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Langur cut-outs installed along G20 routes in Delhi to scare off monkeys
Updated : 2 years, 11 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, 8 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, 9 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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Rhesus monkeys are able to perceive their own heartbeats: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 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 : 4 years, 4 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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Tripura: Deforestation, rubber plantations rise leads to primate habitat c
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 13 (ANI): Massive deforestation and increase in rubber plantations in Tripura have emerged as the major causes of change in the habitat of non-human primates as well as cases of monkey-human conflict in certain parts of Tripura, according to a study.
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Response of T-cells not critical for recovery from COVID-19
Updated : 5 years 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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Researchers discover new mammal reference genome that helps ID genetic var
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 28 (ANI): The rhesus macaque is the most widely studied nonhuman primate in biomedical research. A genome sequencing project for this species, led by a team of researchers has created a new framework for the study of this important primate.
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PETA announces Rs 50,000 reward for information on missing rhesus macaque
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 12 (ANI): People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Saturday announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for information leading to the discovery of a missing rhesus macaque who was illegally held captive for over a year by tattoo artist Kamaljit Singh.
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Study focuses on how close friends help macaques survive
Updated : 6 years, 8 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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World's oldest monkeys to help us fight HIV?
Updated : 7 years, 8 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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Close relatives around may help Female monkeys live longer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 12 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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