! For example, a lot of zoos or aquariums will have a large penguin community and they'll keep track of the family trees and relationships, friendships, enemies, all that, on a chart. Here's one for the Sumida Aquarium: https://www.sumida-aquarium.com/sokanzu/assets/img/img_sokanzu_2022.jpg https://www.sumida-aquarium.com/sokanzu/assets/img/img_sokan... And a similar one for the Kyoto Aquarium: https://www.kyoto-aquarium.com/sokanzu/assets/img/img_sokanzu_2022.jpg https://www.kyoto-aquarium.com/sokanzu/assets/img/img_sokanz... Note that even the staff are included in this chart...
- junon 5y ago
  This just made my whole week. Thank you.
  - sdrothrock 5y ago
    I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
- tasogare 5y ago
  It even has a "cheating or more than friends" relationship, this is very funny.

type0 5y ago

> Smashing the patriarchy in the human world has been easier said than done. stopped reading here

dang 5y ago
"Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

esarbe 5y ago

> Goro bit Yakei in the face in 2019, a move that caused her bottom to flush bright red — a sign she was ready and willing to take him as a mate. Since macaques are considered to be very closely related to humans[0], that might be something to try if I ever find myself without mate again. I don't think that there's anything that could go wrong with that approach. [0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19940391/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19940391/

tenebrisalietum 5y ago
This caused my mind to have the following thought: I guess kissing is very technically a super-gentle form of biting.
- esarbe 5y ago
  That, and it has also suggested[0] that kissing might be related to feeding behavior. [0] https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201402/the-history-kissing https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201402...

rishabhd 5y ago

Rhesus Macaques, native to Indian subcontinent follow similar culture —- gregarious, matrilineal and unfortunately violent.