Museum to display mummified monkey found in air duct
A mummified monkey that was found in the air ducts of a former department store in downtown Minneapolis last month is going on display.
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May 10, 2018
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News tagged with monkeys
US court rules monkey does not own selfie copyright
A US court has ruled that a monkey who snapped a selfie on a wildlife photographer's camera does not own the copyright to the image, which became an internet sensation.
Other
Apr 24, 2018
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First genetic evidence of ongoing mating between two distinct species of guenon monkeys
A researcher from Florida Atlantic University is the first to document that two genetically distinct species of guenon monkeys inhabiting Gombe National Park in Tanzania, Africa, have been successfully mating and producing ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 23, 2018
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Serious monkey business at Malaysia school for macaques
A pig-tailed macaque yanked at a coconut on a piece of string until it fell to the floor, a small victory for the simian student at a Malaysian school that trains monkeys to harvest fruit for farmers.
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2018
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Spa therapy helps Japan's snow monkeys cope with the cold
Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, have been enjoying regular baths in the hot spring at Jigokudani in Japan for decades - and have even become a popular tourist attraction. A team of researchers led by Rafaela ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2018
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Monkeys' brains synchronize as they collaborate to perform a motor task
Though their purpose and function are still largely unknown, mirror neurons in the brain are believed by some neuroscientists to be central to how humans relate to each other. Deficiencies in mirror neurons might also play ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2018
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Monkeys use tools to crack nuts, shuck oysters
Wild macaque monkeys have learned to use tools to crack open nuts and even shuck oysters, researchers said Wednesday, identifying a rare skill-set long thought to be the exclusive party trick of humans and chimps.
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2018
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Plants faring worse than monkeys in increasingly patchy forests of Costa Rica
Cattle ranching, agriculture and other human activities are breaking up Costa Rican forests into isolated patchy fragments, but causing more problems for native plant populations than for monkey species sharing the same habitat.
Ecology
Mar 12, 2018
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Neuroscientists identify the smallest units that make up the vocalisation of marmoset monkeys
From short 'tsiks' and 'ekks' to drawn-out 'phees' – all the sounds produced by marmoset monkeys are made up of individual syllables of fixed length: that is the result of a study by a team of researchers headed by Dr. ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2018
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The mystery behind the proboscis monkey's big nose
Exaggerated male traits, such as a large nose, can be great for attracting females, finds a study of proboscis monkeys in Malaysia.
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2018
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