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Exotic Pet Refuge builds new monkey house as rules change
BBC News· 4 hours agoA charity is building a new monkey house in anticipation of an influx of the primates. From April...
People shocked to discover Michael Jackson's chimpanzee Bubbles is still alive at 40 years old
UNILAD· 5 days agoPeople have been left shocked to discover that Michael Jackson'schimpanzee, Bubbles, is still alive....
Scientists Photograph Orangutan Treating Wound With Medicinal Plant in World-First Observation
PetaPixel· 4 days agoScientists photographed an orangutan treating a large wound on its cheek with a medicinal plant in...
Doctor Orangutan, I Presume
Medscape· 6 days agoJAKARTA, INDONESIA— Rakus is in his 30s. Called "akar kuning" by the Indonesians, this plant is known for its medicinal properties and is used by...
‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Star On Meaning Of Telescope Scenes
Forbes· 2 days agoOwen Teague—who stars as Noa in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes—has his thoughts on the telescope...
Pet primate that escaped now captured in South Carolina - ABC17NEWS
ABC17 NEWS· 7 days agoThe Colleton County Sheriff’s Office had advised residents in a Facebook post Friday a primate was...
Walterboro monkey madness ends: Bradley the Japanese Macaque captured
The Post and Courier· 7 days agoColleton County Animal Services announced on May 27 that Bradley, a 15-year-old Japanese macaque,...
Complete X and Y chromosome sequences of living great ape species determined
Science Daily· 5 days ago"The Y chromosome is important for human fertility, and the X chromosome harbors genes critical for reproduction, cognition and immunity," said Kateryna Makova, Verne M. Willaman Chair of Life ...
Scientists generate the first complete chromosome sequences from non-human primates
Medical Xpress· 5 days ago"Only the chimpanzee genome sequence was fairly complete before this, but even that still had large...
Centromeres Mutate More Rapidly Than Expected
The Scientist· 4 days agoWhen one cell becomes two, it must divide its chromosomes equally. To accomplish this feat, each chromosome comes equipped with a centromere. As a...