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Macaque monkeys shrink their social networks as they age – research suggests evolutionary roots of a pattern seen in elderly people, too
We observed that how often other monkeys sought out older ... We found that, similar to humans, aging female macaques focused their time and effort on family members and “friends” with whom ...
What we know about the 43 monkeys that escaped a research facility South Carolina
The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina ... even though macaques branched off from the ape family about ...
PETA suit asserts First Amendment right to listen to monkeys
The animal rights group is suing the National Institute of Mental Health, saying it has a right to hear and see rhesus ...
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Monkeys that escaped a lab are a species used for human research since the 1800s
The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for more than a century, they have held a mirror to humanity ...
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Circus-like performances by snow monkeys in Japan contradict their long-revered status
He also says the chain in the foreground is to hold the monkeys’ diapers in place. Kaoru Amagai often naps with Sakura, one of the three Japanese macaques his family keeps as pets. In ...
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Last 4 escaped monkeys are captured in South Carolina after months on the loose
The rhesus macaque monkeys, all females, made a break for it after police say an employee did not fully lock their enclosure at Alpha Genesis, a facility that breeds them for medical research ...
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Scientists Baffled After ‘Frustrated’ Japanese Monkeys Start Trying To Mate With Deer
Macaque monkeys in two separate Japanese prefectures have taken the primatology world by storm after they were spotted attempting to mate with Sika deer. The phenomenon, originally observed in a ...