Rescued after being orphaned and shot in the head by poachers, an infant gorilla is now safely in the care of Ape Action Africa, our new partners in Cameroon. Supported by Born Free since August, Ape ...
Apparently, the escaped monkeys, all female, are too small (6 to 7 pounds each) and young to carry any diseases that could harm other animals or humans ... that were rescued from roadside zoos ...
Heart muscle cells grown from stem cells show promise in monkeys with a heart problem that typically results from a heart defect sometimes present at birth in humans, according to new research ...
"The monkeys are vulnerable, with no experience of living outside of their captive environment," Grimes said in a statement, noting the risk the wild animals pose to humans. "We are reaching out ...
By 1925, the Carnegie Science Institute had set up a breeding population of the monkeys to study embryology and fertility in a species that was similar to humans. One reason for the animal’s ...
The monkeys are about the size of a cat. They are all females weighing about 7 pounds (3 kilograms). Humans have been using the monkeys for scientific research since the late 1800s. Scientists ...
The monkeys ... the incident was caused by human error, as the caretaker responsible for routine cleaning and feeding failed to secure two separate doors in a new enclosure.