I would sit in the back of classrooms and not talk to people that I didn't know The times for the Thursday meetings of the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents have been adjusted The Board will enter closed session at 1:00 p.m. immediately followed by committee meetings in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall “I use the leadership skills I’ve learned in my classes and through ROTC to help me effectively complete my duties as a soldier in the KY Army National Guard." Western Kentucky University revealed renovation plans today for the historic Cherry Hall "As someone deeply interested in languages I knew mastering Chinese would open doors to research opportunities Graduating senior Danielle Williams never shied away from bold aspirations she used her time at WKU to prepare for a life of service The WKU Forensics team won the national championship sweepstakes in individual events and debate and the founders trophy at the NFA National Championship April 17-21 hosted by Wayne State University in Detroit WKU’s Greek Community hosted its annual awards convocation on April 27 at E Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday What started out as a side gig in middle school blossomed into a dream career that Brett Phelps never expected Serving as a classroom teacher before officially graduating may sound intimidating but Goodman seized the opportunity to gain valuable classroom experience the family of WKU senior Emma Grace Young of Bowling Green was recognized as WKU’s 2024 Family of the Year Western Kentucky University President Timothy C Caboni has announced #1 International and New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Dr Lisa Genova as the speaker for the university’s fall 2024 Presidential Speaker Series event View Archive Open In Maps Call Staff Directory GIVE NOW Some of the links on this page may require additional software to view A rather intimidating video that shows a silverback gorilla strolling about on his hind legs evokes the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes a 21-year-old silverback gorilla at Britain's Port Lympne Wild Animal Park has startled his keepers and the internet by teaching himself to walk upright like a human 6-foot-tall Ambam strutting his stuff with purpose has quickly racked up more than 300,000 YouTube views (Watch below.) Experts suspect the gorilla adjusted his stance in order to carry larger amounts of food and peer over his pen's walls While other gorillas have been known to stand upright but it's only a matter of time before the gorillas take over and we humans are overrun "This guy is just hoping that if he keeps quiet about it for now he will get some kind of supervisory role in the new regime Consider yourselves warned." 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While all gorillas and many other primates have the ability to walk upright "We haven't got any who do it like Ambam," Ridges said We think he might use it to get a height advantage to look over the wall when keepers come to feed him and standing up can also help him in looking for food generally Ambam was born at Port Lympne's sister park National Geographic describes Western Lowland Gorillas as follows: Joshua Norman is a Senior Editor at CBSNews.com Posted in: Collectibles | Tagged: , , NERF is bringing in the big guns this week for a new reveal for Mando Mondays Bounties better watch out as they announce the Amban Phase-Pulse Blaster replica straight from The Mandalorian NERF really went all out with this Star Wars NERF baster too as it will feature an illuminated scope and sound straight from this hit live-action series This iconic blaster from The Mandalorian will be a must-have collectible for any fan and will be something else once you get it in your hands It makes series-accurate blaster sounds and has an electronic scope with an illuminated lens. 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Please share on social media! showing a gorilla named Ambam walking upright Ambam’s odd posture may be learned simply from observing and copying his keepers but no matter the reason he can do what he does a gorilla that walks like a human is eerie to watch Yet at some point in our evolutionary history our ancestors may have had a lot in common with Ambam Walking upright happened before we developed the big brains that made us fully human — that much was made clear back in 1974 with the discovery in Ethiopia of 3.2-million-year-old Lucy (formally know as Australopithecus afarensis) who walked on two legs but had a relatively tiny skull and long paleo-anthropologists are convinced that two-legged walking is what eventually led to bigger brains as opposed to things working the other way around Exactly which of our ancestors started walking in a human rather than apelike fashion has long been a matter of debate Based on the remarkably rich collection of bones Lucy left behind plus some fossilized footprints from about the same period in about the same region she has long been the best candidate for that honor But there’s always been at least some uncertainty because even Lucy’s skeletal remains are missing key bones — critically which could go a long way toward settling the matter And those bones haven’t been found among the scores of other A afarensis found over the intervening years (See the horniest dinosaur that ever lived in TIME’s Top 10 of Everything 2010.) a team that includes Lucy’s original discoverer now at the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University is announcing they’ve found one of these bones — not from Lucy herself one of the long bones that connects the toes to the ankles — and it very strongly suggests that Lucy and her kin walked in a modern way “It’s a really crucial piece of information,” says lead author Carol Ward “It lays to rest the idea that Lucy walked with an intermediate What makes the bone so informative is its shape The feet of apes are more like hands — pretty much flat when splayed on a flat surface not only from front to back but from side to side The arching makes our feet natural shock-absorbers — crucial for animals that spend so much time with their weight on just two limbs The stiffness lets us push off firmly to take the next step (See if humans killed the neanderthals.) Johanson and their co-author Bill Kimbel (also of the Institute of Human Origins) describe is clearly arched from front to back and the bone itself is twisted on its long axis” — evidence of a side-to-side arch as well “The bone is also very stiff and strong,” she says The structure of the foot not only tells researchers that Lucy and her cousins walked like us but also that they’d lost the ability to climb trees easily since prehensile feet — those that can grasp like hands — are critical to good climbing “was committed to life on the ground.” That would have given our ancestor a distinct advantage over other hominids and the lush forests of eastern Africa were changing into a mixed landscape of trees and grasslands in which tree-climbing would have been less useful than walking afarensis also had very strong jaws and teeth so they could eat a wider variety of foods “The combination opened up opportunities,” says Ward and Lucy’s species had the physical traits that let them take maximum advantage Lucy’s role as a transitional creature between the more apelike and the more human of our ancestors hasn’t seriously been in doubt it’s become clear that her stride belongs on the human end of that spectrum See TIME’s special report on extinction. See TIME’s Pictures of the Week. Contact us at letters@time.com and Alyssa Haddad-Chin will present their new plays at Off-Broadway's The Loft at Theater 511 later this month From April 24-27, The Playwrights Realm's will present its annual INK'D Festival of New Plays, the culminating event of its Writing Fellows Program The 2023 line-up features works by playwrights Alex Lin Each work will receive a day of readings at 3 PM and 7 PM This year’s festival comprises readings of Andrea Ambam’s Fragile State (April 24) Jesse Jae Hoon’s Somebody is Looking Back At Me (April 25) Alyssa Haddad-Chin’s The Ancestry Dot Com Play (April 26) and unexpected approaches—with urgent societal and gripping interpersonal questions that inhabit our everyday as they explore everything from diasporic identity and generational divides to gentrification and the limits of our personal value systems Over the course of their time with The Realm Fellows develop a single new play (the works that are ultimately presented in reading form at INK’D) This process includes monthly group meetings that provide a collaborative space for writers to share and refine their work and one-on-one meetings with Realm artistic staff to support each writer's process For two readings—one private in late fall and one for audiences at INK’D—Fellows collaborate with a director Personalized professional development resources are tailored to the group: mentor opportunities and professional seminars are designed to shed light on the business of theater informed participants in their own careers Former Realm Writing Fellows have gone on to win countless awards and be produced across the country; most recently 2017/18 Fellow Sarah Mantell won the 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize The Realm’s Writing Fellows program is a career accelerator helping emerging writers build agency and gain wider access to the New York theater world—and offering these playwrights a roadmap to navigate it The Realm’s Associate Artistic Director Alexis Williams says “We’ve been receiving more and more open submissions these days and that growing number makes clear the very acute need for programs like this It also highlights the amount of wonderful theatrical minds that are looking for institutional support to accelerate their careers these writers whose processes have been nurtured with resources are ready to present the fruit of nine months spent with ideas that excite them and showcase their artistic visions We can’t wait to offer audiences a glimpse into what they have been working on!” Andrea Ambam’s Fragile State will kick off the four days of readings April 24 The afro-surrealist coming-of-age fable follows Manny a gen-z radical Black organizer whose life turns upside down when her grandmother visits from Cameroon Following on April 25, Jesse Jae Hoon’s Somebody is Looking Back At Me will be directed by Miranda Cornell  returns to the Chinatown which inspired her work where she discovers the neighborhood is quickly being gentrified by people from her past Olivia is increasingly faced with the conflict between the lifestyle she can now afford and the values she's preached.  The Ancestry Dot Com Play by Alyssa Haddad-Chin will be presented April 26 under the direction of Kate Moore Heaney Arab American Samia never knew her father and can't get answers out of her mother So when Samia's friend does a DNA test without Samia's consent she gets answers to the questions that she's been asking for years Closing out the festival will be Alex Lin's LASTHUNTER April 27 NASA interns Reggie Nielson and Elisa Yang decide to go on a time-traveling adventure across the multiverse It turns out their employer's greatest aerospace hero was a former Nazi and the two want to get revenge by killing him Mike Donahue directs the work which explores the fragility of nationalism and the grayness of morality The nine-month Writing Fellows Program fosters four early-career playwrights annually each playwright receives a $4,000 stipend and a reading Attendees of the INK'D Festival whose attendance incurs caregiving costs will be able to receive up to $60 in reimbursements as part of Playwrights Realm's Radical Parent-Inclusion Project Visit PlaywrightsRealm.org Due to the expansive nature of Off-Broadway and more will star in the Kevin Zak comedy at the Orpheum Theatre Off-Broadway and George Clooney will also be celebrated at the June ceremony and others are vowing to fight back against the funding cuts Waitress and & Juliet star Wolfe will lead the stage show about Miracle Mop inventor and businesswoman Joy Mangano many Off-Broadway shows have implemented rush What shows are about to close in New York City The Arlekin Players production took four Off-Broadway honors May 4 The play began performances April 28 at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre Aisha Jackson and Anika Noni Rose lead the revival The new play by Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor stars Dulé Hill at New York Theatre Workshop Elizabeth Marvel stars as a visionary fashion photographer coming to terms with the power of her own gaze The Kimberly Akimbo alum is succeeding Elizabeth Stanley who is departing due to a scheduling conflict The new Off-Broadway musical is written by Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley and Rocco Vertuccio announced nominations for the Off-Broadway and Broadway honors April 30 Kenneth Ferrone will direct the Vietnam War-set production The best-selling author has been a writer for The New Yorker since 1986 The sold-out engagement is playing the Lucille Lortel Theatre The free discussion will feature Tony nominee Betsy Wolfe Lonne Elder III's play returns to New York via Peccadillo Theater Company The Public's Mobile Unit is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a free tour of the Shakespeare classic across all five boroughs and Nick Adams lead the Off-Broadway musical at New World Stages The new musical is nominated for 12 honors including Outstanding New Broadway Musical Nominations will be announced April 30 with the awards ceremony set for June 1 The Sophie Treadwell drama will mark the Off-Broadway debut for New York Theatre Company Playwrights Horizons is presenting the world premiere of Haddad's solo show Marilu Henner and Marsha Mason also discuss the evening of monologues currently running Off-Broadway Betsy Wolfe is leading the stage show about Miracle Mop inventor and businesswoman Joy Mangano Andrew Winans will direct the American premiere at Players Theatre Also featuring Waites' band Heartbreak Waites Lucky Man–A Warrior’s Journey will play a strictly limited engagement this June back on after a strike postponed the original run Three evenings featuring former Ars Nova artists will benefit the Off-Broadway company The Leonard Bernstein musical will run at New York City Center Encores The solo show will play three performances as part of the Manhattan venue's Pride programming Written in 2002 by one of the foremothers of the Black Arts Movement Chiaroscuro invites audiences to join six Black singles on a singles cruise to nowhere honoring the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway will be held May 16 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom Adam Gwon and Jonathan Silverstein's new musical is about a theatre-loving teacher It's also Silverstein's final production at Keen Company Shakespeare’s work is stripped to its core The Emursive production played its final performance April 19 The production will be the New York premiere of Pulitzer winning playwright Donald Margulies’ newest work The director-performer has overseen four shows this season Kevin Zak is writing and directing the send-up of the 1998 film starring Lindsay Lohan The Tony-winning musical may be coming back as an immersive experience Keenan Tyler Oliphant will direct Hassan's Practice described as a "shapeshifting psycho-comedy." They are taking over for Havana Rose Liu and Kristine Froseth Thank You!You have now been added to the list Blocking belongson the stage,not on websites Our website is made possible bydisplaying online advertisements to our visitors Please consider supporting us bywhitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.Thank you The Department of Political Science celebrated the MPA program’s 50th Anniversary with a reception and hooding ceremony and announced a new discounted tuition rate for government employees a WKU senior in Communication Sciences & Disorders found her calling in speech-language pathology and global insight—from Kentucky to London and beyond WKU grad Teresa Kirby will join the Department of Political Science this fall WKU students finished second and sixth in the third multimedia competition of the 2024-2025 Hearst Journalism Awards Program WKU School of Nursing and Allied Health is excited to announce the launch of its Online RN to BSN program designed to support working professionals seeking to advance their nursing careers through a flexible and comprehensive curriculum View Archive The festival will show readings of work by the Realm’s 2023 Writing Fellows NEW YORK CITY: The Playwrights Realm has announced the lineup for the 2023 INK’D Festival of New Plays is the culmination of the Realm’s Writing Fellows program which awards four early-career playwrights with feedback whose processes have been nurtured with resources are ready to present the fruit of nine months spent with ideas that excite them and showcase their artistic visions,” associate artistic director Alexis Williams said in a statement “We can’t wait to offer audiences a glimpse into what they have been working on.” This year’s INK’D Festival lineup includes Andrea Ambam’s Fragile State on April 24, Jesse Jae Hoon’s Somebody Is Looking Back at Me on April 25, Alyssa Haddad-Chin’s The Ancestry Dot Com Play on April 26, and Alex Lin’s LASTHUNTER on April 27. All readings will be held at the Loft at Theater 511. a radical Black organizer who is about to see her Cameroonian grandma for the first time in 15 years The Afro-surrealist coming-of-age play sees generations collide and diasporas dance as Manny reckons with where she comes from to make peace with who she is Chika Ike will direct readings on April 24 at 3 and 7 p.m Somebody Is Looking Back at Me follows Olivia who returns to a gentrifying Chinatown and her former college classmates only to discover that their role in transforming the neighborhood conflicts with the values she preaches in her writing Miranda Cornell will direct readings on April 25 at 3 and 7 p.m who never knew her father and whose secretive Lebanese mother isn’t interested in providing answers When a friend does a DNA test on Samia without her consent Samia must confront just how much knowledge about her ancestry she can handle Kate Moore Heaney will direct readings on April 26 at 3 and 7 p.m two NASA interns who discover that their employer’s greatest aerospace hero was a Nazi The duo embark on a time-traveling multiverse adventure to investigate the fragility of nationalism and the grayness of morality Mike Donahue will direct readings on April 27 at 3 and 7 p.m Reservations are required for all INK’D Festival readings and can be made on the Realm’s website and the Realm will provide free masks to anyone who needs one as part of the Radical Parent-Inclusion Project the Realm will offer reimbursements of up to $60 to patrons who incur caregiving costs to attend INK’D readings The Playwrights Realm is devoted to supporting emerging playwrights throughout their careers by helping them hone their craft and realize their visions The Realm provides comprehensive support through programs like the Scratchpad Series the organization’s budget was approximately $1.1 million The company is launching another fellowship program to lower barriers for playwrights entering the industry NEW YORK CITY: After transitioning from a producing theatre to a full-time playwriting service organization in 2021 the Playwrights Realm has launching its 2022-23 season with three programs: a cohort of Writing Fellows and a new Native American Artists Lab.  the Realm has remodeled its community programming offerings into a new program, Aspiring Playwrights offering free online articles and filmed classes covering the basics of playwriting as well as a new round of Script Share an opportunity for aspiring writers to engage in a one-hour discussion with a theatre professional about a particular script Aspiring Playwrights is a free program open to anyone interested in writing for the stage Said founding artistic director Katherine Kovner in a statement dynamic artists that will be joining us in 2022-23 in Writing Fellows we’re excited to simultaneously be expanding our support for aspiring playwrights ‘I’m interested in being a playwright,’ we want the Realm to be their first resource Our goal is to have a wealth of content generated by professional playwrights and theatre artists and Realm staff and totally accessible—no need to apply or subscribe.”  Added asssociate artistic director Alexis Williams in a statement “Across our open submissions for all three programs we received 861 applications—a sobering reminder of just how many wonderful artists are in need of support We can’t wait to spend the year getting to know the 2022-23 cohort These are promising voices everyone who’s interested in the future of theater should know about.” The Writing Fellows program supports four early-career playwrights with nine months of resources and feedback designed to help them reach their professional and artistic goals This year’s recipients are Andrea Ambam, Alyssa Haddad-Chin, Jesse Jae Hoon The Scatchpad Playwrights Series is another opportunity for the Realm to usher emerging playwrights into the industry It engages with new playwrights every year by removing geographic limitations so playwrights can participate and expressly inviting playwrights from across the country to join Recipients receive a paid developmental process of up to one week culminating in a reading (internal or public Playwrights will be connected with professional collaborators who will offer dramaturgical development and discussion prior to and following each reading as well as professional development guidance and industry introductions This year’s Scratchpad participants are Anamaria Guerzon The Native American Artist Lab is designed to be a pipeline for playwrights from international nations to reach out to artists from domestic nations to support the development of their work The lab focuses on developing a specific project and professional development by offering individualized attention to recipients and providing support such as design consultations The program will end with an in-person reading in New York City with the Realm deferring to the artists on whether these presentations are public All recipients will receive stipends and housing and transportation costs for participation in readings This year’s recipients are Sean-Joseph Choo and Moki Bear Eagle Andrea Ambam is a Brooklyn-based performing artist whose roots originally stem from Cameroon She is a Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) artist-in-residence and has been a PenAmerica Writing as Activism Fellow and the inaugural Artivism Fellow with Broadway Advocacy Coalition and many more. Ambam is developing Fragile State a play about a Gen-Z Black activist whose world turns upside down upon receiving a visit from her Cameroonian grandmother.  Alyssa Haddad-Chin is a Brooklyn-based playwright and teaching artist of Lebanese and Italian descent Credits include Off-White; Or The Arab House Party Play, The Newlywed Game and The Ancestry Dot Com Play Haddad-Chin is developing The Ancestry Dot Com Play about a group of friends who take a DNA test and grapple with how the results affect their identity and the author of I’ve Got a Sinking Feeling in the Pit of My Stomach Hoon is developing Somebody Is Looking Back at Me a satire about a best-selling Asian American author returning to a gentrified Chinatown a play about radical revenge and the fragility of nationalism.  Anamaria Guerzon is a Filipina American theatre artist and musician based in Seattle which explores the relationship between a modern-day tattoo apprentice and a man in the 1600s being trafficked for his full-body cultural tattoos bilingual writer currently living in Southern California Raturi is developing No One Plays Badminton in America a love letter to the sport that asks what it means to figure out who you are away from where you’re from Christopher Washington is a Black queer actor and writer who grew up in the suburbs of Austin Washington is developing The Facts Are as Follows: a play about a new law student juggling microaggressions about a college dropout turned Hawaiian painter who returns home to seek out answers from his culture and his ’ohana.  raised from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota He is a professor at his tribal college and is working on developing plays that represent his voice and his tribe. Eagle is developing IGMU kiŋ na PAHA kiŋ a play about a Lakotan girl in the United States during 1890 who befriends a young black cat Noah Himmelstein will direct Matthew Puckett's original musical Neumann is the Tony nominated choreographer behind Hadestown and Swept Away one Tony winner is playing the trumpet while the other is channeling Madame Rose and institutes have been revealed by the industry stalwart Marburg disease outbreak that were ongoing in Equatorial Guinea did not expand to Cameroon This DREF remained in a preparedness scenario Provide any updates in the situation since the field report and explain what is expected to happen Since the declaration of the Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea it has been anticipated that cases may emerge in Cameroon due to the porosity of the borders The areas of particular concern for identifying suspected cases were the districts of Ambam and Olamze in the South Region of Cameroon The Health authorities of Equatorial Guinea have officially declared the end of the Marburg outbreak As of the end of the operation 234 alerts were received 16 sampled and no positive cases no confirmed cases have been reported by the surveillance team of the Health authorities previously known as Marburg virus hemorrhagic fever is a severe and often deadly illness in humans with a fatality rate ranging from 50% to 88% there are no approved treatments or vaccines available to counteract the virus The entry point into Cameroon from the Kie-Ntem region is primarily by road spanning the 189-kilometer border with the southern region This border includes districts such as Kyé-Ossi collectively hosting a population of over 300,000 individuals Any alerts beyond this area was likely be associated with people moving in and out of the southern region for various reasons including family visits and commercial activities From the declaration of the epidemic in Equatorial Guinea Cameroon recorded a total of 234 alerts from February 9th to June 15th with three of these alerts related to reported deaths All of these alerts have been thoroughly investigated and 47 of them (approximately 20.08%) have been validated 16 cases were sampled for confirmation at the laboratory This information is sourced from the Ministry of Health These alerts were distributed across six regions and were subject to thorough investigation A gorilla that was caught on camera walking like a human has become an internet hit The animal’s keepers say Ambam’s behaviour has made him quite a celebrity The gorilla lives at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent Ambam was captured on camera by an animal researcher and the footage has had around 200,000 hits on YouTube The 21-year old western lowland gorilla weighs around 220kg and stands at 6ft tall Ambam was hand raised for a few months when he was a year old because he became very ill and as a last resort he had to be taken away from his mother Shumba Animal Park staff say Ambam’s behaviour is not new Gorilla keeper Phil Ridges said: “Ambam’s father Bitam used to display the same behaviour if he had handfuls of food to carry who also sometimes stand and walk in the same way “All gorillas can do it to some extent but we haven’t got any who do it like Ambam and he is quite a celebrity at the park “We think he might use it to get a height advantage to look over the wall when keepers come to feed him and standing up can also help him in looking for food generally in his enclosure as it gives him a better vantage point “Ambam can also carry a lot more food if he stands and uses both hands and walking on two feet also means he doesn’t get his hands wet when it is raining!” a 21-year-old Western Lowland gorilla at the reserve apparently has decided that it's more fun to walk upright The video shows Ambam walking around the gorilla enclosure with the song "Walk Like a Man" by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons playing in the background Said Phil Ridges of the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park: "He walks just like us." The video of the gorilla who walks like a man is one of the videos making the rounds on the Internet today A Colorado firefighter slid on his belly during a frozen pond rescue of a 13-year-old boy who fell through the ice Sixteen Australian fire crews used high-powered hoses to fight a massive blaze at a paint factory that produced a huge plume of smoke and forced evacuations in the Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt The first lady is serious about aid to military families and childhood obesity Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Ambam's ability to walk like a man has made him an internet hit A gorilla which became a viral video sensation when footage emerged of him walking like a human has celebrated his 25th birthday Online video of western lowland gorilla Ambam aping humans with his unusual habit of walking upright has been viewed nearly six million times since 2011 but Ambam has perfected balancing on his two hind legs at Port Lympne wild animal park near Hythe Standing up has given Ambam a number of advantages including enabling him to look over obstacles and carry objects in his two free hands Park officials have observed that he sometimes walks upright when the ground is wet to keep his hands dry Ambam's ability to walk like a human has also been exhibited by his sister Tamba and her two-year-old son Kabale Today Ambam marked his quarter-century with a gluten-free cake containing carrots said: "This is the second cake I have made for Ambam I wanted it to be really special and he seemed to love it." said all gorillas have the ability to stand upright to some degree but Ambam and his sister have a "particular talent" at standing and walking completely upright Receive today's headlines directly to your inbox every morning and evening Please check your inbox to verify your details Wildlife charity Aspinall Foundation investigated over possible financial mismanagement The Charity Commission has begun an investigation into potential financial mismanagement at a wildlife conservation foundation that appointed the prime minister’s partner The voluntary sector watchdog said it had opened a statutory inquiry into the Aspinall Foundation charity It is believed it will focus on possible trustee conflicts of interest and possible misuse of charitable resources The timing of the inquiry will be embarrassing for Symonds an animal lover and former Conservative party spin doctor whose appointment to the foundation as head of communications was announced just two months ago The charity is chaired by Damian Aspinall and its board of trustees includes members of the prominent Goldsmith and Aspinall families The commission opened a pre-inquiry regulatory compliance case into the charity in November with the co-operation of trustees After identifying “further questions regarding the charity’s governance” it has now decided to escalate its involvement to identify any possible misconduct The commission is keen to stress that the opening of an inquiry is not a finding of wrongdoing; a statutory inquiry is its most serious form of investigation undertaken only where it is seriously concerned that a charity is at risk of wrongdoing and abuse Where the commission concludes serious wrongdoing has taken place it has powers to remove trustees from the board A separate statutory inquiry has also been announced into the management of Howlett’s Wild Animal Trust and whose trustees include Aspinall’s daughter Tansy The charity runs Port Lympne and Howletts wildlife parks in Kent The Aspinall Foundation’s last set of accounts (to the end of December 2019) show the 30-room Howletts mansion in Kent owned by the charity was rented to Aspinall for £2,500 a month The foundation paid a firm called Alvarium £64,000 for accounting services in 2019 The foundation trustee Charles Filmer is a director of Alvarium A spokesman for the foundation said: “The Aspinall Foundation remains firmly committed to its ethical and legal duties as a charitable body Our trustees will continue to work openly and transparently with the Charity Commission to ensure best practice governance and compliance.” The foundation is understood to have commissioned an independent internal governance review last autumn The matters being investigated by the commission pre-date Symonds’ appointment as an employee at the foundation and there is no suggestion she is subject to its investigation zoo owner and friend of Lord Lucan and Sir James Goldsmith the late financier and founder of the short-lived UK Referendum party in the mid 1990s several months before the commission first contacted the charity with its concerns The commission undertook 67 statutory inquiries in 2019-20, a period in which it completed two high-profile investigations into Oxfam and Save the Children A six-year-old statutory inquiry into Kids Company has yet to make a report Ambam has amazed onlookers by walking around on his back legs A gorilla which became an online sensation when footage emerged of him walking like a human celebrates his 24th birthday tomorrow Internet video of western lowland gorilla Ambam aping humans with his unusual habit of walking upright has been viewed nearly six million times since 2011 His habit of walking like a human is also exhibited by his sister Tamba and her two-year-old son Kabale Head of gorillas Phil Ridges said: "All gorillas have the ability to stand upright to some degree but Ambam and his sister have a particular talent at standing and walking completely upright on two legs." Ambam shares his birthday with stars including actresses Julie Christie and Sarah Michelle Gellar cellist Julian Lloyd Webber and actor Robert Carlyle whose lifespan can stretch from 30 to 50 years He was hand-raised for a few months when he was a year old after falling ill meaning he had to be taken away from his mother Shumba The precise number of western lowland gorillas is unclear because they inhabit some of the most dense and remote rainforests in Africa But wildlife experts say that due to poaching and disease their numbers have declined by more than 60% over the past 20 to 25 years Ambam explores his enclosure at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park near Ashford Mon 14 Apr 2014 at 11:57A gorilla which became an online sensation when footage emerged of him walking like a human is turning 24 You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter Ambam is the biggest gorilla at the animal park a charity run by The Aspinall Foundation in England a 21-year-old Silverback ambling on his hind legs in England The other gorillas don’t even bother to look up when Ambam starts sauntering around like a human But humans are astounded by the 21-year-old Silverback ambling on his hind legs and have turned him into a YouTube celebrity in just two days “As far back as I remember, he’s been able to do it,” Phil Ridges, a gorilla keeper at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park just south of Dover in England tells the Star Ambam’s dad could walk upright and two sisters can as well but none of them are quite as good or adventurous at it as Ambam At about 480 pounds of flexible muscle, he’s the biggest gorilla at the animal park, a charity run by The Aspinall Foundation. But he’s not a show-off He’s very sweet natured and he has great respect in the group.” “Ambam lives with five other adult males and they could care less” when he starts walking on his hind legs Food and curiosity propel him: trying to get a glimpse of the food bucket arriving seeing over the enclosure ledge or making off with peanut butter covered sticks in both hands But he’s not trained and doesn’t stand up on cue to the chagrin of camera crews lined up Thursday to film his feat Rather than being a notch up the evolutionary scale Ambam is likely just a very good example of his family’s “standing-up gene,” says Ridges something he may well pass on to his offspring The foundation that operates Port Lympne and its sister park Howletts cares for the largest collection of Western lowland gorillas in human care outside of Africa the foundation also rescues orphaned gorillas and nurtures them back into the wild Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Sign up to our daily newsletter for all the latest Kent stories and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox Thank you for subscribing!We have more newsletters Tributes have poured in for a "worldwide celebrity" gorilla who has sadly died at Port Lympne near Hythe The zoo announced on Sunday (October 30) that Ambam had suddenly passed away following a heart attack at the age of 32 Due to his rather unusual habit of walking upright just like a human A video showing him strolling around his enclosure went on to be viewed almost six million times around the world on social media He is said to have been a firm favourite with visitors as well as keepers thanks to his big personality and quirky mannerisms In a statement issued on its Facebook page Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve said: "The team are devastated to announce the passing of Ambam READ MORE: Inside Chevening House near Sevenoaks which Liz Truss no longer has access to "The cherished ape sadly passed away from a heart attack at the very respectable age of 32 He achieved worldwide celebrity status at the park due to his unusual habit of walking upright like a human He became an internet sensation in 2011 when a video posted on social media of him strolling around his enclosure went on to be viewed nearly six million times across the globe "Ambam’s big personality and quirky mannerisms had established as a firm favourite with keepers and visitors alike." Animal Director Simon Jeffrey said he will be "sorely missed" He added: "This is an extremely difficult loss for everyone on the team Ambam was one of our iconic characters and we’d all watched him grow from a spirited youngster into the magnificent silverback he was He will be sorely missed and never forgotten." The post has received more than 3,000 reactions on Facebook with more than 400 comments and 290 shares Hundreds of people have paid their own tribute to the beloved Ambam underneath the post Samantha Bubbear said: "So sorry for your loss our thoughts are with you all at this sad time Glynis White wrote: "So sorry for your loss my heart goes out to all who cared for this special boy." "Sending heart felt condolences to all members of the team who cared for Ambam during his lifetime," Jane Clarke said Get more news from KentLive straight to your inbox for free HERE . Story SavedYou can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right One hundred and eighteen elephant tusks were seized in Ambam a hotspot for ivory trafficking near the border with Gabon and Equatorial Guinea head of communication for Cameroonian customs “this seizure is the largest in Cameroon in terms of quantity for five years,” he said according to a report on Cameroonian state television “You know that we are in a border area and that cross-border crime is generally very high in this area three Cameroonians and one Gabonese were arrested with this cargo,” said Ekoube is home to nearly 60% of the forest elephants that survive in Africa The illegal ivory trade is the third most profitable form of trafficking after drugs and weapons The traffic is fuelled by strong demand in Asia and the Middle East where elephant tusks are used in traditional medicine and ornamentation despite a moratorium on its international trade decided in 1989 Ivory can be resold ‘at 7,000 euros per kilo Easily access major global news with a strong focus on Africa we like to accentuate positive stories about Africa across all genres including Politics We broadcast 24 hours a day from our studios in London and New York and can be seen here in the UK and across Europe on the Sky platform (Sky channel 516) Freeview (Channel 136) as well as in the USA on the Centric channel and also on the Hot bird platform © 2023 Arise News - Part of the Arise Media Group Last week, Lebledparle.com reported on a protest that occurred in Meyo as a result of rising insecurity in the area the prefect of the locality Bouba Haman this Monday released a statement on the issue and has brought clarity as to what transpired and also revealed no other person was killed He further revealed various steps authorities have put in place to ensure locals safety and prevention of such tragedy from reoccurring The Prefect of Ntem Valley Division informs the local and national public of the following facts: two lifeless bodies were discovered in the commercial center of Meyo-Centre The victims were identified as Batcha Gedeon Atanga originally from Santa Subdivision in the Northwest Region located about 6 kilometers from Meyo-Centre lying on the ground in front of a drinking spot owned by Mbipeh Konyu Sylvain The victim had a blunt force impact on the nape of the neck The second body was discovered lying on a public bench under a roadside shelter with multiple similar impacts on different parts of the head and law enforcement authorities were mobilizing for an efficient response to this latest murder a group of young people from Mefoup village launched a protest marred by acts of vandalism They proceeded to destroy several makeshift kiosks causing significant disruption to traffic on National Road No the State Prosecutor at the Court of First Instance in Ambam and the Prefect of Ntem Valley Division engaged in multiple negotiations with the concerned groups ultimately leading to the removal of barricades and the restoration of calm A visit of comfort and appeasement was immediately carried out by the Prefectural Authority and its delegation with a message of condolences addressed to the bereaved families The assessment of this situation reports two minor injuries and who were referred to the Meyo-Centre District Medical Center though there was no burning or looting of commercial establishments While denouncing the spread of misinformation the Prefect of Ntem Valley Division reassures the population and public opinion that investigations are ongoing to ensure the security and protection of people and property He urges all residents to remain vigilant and report any actions that could jeopardize social cohesion and create an atmosphere of insecurity in the Ntem Valley Division and civil society actors to fully engage in consolidating peace and peaceful coexistence as strongly advocated by the Head of State He also reassures the public that the Ntem Valley Division remains a peaceful where citizens from all backgrounds go about their daily activities without fear or concern he warns all those responsible for acts of incivility and hate speech that they will face the full force of the law les actualités camerounaises et la revue de presse Lebledparle.com à ne pas manquer Δdocument.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()) Actualité du Cameroun ce matinProtest in Meto Lebledparle.com is a site dedicated to news in Cameroon news from Cameroon and all useful information analyzes and all the news in real time and continuously A critically-endangered silverback gorilla who walks like a man has become a big attraction at a wild animal park Footage on YouTube of Western lowland gorilla Ambam aping humans with his walk has been viewed more than 250,000 times See footage at http://www.youtube.com/kentanimalpark Normally gorillas are used to getting around on all fours but 21-year-old male Ambam has managed to perfect his balance on his two hind legs He has become something of a celebrity at Port Lympne wild animal park near Hythe A park spokeswoman said: "He is not the first gorilla ever to walk like this but he seems to do it much better than others and he can pick up quite a bit of speed once he gets going Ambam is Port Lympne's biggest gorilla and he was born at the park's sister site He was hand-raised for a few months when he was a year old after falling ill meaning he had to be taken away from his mother Shumba as a last resort Gorilla keeper Phil Ridges said his walking technique gives him certain advantages over his fellow apes at the park He said: "We think he might use it to get a height advantage to look over the wall when keepers come to feed him and standing up can also help him in looking for food generally in his enclosure as it gives him a better vantage point "Ambam can also carry a lot more food if he stands and uses both hands and walking on two feet also means he doesn't get his hands wet when it is raining." please register for free or log in to your account Silverback Ambam dug into a special carrot cake topped with hard boiled eggs to mark the occasion. Ambam became a viral sensation some years ago when footage emerged of him walking like a human. The video which caught the lowland gorilla walking upright has been viewed millions of times since it was released in 2011. Park officials observed that he sometimes walked upright when the ground was wet to keep his hands dry. Facebook pageTwitter feedRSS feed@2025 The Irish News Ltd it may not be to everybody’s taste – but a new £420,000 piano is possibly the most blinged-out musical instrument in the world The custom-made piano features half a million Swarovski crystals and was created following a request from an unnamed buyer described as an “influential Sheikh” in Doha Standing up has given Ambam a number of advantages including enabling him to look over obstacles and carry objects in his two free hands A man who shot an armadillo ended up accidentally wounding his mother-in-law when the bullet ricocheted off the mammal known for its hard shell fired his 9mm pistol at the armadillo in the southern US state of Georgia Deputies said the bullet killed the armadillo but bounced off the animal travelled through the back door of the mother-in-law’s mobile home and the chair in which she was sitting suffered injuries described as non-life-threatening Sheriff’s investigator Bill Smith said she was walking and talking afterwards A golfer has been bitten on the leg by a crocodile lurking in a waterway on the 11th hole at an Australian tourist resort was bitten by a 4ft (1.2m) saltwater croc at Palmer Sea Reef Golf Course in the tourist town of Port Douglas on Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef He suffered puncture wounds in his left calf and was taken to hospital in a stable condition The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection will attempt to catch the crocodile A passenger flight had to return to its starting point after a worker fell asleep and found himself trapped in the plane’s cargo hold Alaska Airlines Flight 448 was 14 minutes into a flight from Seattle to Los Angeles when the pilot heard banging from down below The captain immediately returned to Seattle-Tacoma International and declared an emergency for priority landing a ramp agent emerged from the front cargo hold which Alaska Airlines said is pressurised and temperature-controlled The worker was taken to hospital as a precaution A mountain lion has taken up residence underneath a suburban Los Angeles home and is refusing to budge despite the efforts of wildlife workers using a prod and firing tennis balls and bean bags at it the homeowner in the hilly Los Feliz neighbourhood said workers installing a home security system encountered the cougar “I don’t think he’s going to come out,” Mr Archinaco said “He’s probably been living here for a while is known as P-22 and normally lives in nearby Griffith Park Zoo P-22 arrived in the area several years ago from the Santa Monica Mountains and crossed two freeways to get there BusinessDay Nigeria's leading finance and market intelligence news report Also home to expert opinion and commentary on politics $(document).ready(function(){(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({})}); To view comments, please register for free or log in to your account. ZIRO- ( By Citizen reporter- Pill Tayam ) A resident of Lumri village Neelam Nido wished that his village had a wide road. His wish has not been completed during his lifetime but it may now be fulfilled after his death as the road to his village now is being widened. Here we are talking about Lumri PMGSY road. PMGSY roads Lumri will serve as the feeder roads as well as the roads for inter village movement to Pistana, Hitu, Shalleyi, Korli,Biram, Ambam, Sito Mengio and others adjoining areas of Yachuli town. It will be passing through rural areas connecting the village to one another and to the nearby road of higher categories such as NH-13 Potin to Bopi viz District Roads, State Highways etc. The expansion of inter-village road under the PMGSY scheme passing through Lumri village has been kick-started from September 2020 under the supervision of Neelam Rani late wife of Neelam Nido & the local people. It is said that all roads would be expanded beyond DPR specifications and also would be an exemplary road of entire Yachuli Assembly constituency. The road expansion has been taken up in view of the population growth  in near future. Speaking to this citizen reporter  through telephonic conversation, Er. Nich Appa said that the road is being constructed in the memory & as per wishes of late Neelam Nido, who would be its supervisor It’s expanded as per the wishes of villagers as well as late Nido. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. About seven commercial drivers of Keke-Napep including the chairman Keke-Napep Association Jema’a Local Government area have escaped from attackers in Ambam along Goska-Dangoma districts of southern Kaduna The attack in which one person was injured and one keke-NAPEP was destroyed happened as the cyclists were returning from Dangoma after dropping their passengers who sustained minor injury from the attackers told Daily Trust that they had started seeing unusual sign from the nearby villagers in the road each carrying different kinds of weapons surrounded us and started shouting ‘kill them’ and they started attacking us if not that the mobile police quickly intervened,” he said adding that the Mopol escorted them to the kafanchan Police Area Command counting about ten illegal roadblocks mounted by the villagers from Goska toTakau II told Daily Trust that they were attacked somewhere in Takau II “I was taking my sister to Dangoma when the youths attacked us in Takau II where they mounted heavy roadblocks and they suddenly surrounded us One of the attackers was trying to open the door when I reversed and sped off to kafanchan,” he said adding that they would put to an end the mounting of illegal roadblocks and that anybody caught mounting roadblocks would surely face the law UPDATE NEWS: Nigerians can now earn US Dollars through domain flipping buy domain names for cheap and have it resold to earn up to $15,000 Join Daily Trust WhatsApp Community For Quick Access To News and Happenings Around You a silverback gorilla at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent has captivated animal enthusiasts worldwide with his unusual ability to walk upright on two legs Standing six feet tall and weighing 34 stone Ambam’s human-like stride has made him a viral sensation and a source of fascination for zoo visitors and the internet alike What makes Ambam’s upright walking even more remarkable is that he reportedly taught himself this skill without any external training Ambam began mimicking the movements of his zookeepers developed the ability to balance and walk on two legs with ease His natural curiosity and intelligence as a silverback gorilla likely played a significant role in this unique behavior Ambam’s human-like stroll offers a rare glimpse into the adaptability and ingenuity of gorillas Walking upright is not a common behavior for these great apes as they primarily rely on their knuckles to support their movement Ambam’s ability highlights the incredible capabilities of gorillas to learn and mimic behaviors from their surroundings Ambam isn’t just a viral internet star—he’s also an ambassador for conservation efforts is part of a larger conservation initiative aimed at protecting endangered species and raising awareness about the threats faced by gorillas in the wild and habitat loss continue to endanger gorilla populations Ambam’s story underscores the importance of preserving these magnificent creatures and their environments watching Ambam walk upright is a highlight of their trip His human-like movements often evoke surprise bridging the gap between humans and animals in a truly special way Ambam’s unique talent has not only brought him fame but has also shone a spotlight on the intelligence and individuality of gorillas Newsner is a modern news magazine offering news that means something for you and your life in-depth stories drawn from the world around us on a daily basis It’s engaging news that you want to read Privacy Policy Fact checking & Ethics Advertise Contact & Editorial team News Entertainment Family Science Food Household & Life hacks Newsner is owned by N365 Group and a part of Caybon This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page England will soon celebrate his 27th birthday But that’s not what has people around the world cheering The large and stately gorilla has mastered a new trick and reduced the difference between gorillas and their closest cousins: he’s learned to walk just like us After spending decades at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent a silverback gorilla Ambam has picked up the distinctive walk of the park’s zookeepers and visitors Ambam has learned to walk like a human instead of going on all fours like other gorillas The majestic gorilla weighs in at about 475 pounds (215 kg) Ambam’s new swagger has meant that the number of visitors to the park has risen dramatically Doesn’t Ambam look cool when he walks on his hind legs Share if you also think that animals are wise Newsner is owned by N365 Group and a part of Caybon.