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Study finds use of habitat for agricultural purposes puts primate in dange
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in Current Biology, frequent trips to oil palm farms are significantly increasing mortality rates among baby southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) in the wild.
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Langur cut-outs installed along G20 routes in Delhi to scare off monkeys
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Ahead of the G20 meeting, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has installed life-size cut-outs of grey langurs on Sardar Patel Marg and Shastri Bhawan, in an attempt to keep rhesus macaques, colloquially known as rhesus monkeys, away from transit routes and venues during the Summit.&nb
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Researchers reveal female monkeys actively lower social network with age
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to new research, female rhesus macaques "actively reduce" their social networks and prioritise friends and family as they age.
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A good friendship a day keeps gut-diseases away: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A recent study conducted on primates shows the secret connection between a good gut and a good social life
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Study shows differences between brains of primates are small but significa
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While the physical differences between humans and non-human primates are quite distinct, a new study reveals their brains may be remarkably similar. And yet, the smallest changes may make big differences in developmental and psychiatric disorders.
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Study finds human fetuses evolved to slow shoulder growth for easier deliv
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kyoto [Japan], June 4 (ANI): According to a new study, Shoulder dystocia is relieved by the fact that human shoulders slow down before birth and then speed up subsequently.
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Rhesus monkeys are able to perceive their own heartbeats: Study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): A new research has found that rhesus macaques are able to perceive their own heartbeats.
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Research suggests rhesus monkeys can perceive their heartbeat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI): According to a new research from the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis, and Royal Holloway, University of London, rhesus macaques are able to perceive their own heartbeats.
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Shrinking forest cover brings endangered species lion tailed macaques on r
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], September 1 (ANI): In view of the shrinking forest cover and absence of native trees, lion-tailed macaques (LTM), an endangered species residing in rainforests of Western Ghats, come up to the hairpin curve of Agumbe ghat in Shivamogga to get food thrown by tr
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Response of T-cells not critical for recovery from COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): The findings of new research conducted on monkeys revealed that T cells are not critical for the recovery of primates from acute COVID-19 infections. Their depletion does not induce severe disease, and T cells do not account for the natural resistance of rhesu
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Study focuses on how close friends help macaques survive
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [India], Dec 11 (ANI): A new research shows that close friendships improve the survival chances of rhesus macaques (old world monkeys).
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Close relatives around may help Female monkeys live longer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17 (ANI): Large families and strong social ties may help female rhesus macaques live longer, by reducing their chances of dying by 2.3 percent in one year, reveals a new study.
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