This figure does not include the 41,348 primates who were not assigned to research but were instead part of laboratories' breeding colonies. Primate species in research include rhesus macaques, ...

The macaques, in turn, munch on nutritious ticks and other parasites that they groom from the deer. This sort of exchange of services where both species benefit is what scientists call mutualism.

“There was a time before the 1990s when the rhesus monkey numbers were low. But this has changed. These monkeys are ...

The trade of endangered long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) from Cambodia should be suspended, according to ...

Kemnitz observed that macaques of both sexes and of several species can become obese spontaneously, but obesity rarely occurs until adulthood 5. Besides lack of exercise and overfeeding ...

However, before the results can be transferred to humans, they must be researched on monkeys. Primates used as a model in dementia research Monkeys are one of the few species of animal that, like ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Macaques can form associations between words and pictures, demonstrating a human-like ability known as cross-modal association. Experiments showed that macaques ...

And the macaque situation is indeed dire, Fuentes notes. The IUCN estimates that, if things continue as they are now, both species are expected to suffer catastrophic population losses in the coming ...

Exports of long-tailed macaques from Cambodia will remain legal pending further review, despite recommendations for a ...

examining and verifying export permits of the species' country of origin in co-operation and co-ordination with other relevant federal departments and agencies. "If it is determined that macaques ...