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Date set for Ikea monkey ownership trial
Oshawa :: Canada | 1 month ago
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The proceeding in an Oshawa, Ont., court is expected to last four days May 30-31 and June 10-11. In February, a judge decided Darwin would remain at the sanctuary until Nakhuda's civil suit is brought to trial. Darwin is a rhesus macaque monkey that
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Monkeys show 'middle manager stress'
New York :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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Monkey study helps explain stress of 'middle managers' The Barbary macaques were observed for nearly 600 hours Monkey behaviour may help to explain why middle managers suffer the most stress at work, according to a study at two leading universities.
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Ikea monkey's former owner launches fundraiser for legal battle
Toronto :: Canada | 2 months ago
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Comments Save to mystar The former owner of the Ikea monkey is holding a dinner and publishing a children's book to raise money for her custody battle with the primate sanctuary where the monkey now lives. Yasmin Nakhuda, the self-titled surrogate
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Uproar over macaque culling
Malacca :: India | 2 months ago
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The culling of almost 100,000 long-tailed macaques last year by the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has turned into a controversy, with the decision being challenged here. Kota Melaka MCA complaint bureau deputy chief Dr Yee Kok
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Macaque on the mend: Cute Pigtail monkey found tethered to a tree with a broken hip is back on its feet thanks to his plaster cast
Phetchaburi :: Thailand | 2 months ago
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15 March 2013 There was no time for monkeying around when this abused pigtail macaque was found tied to a tree with a badly broken hip. But the stricken animal should be up and swinging again in no time after he was fitted with a plaster cast. The
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Life in chains: Heartrending pictures of caged Indonesian monkeys being sold to coconut farmers
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 2 months ago
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8 March 2013 It is not just human slaves who face a life in chains. These pig-tailed Macaques are being sold for the equivalent of $14 each to spend their existence picking coconuts from trees while tied, or even chained, to their masters. The
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Runners see ‘baboons' being released into Penang park
George Town :: Cayman Islands | 3 months ago
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Sunday March 3, 2013 Runners see baboons being released into Penang park Security breach: Balakrishna, showing his injuries at the blood-spattered guardhouse in Lengkok Jesselton, where he was attacked by two macaques. A veteran hiker has claimed
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Monkeys can go ape on the dancefloor just like humans: Study shows macaques will synchronise movements with each other
Tōkyō :: Japan | 4 months ago
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28 January 2013 Monkeys can synchronise their movements with each other just like humans when we hit the dancefloor, a new study claims. Scientists have shown for the first time that primates adapt their movements to be in tune with their peers, just
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Monkeys huddle up to keep warm
Sumoto :: Japan | 4 months ago
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New Yorkers are not alone in dealing with this week's frigid temperatures and looming winter storms. A group of adorable monkeys are huddling together to keep each other warm, as the temperature drops severely low in Japan. Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty
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Social networking a family trait in monkeys
San Juan :: Puerto Rico | 4 months ago
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An observation on the social interactions of a troop of free-ranging monkeys and an analysis of their family trees has found signs of natural selection affecting the behaviour of the descendants. Rhesus macaques who had large, strong networks tended
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