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September 1st is International Primate Day, a day to celebrate and honor primates — especially the world's rarest and most ...
Primates are a group of mammals that includes humans and our close relatives, such as apes, monkeys and lemurs. Monkeys, such as capuchins and macaques; prosimians, like lemurs and tarsiers ...
Monkeys and apes, though both primates, exhibit distinct differences in anatomy, habitat, and evolutionary traits. Monkeys, with their tails and small ...
Some primates even colonised Arctic regions. These early primates may have survived seasonally cold temperatures and a ...
What would happen if human brain cells were injected into primates. such as monkeys or apes? Scientists are now researching that question, as well as the ethics of the possibility of cognitive ...
Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee, SC is attempting to lure the monkeys in with food, but none have been safely captured. Tranquilizer dart guns may be the last option.
Tulane's primate research center has about 5,000 monkeys but only about 500 are used for research in a normal year because of age, health and colony dynamics.
Primate tourism, an economic benefit and conservation tool in many habitat countries, has exploded in popularity over the past two decades in places like China, Borneo, Uganda, Rwanda, Northern ...
In particular, the St. Louis Zoo and AZA are advocating for the passage of the Captive Primate Safety Act to regulate the ...
At least 25 escaped monkeys have now been captured in Yemasee, South Carolina, officials said Sunday, and 18 remain on the loose.
New study from California university shows human’s tendency to drink alcohol might come from primates ancestors – it’s called the “drunken monkey hypothesis.” ...
Dozens of monkeys are on the loose in South Carolina after escaping a research center.