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72 exotic snakes, 6 capuchin monkeys seized at Bengaluru airport
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to a statement by the Bengaluru Customs, the animals were stuffed in baggage and arrived on an Air Asia flight from Bangkok (Flight Number FD 137) which landed at Bengaluru airport at 10:30 pm on Wednesday.
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Research suggests cultural heritage may influence capuchin monkeys' tool c
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Capuchin monkeys (Sapajus spp.) are among only a few primates that use tools in day-to-day activities. In the Cerrado and Caatinga, they use stones as hammers and anvils to crack open cashew nuts, seed pods of Hymenaea courbaril (West Indian locust; jatoba in Brazil) and other hard foods.
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Study reveals female monkeys live longer with female companions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Anthropology professors and field primatologists in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, have documented the daily lives of hundreds of large-brained capuchin monkeys. Female capuchin monkeys who are more integrated into social networks with other adult females tend to l
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Female monkeys live longer with female pals: Research
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 11 (ANI): Anthropology professors and field primatologists have documented the daily life of hundreds of large-brained capuchin monkeys in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. They have found that female capuchin monkeys who are better integrated into social networks with other ad
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