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  • July 2008

    • Wily Monkeys Elude Trappers

      newser  |  Tampa Tribune  |  Jul 18, 08 1:11 PM CDT

      Wily Monkeys Elude Trappers

      Trappers have managed to catch 10 of 15 patas monkeys that escaped from a central Florida wildlife preserve in April, the Tampa Tribune reports. But the remaining five primates continue to evade capture through a mix of guile and speed; trappers say they know where they are, but have so far been helpless to bring them in. More »

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      Florida  • monkey  • animal rescue groups

  • May 2008

    • Monkeys Move Robotic Arm With Brains

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 28, 08 6:49 PM CDT

      Monkeys Move Robotic Arm With Brains

      Monkeys were able to control a prosthetic arm with their brains, a development that could someday give paralyzed people and amputees more mobility, the New York Times reports. Researchers put sensors in the monkeys' brains, then trained them to manipulate the robotic arm through their thoughts. It's the most promising breakthrough to date in so-called brain-machine interface technology, the Times notes. More »

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      monkey  • prosthetics  • robotics  • amputees

  • April 2008

    • Gibraltar to Kill Pesky Apes

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 18, 08 5:27 AM CDT

      Gibraltar to Kill Pesky Apes

      Gibraltar has decided to kill a band of its famous Barbary apes that has been harassing tourists and residents, AP reports. The 25-strong group of renegade apes—actually large monkeys—has moved to a popular beach area where the animals have been stealing food and climbing into open windows. The British territory's tourism minister said the decision to kill the apes wasn't made lightly. More »

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      tourists  • monkey  • apes  • Gibraltar  • Barbary macaques

    • Red Planet of the Apes?

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 14, 08 2:57 PM CDT

      Red Planet of the Apes?

      The first mammal on Mars may be a monkey. Russia is testing radiation and weightlessness effects on macaques for a possible trip to the red planet. Scientists also want to see how the animals react to isolation and the special diet the 520-day mission would require, reports the BBC. Twelve monkeys have been passengers on previous Soviet and Russian space flights. More »

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      Russia  • Mars  • monkey  • Russian space program  • macaque

    • Ex-Soviet Monkeys Survive 15-Year Limbo

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 12, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Ex-Soviet Monkeys Survive 15-Year Limbo

      Traumatized monkeys once the subjects of Soviet experiments are odd remnants of a more prosperous time in Abkhazia, an area of Georgia that calls itself independent, the Los Angeles Times reports. The area was crippled in its effort to break away from Georgia, but the 286 primates living in a research institute remain a point of pride for residents. More »

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      science  • Georgia  • research  • Soviet Union  • independence  • monkey  • USSR  • former Soviet state

  • January 2008

    • Monkeys Swap Grooming for Sex

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 5, 08 9:12 PM CST

      Monkeys Swap Grooming for Sex

      What price for a little lovin'? Male macaque monkeys pay for sex by grooming females, but only as much as necessary: They groom for longer when fewer females are around, and for less time when there are more, according to a new study. "In primate societies, grooming is the underlying fabric of it all," said the doctor who ran the study. More »

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      sex  • commodities  • monkey  • mating rituals  • macaque  • grooming

  • December 2007

    • In Monkey Sex, Screamers Win

      newser  |  LiveScience  |  Dec 19, 07 6:29 PM CST

      In Monkey Sex, Screamers Win

      Exploring why female monkeys shout so much during sex, researchers have found that the shouts actually help their partners to ejaculate, Live Science reports. Researchers from the German Primate Center looked at Barbary macaques and found that males ejaculated 59% of the times their partner yelled, and only 2% of the time that they didn’t. Females yell during 86% of all sexual encounters. More »

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      sex  • fertility  • monkey  • Barbary macaques

  • November 2007

    • Monkeys Manhandle New Delhi

      newser  |  AFP  |  Nov 13, 07 10:31 AM CST

      Monkeys Manhandle New Delhi

      What separates man from monkeys? In New Delhi, precious little. The Indian capital is being overrun by anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 of the marauding primates, which have caused numerous recent injuries—not to mention a fall that killed the city's deputy mayor. But the monkey's sacred status complicates their removal, AFP reports. More »

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      monkey  • Delhi

  • September 2007

    • $16M Horse Makes Shaky Debut

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 16, 07 3:19 PM CDT

      $16M Horse Makes Shaky Debut

      The world's most expensive racehorse finished third in his rookie race at Belmont Park yesterday. The Green Monkey, really a horse that sold for $16 million at Saratoga's auction last year, had been kept off the track for months by a series of injuries, the AP reports. "In a perfect world, he would win," said the Green Monkey's trainer. More »

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      horse racing  • horse  • monkey  • thoroughbred

  • August 2007

    • Most Dangerous Science Jobs

      newser  |  Wired  |  Aug 10, 07 2:21 PM CDT

      Most Dangerous Science Jobs

      Science isn't just lab rats and microscopes—how does flying into hurricanes grab you? The most hazardous occupations for you biology, chemistry, and physics nerds: Astronaut: 24 US deaths since 1961. Biosafety lab researcher: Handle earth's deadliest diseases. Hurricane hunter: Fly into tempests to gauge pressure and wind speed. More »

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      list  • science  • disease  • astronauts  • monkey  • dangerous jobs

    • Flying Monkey Travels Coach

      newser  |  BBC  |  Aug 8, 07 11:51 AM CDT

      Flying Monkey Travels Coach

      A man smuggled a monkey onto a Spirit Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale to LaGuardia yesterday by hiding it under his hat. Fellow passengers caught on when the small primate—a baby marmoset the size of a fist—came out and hung on the man's ponytail. The monkey-smuggler, whose flight originated in Lima, Peru, is being questioned at La Guardia. Fellow-passengers credited the monkey for being well-behaved. More »

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      airplane  • flight  • Peru  • monkey  • smuggler

  • May 2007

    • Plague Kills Monkey in Denver Zoo

      newser  |  Denver Post  |  May 22, 07 1:00 PM CDT

      Plague Kills Monkey in Denver Zoo

      The bubonic plague has hit the Denver Zoo. An 8-year-old hooded capuchin monkey named Spanky was found dead last week, and postmortem tests confirmed that the cause was plague. The Denver Post reports that the monkey may have contracted the disease, which is usually spread by fleas, by eating the meat of an infected squirrel. More »

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      health  • animal  • disease  • outbreak  • monkey  • plague

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