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...been seen mating face-to-face, rather than face-to-back. "It's an extremely rare behavior," says Thomas Breuer, the primatologist who photographed the pair through a telelens. "We haven't seen this in 13 years of observation. If you look at the photos it's a very nice piece of action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gorillas in a Tryst | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...fascinating. More than just our neighbors on the evolutionary tree, primates are our doubles in the animal world. We look into their eyes and we see ourselves, and even experienced scientists who've spent years observing them struggle to avoid falling into the trap of anthropomorphism. It would be nice to believe, on a Valentine's Day, that when George and Leah lock eyes, they know a little bit of what we might feel when we look upon our loved one. And perhaps they do. But they don't need to. The life of a wild gorilla, caught only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gorillas in a Tryst | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...point mark by the end of the first period in Saturday’s game. “It was almost a curse because I was thinking about it a little too much in the game,” she said. “It’s a nice milestone but it’s good to have it in the past.” More satisfying to Cahow was the fact that all four of the Crimson’s seniors were able to get on the ice on Saturday, including forward Laura Brady, who has been injured...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Milestones Mark Cahow's Weekend | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...phenomenon of “retail therapy”—buying new clothing or going out to a nice meal to improve one’s mood—is well known, but the authors of the study found indications that it extends even to objects not normally associated with a boost in happiness...

Author: By Michael J Ding, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Psych Study Quantifies Therapeutic Spending | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...Hindu system, everyone is born into a caste. Traditionally marriages took place only within castes, and there was little social or economic mobility. That is changing as society evolves, and government affirmative action programs mean an increasing number of lower-caste members now have good jobs and nice houses. Some have taken on upper-caste surnames to avoid lingering stigmas. "But when it comes to marriage, parents want to ensure their children are marrying into the right caste and lineage and are not being deceived," Singh says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dating Detectives | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

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