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"That monkey is off his back": Ricky Ponting on Virat Kohli's record-equal
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With a stunning century against South Africa on his 35th birthday, Kohli equalled Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI hundreds, and the swashbuckling batter has amassed a total of 543 runs in the ongoing tournament at an average of 108.60.
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Assam: 5 arrested with 8 rare species of animals including White-faced Mon
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a joint operation, police and forest officials rescued eight animals of rare species including Panamanian White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator- a rare species of monkey) and Black Gorillas from an area of Assam's Cachar district along Assam-Mizoram border on Monday, said a police official
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Monkeys make a stink in response to human noise
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to new research, monkeys increase their usage of scent markings in order to compensate for human noise pollution. Pied tamarins (Saguinus bicolor) communicate through both vocal calls and scent markings, and the current study, published in the journal Ethology Ecology & Evolut
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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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Pakistan: Three passengers diagnosed with monkeypox at Karachi airport
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Sindh health department surveillance team carried out an action at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport during which three passengers who arrived in Karachi from Libya were diagnosed with monkeypox.
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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 use monkey poop to learn reproductive patterns of endangered s
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers used muriquis poop to gain insight into how the primates choose their mates in order to better understand what goes on in their mating lives.
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Yogi govt to launch state-wide campaign to free pasture land from illegal
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The government of Uttar Pradesh under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will launch a state-wide campaign to free pasture land from illegal encroachment starting from July 11.
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PM Modi to lay foundation stones of projects worth Rs 6,400 cr in Chhattis
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A key component in the development of these National Highway projects is a 6-Lane tunnel of 2.8 km length with 27 animal passes and 17 monkey canopies provided for unrestricted wildlife movement in the Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary area.
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Himachal HC seeks remedy to deal with monkey, stray dog menace
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, passed this order, on a Public Interest Litigation taken up suo moto by the High Court and a couple of other petitions filed to deal with the threat posed by monkeys and stray dogs.
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Sri Lanka govt waits for outcome of cases regarding export of monkeys to C
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sri Lankan Ministry of Agriculture spokesperson Dharma Wanninayake said that legal cases were proving to be a hindrance to the government's venture to export monkeys to China and the government will take the next step after the case ends.
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Socially adept monkeys have superior impulse control: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Non-human primates have been used by researchers to test one of the theories put up to explain how humanity developed to become smarter. A team from the University of Portsmouth led a study that discovered a strong link between monkeys' social organisation and their cognitive abilities.
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