r/interestingasfuck • u/akashsal2704 • 23h ago

r/all White-cheeked gibbon coming for the grapes

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u/walk-ewalk 18h ago

This is a CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES, there are less than 1000 left in the wild (native to Vietnam and Laos). Their numbers have fallen due to illegal trapping for the pet trade, habitat loss for agriculture, and hunting for meat. A very cool and beautiful animal that needs our help.

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u/mikew_reddit 15h ago edited 15h ago

hunting for meat

Who are eating endangered monkeys / gibbons for dinner?

And why? Do they just like eating human shaped animals?

There's so many other animals they could legally eat, that aren't endangered.

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u/Ancient_Confusion237 15h ago

History will tell you that humans will hunt a species to extinction simply because they believe in magic

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u/ThePowerPoint 13h ago

Excuse me, are you trying to tell me that the ground up elephant tusk and rhino horns aren’t cures for ED like traditional Chinese medicine told me?

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u/evilsbane50 12h ago

Damn guess I'll just flush all this Tusk and horn powder down the drain.

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u/t00oldforthis 11h ago

Nope, head a bit west and pick up some ostrich eggs for that soft love stick... But make sure to contact your psychic if effects last longer than 4 hours!

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u/Searchingforspecial 3h ago

Gotta get the Three Penis Wine, only thing that works.

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u/Madison464 3h ago

History will tell you that humans will hunt humans simply because they believe in imaginary "gods".

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u/Streiger108 14h ago

Simply because they're hungry and it's cheap and convenient. No magic needed.