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Empathy cells found in monkey brains

Researchers have uncovered rare brain cells in monkeys, which can be tied to self-awareness and empa...

Monkeys` word recognizing ability points to origins of reading

A study on monkeys has suggested that some of the mental processing involved in reading evolved sepa...

Social ranking can influence genetic functions

A female monkey`s higher ranking within her group can boost their immune system.

Junagadh Zoo gets pair of world`s smallest monkey

Two pygmy marmosets, known as the world`s smallest monkey species, have been brought to Sakkarbaug Z...

Monkeys suffer shocking tests in Britain

More than 2,600 monkeys in Britain have became targets of "horrifying experiments".

Monkeys in Kazakh zoo get wine to keep warm

Monkeys in Kazakhstan zoo are enjoying a "very human" remedy against cold weather, with wine added t...

`Extinct` monkey rediscovered in Bornean jungle

A monkey thought to be extinct has been rediscovered in Bornean rainforest.

‘Love hormone` may make monkeys a little kind

"Love hormone” that builds mother-baby bonds may make brusque monkeys treat each other a little more...

World`s first chimeric monkeys are born

Oregon researchers have produced the world`s first chimeric monkeys.

B`desh: Dog breastfeeds baby monkey to health

A dog in remote northeastern Bangladesh has become a minor celebrity by breastfeeding a baby monkey ...

On an Indian monkey that strayed into Pak

Was it an Indian-Zionist-US plot against the Islamic republic? a Pak editorial asked when an Indian ...

`Elvis` monkey, psychedelic gecko found in SE Asia

The animals were discovered in a biodiverse region that is threatened by habitat loss, deforestation...

Bobby, the monkey arrested in Pak for crossing border

In May last year, Indian police detained a pigeon and kept it under armed guard after it was caught...

Iran failed with space monkey launch: Report

Iran acknowledged as a failure today its attempt to send a live monkey into space last month -- tout...

To catch monkeys, Himachal dangles Rs.500 bait

Unable to check its marauding monkeys, Himachal Pradesh has offered Rs.500 each to youths who can ca...

Iran’s attempt to launch monkey into space fails

Iran has acknowledged that its attempt to send a live monkey into space has turned out to be a failu...

Shakespeare poem re-created by virtual monkeys!

The virtual monkeys, developed by programmer Jesse Anderson, have already typed the poem "A Lover`s ...

Like humans, monkeys too know how to spend money

Like humans, monkeys also know how to spend money and even know how to find a bargain, according to ...

Hong Kong: `Red Monkey` stamps fetch record price

The sale broke a previous world record when a similar set of stamps was sold for HK$1.2 mn.

Mandrill monkeys do ‘pedicures’ with twigs

Monkeys are capable of more advanced tool use than previously thought.

Monkeys SIV-survival secrets may harbour AIDS cure

They found sooty mangabeys’s immune cells resist infection by closing the gates that SIV and HIV use...

Iran to send monkey into space in August

Iran plans to send a monkey into space in August, the chief of the country`s space agency said Monda...

Iran to put a monkey into space: Report

Iran plans to send a live monkey into space in the summer, the country`s top space official said aft...

New AIDS vaccine `removed all traces of disease in monkeys`

Researchers developed a vaccine that helped monkeys with a form of AIDS virus control the disease.

Monkeys too are racists: Study

Tests on monkeys showed that our tendency to see the world in terms of `us` and `them` has ancient o...

Monkeys `have self-doubt like humans`

Alike humans, monkeys display self-doubt and uncertainty, a new study has revealed.

Pamela urges AIIMS to retire aging monkeys

The Hollywood actress complained of various other issues faced by different animals at AIIMS.

Sri Jagannath Temple: Langoors to drive away monkeys

Expecting a turnout of some 50 lakh devotees to Puri during Lord Jagannath`s "Navakalebara" festiv...

Researchers treat paralysed monkey with stem cells

Japanese researchers said they had used stem cells to restore partial mobility in a small monkey.

GE monkey could lead to Alzheimer`s cure

Scientists in China have bred the country`s first genetically engineered rhesus monkey.

China breeds genetically engineered monkey

Chinese scientists said that they have bred the country`s first genetically engineered rhesus monkey...

New snub-nosed monkey found in Myanmar

Conservationists have found a new species of monkey with an upturned nose in northern Myanmar.

Monkey kills newborn baby in Malaysia

A newborn baby girl was killed in Malaysia by a monkey who snatched her from house, bit her face a...

AIDS virus in monkeys much older than thought: Study

Scientists said the simian immunodeficiency virus -- is probably between 32,000 and 75,000 years old...

Japanese resort towns battle marauding monkey

Residents of neighboring resort towns in central Japan are waging a battle against a marauding mon...

Gadkari compares PM with Gandhi`s three monkeys

In yet another controversial statement, BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Friday compared Prime Ministe...

43 monkeys poisoned to death in UP; 7 held

As many as 43 monkeys were poisoned to death at a village here allegedly by seven persons who were...

Taliban training monkeys for Jihad?

The US-led forces in Afghanistan might soon encounter `gun-totting` monkeys.

Four dead monkeys in Agra hospital`s water tank

Unable to bear the stench from the water they had been using for several days, employees of the dist...

Why some monkeys are resistant to AIDS

Scientists may`ve found answer to why some monkeys don`t develop AIDS, despite being infected by sim...

Successful Ebola cure in monkeys offers hope to humans

Monkeys infected with the deadly Ebola virus have been treated successfully.

Experimental vaccine protects monkeys from Ebola virus

The vaccine also protects monkeys against a newer Ebola variant BEBOV.

Mark ‘Monkey God’ Williams says sorry to Hindus

Tea Party leader had wrote that Muslims worship "the terrorists` monkey god”.

Endangered Baboon monkeys, hyenas seized in Abu Dhabi

Fifteen Baboon monkeys and two striped hyenas were seized from a house in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Monkey’s fighting behaviour could give insights into human wars

A study on monkeys’ choices while deciding to fight or remaining at peace could help shed light on h...

Obama a monkey, tweets Australian

A young member of an Australian party called US President Barack Obama "a monkey" on Twitter, leadin...

Statue of ancient monkey god

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient statue a baboon in Egypt.

Baby monkeys receive environment cues from mother`s milk

A new American study suggests that baby rhesus macaque monkeys receive signals about their environme...

Global warming may push gorillas, monkeys to extinction

Global warming-induced indigestion could threaten the existence of mountain gorillas and other leaf-...

Toxicants detected in Asian monkey hair may warn of environmental threats to humans

In a new study, scientists have determined that testing hair from Asian monkeys living close to peop...

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