Image of the Day: They Can’t Monkey with Climate Change
A new study published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that hundreds of Western Hemisphere mammals may not be able to keep up with the projected speed of climate change, including the Emperor Tamarin pictured above.
"Due to the unprecedented rapidity of projected climatic changes, some species may not be able to move their ranges fast enough to track shifts in suitable climates and associated habitats" says the authors of the study. According to USAToday, out of the of 493 mammals studied, in some places as many as 39 percent may not be able to keep pace with climate change.
