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World's oldest monkeys to help us fight HIV?
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington (USA) Dec 15 (ANI): Turns out, world's oldest monkeys -- the Rhesus macaque -- could be prompted to produce neutralizing antibodies against one strain of HIV that resembles the resilient viral form that most commonly infects people.
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Monkeys kill elderly man, kin demands FIR
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 20 (ANI): A 70-year-old man has allegedly been stoned to death by more than 50 monkeys in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district.
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Delhi: 5-member panel to look into menace of dogs, monkeys
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): To tackle the growing menace of stray dogs and monkeys in the state, the Delhi Assembly on Friday constituted a five-member committee for the same.
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Human stem cells may restore function in primate heart-failures
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): A study has revealed that human stem cells can restore heart function in monkeys with heart failure.
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Ananth Kumar likens opposition parties to 'crows, monkeys, foxes'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Karwar (Karnataka) [India], June 29 (ANI): Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde on Friday took a dig at opposition parties by comparing them to 'crows, monkeys and foxes', among other animals who are uniting to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Lok Sabha polls in 2019.
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Chimps, other primates on verge of mass extinction
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Turns out, chimps, orangutans, lemurs, and other cuddle primates are in a serious peril.
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Over 100 monkeys die in a week, poisoning suspected
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): More than 100 monkeys have reportedly died in the last one week at Dabarsi village in Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh..
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Odisha's 'Mowgli' has rescued 5000 snakes till date
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India]: Odisha state has its very own 'Mowgli', Krushna Chandra Gochhayat alias 'Babu' whose love for animals has led him to rescue more than 5000 snakes, and other animals like elephants, tigers and monkeys.
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Improved vaccine may protect monkeys from HIV-like virus
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 8 (ANI): US researchers have suggested that a five-part investigational vaccine may protect monkeys from HIV-like virus to 55 percent.
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Tourists run risk of mistaking wild monkeys' angry pouts for 'ki
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): Wildlife tourists are at a risk of being bitten by wild monkeys as many misread the animals' facial expressions, according to a recent study.
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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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Monkeys in Brazil unintentionally carve tools used by humans, 4300 years a
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Dec.12 (ANI):A recent study found that the Bearded or Black-Striped Capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus), a species of wild monkey found in Brazil, makes sharp stone flakes by strongly and repeatedly hammering one rock against another embedded in an outcrop with a clear intent
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