Pour Some Out.

In Asia, more than 70 percent of primates are classified on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered. In both Vietnam and Cambodia, approximately 90 percent of primate species are considered at risk of extinction. In Africa, 11 of the 13 kinds of red colobus monkeys assessed were listed as Critically Endangered or Endangered. Two may already be extinct: Bouvier’s red colobus (Procolobus pennantii bouvieri) has not been seen in 25 years, and no living Miss Waldron’s red colobus (Procolobus badius waldroni) has been seen by a primatologist since 1978. These little guys aren't going to make it.

Forest destruction and hunting, often for bushmeat, are the two main sources of peril for our primate relatives. It's bad enough that we have to be THAT species, but eating our own cousins could be described as uncool. In all seriousness though, I don't think people realize what kind of important role nonhuman primates have in promoting the survival of an integral ecosystem. For starters, they'll eat about anything, which means there isn't a more efficient local seed dispersal system out there. These little tree-hugging friends are helping save the planet and we're eating them. Seriously lame.

Do something!

I has no chance.