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Langur posters, sensor machines installed to combat monkey menace in UP's
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
To drive away monkeys, photo and fire sound sensor machines have been installed at the government bus station of Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad region, officials say that there is a terror of monkeys at the bus stand but monkeys' terror has decreased because of this initiative.
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PIL in High Court against menace of monkeys in New Delhi region
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The plea stated that the New Delhi region has seen an alarming infestation of the simian population and a consecutive increase in the cases of monkey bites.
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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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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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Monkeys found dead in Andhra's Srikakulam, poisoning suspected
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Locals suspect that the around 40 monkeys may have been poisoned. However, the cause of death will be revealed after the post-mortem report comes.
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Another monkey virus may be on verge of infecting humans: Researchers
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colorado [US], September 30 (ANI): According to new University of Colorado Boulder research published online Sept. 30 in the journal Cell, an unknown family of viruses that is currently prevalent in wild African primates and known to cause lethal Ebola-like symptoms in certain monkeys is "po
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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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Electrical stimulation improves arm control in paralyzed monkeys
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): Pre-clinical experiments suggest that electrical stimulation of surviving nerves of the upper spinal cord damaged by severe injury will allow individuals with limited arm function to partially regain lost movement.
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James Caan finished filming 'Fast Charlie' before his death
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Veteran actor James Caan had finished filming his role in Phillip Noyce's thriller 'Fast Charlie' before his death on Wednesday. The film's distributor, Screen Media, is targeting an early 2023 release date for the film.
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Looks like dance of monkeys: Owaisi on Maha political crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 25 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday equated the ongoing political turmoil in Maharashtra with the "dance of monkeys" and said he is keeping an eye on the "unfolding drama".
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Assam forest officials rescue 'exotic' monkeys, wallaby
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 28 (ANI): The Forest department personnel in Kamrup district of Assam arrested one person, on Wednesday, for smuggling 'exotic' species of monkeys and wallaby in six cages, by intercepting the vehicle.
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