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Black Macaque, Gorillas Among 8 Rare Animals Seized In Assam, 5 Arrested
At least eight rare animals, including a black macaque and gorillas, were rescued in Assam's Cachar district on Monday, police sources have said.
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China Buying 1 Lakh Endangered Monkeys For Experiments? Sri Lanka Says...
Sri Lanka has confirmed China's request for importing 1,00,000 endangered monkeys from the cash-strapped island nation, amidst protests from environmental groups against the deal.
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Bureaucrat Shares Video Of Rare Lion-Tailed Monkey, Internet Is Stunned
Along with the video, IAS officer Supriya Sahu called the creature enigmatic and stunning.
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Rare White-Cheeked Macaque Spotted In Arunachal Pradesh
The rare white-cheeked macaque was spotted in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district for the second time, a forest official said on Sunday.
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2 COVID-19 Vaccines For Young Children Show Promise In Early Trials: Study
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and an experimental protein-based preventive proved to be safe and showed good antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 in a trial on baby rhesus macaques, scientists say.
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HCQ, Chloroquine Do Not Show Antiviral Effect Against Coronavirus, Studies Reveal
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, either alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, do not show any notable antiviral effect against infections with the novel coronavirus in macaques or human lung cells, according to two new studies in the journal Nature.
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Gilead's Drug Prevents Lung Damage In COVID-19 Study On Monkeys: Report
Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug, remdesivir, prevented lung disease in macaque monkeys infected with the new coronavirus, a study published in medical journal Nature showed on Tuesday.
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Chinese Scientists Create Monkeys With Human Brain Genes
Chinese scientists have implanted human brain genes into monkeys, in a study intended to provide insights into the unique evolution of human intelligence.
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Meghalaya Man Boasts He Killed, Ate Monkey. Police Arrest Him
A man who had boasted of killing and eating a rhesus macaque monkey, a protected species, on social media, was arrested in Meghalaya, the police said Monday.
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At This School, Monkeys Are Trained To Harvest Fruit For Farmers
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.
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This Unlikely Friendship Between A Cat And A Macaque Is So Aww-Dorable
The unlikely friendship has sprung up at the Wildlife Friends Foundation in Thailand, where Alan, a stray cat, has found a best friend in Jo Jo, a rescued long-tailed macaque.
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Obese Monkey Who Snacked On Tourists' Food Sent To 'Fat Camp' In Thailand
A monkey that lives near a famous Thai floating water market in Bangkok has steadily been gaining weight after gorging on food fed to it by tourists. The monkey weighs a whopping 15 kilograms, which is almost double the standard weight for the creatures. The long-tailed macaque is now being sent to 'fat camp' where it will be put on a strict diet a...
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I Wanna Eat Like You-Oo-Oo: Thai Town Lays On Monkey Banquet
It is a feast fit for a monkey king. On Sunday the central Thai town of Lopburi put on a five-star banquet for its hundreds of macaque inhabitants, sparking a mass simian food fight.
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New Antibody Therapy May Help Treat HIV: Study
Scientists have developed an effective treatment strategy against the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) in rhesus macaques, an advance that may lead to a new therapy for HIV infection in humans.
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Monkeys Declared 'Vermin' In Himachal To Allow Culling
The Environment Ministry has declared Rhesus Macaque monkeys in Himachal Pradesh as "vermin" for a period of one year, allowing their culling to control their population during this time.
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Black Macaque, Gorillas Among 8 Rare Animals Seized In Assam, 5 Arrested
At least eight rare animals, including a black macaque and gorillas, were rescued in Assam's Cachar district on Monday, police sources have said.
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China Buying 1 Lakh Endangered Monkeys For Experiments? Sri Lanka Says...
Sri Lanka has confirmed China's request for importing 1,00,000 endangered monkeys from the cash-strapped island nation, amidst protests from environmental groups against the deal.
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Bureaucrat Shares Video Of Rare Lion-Tailed Monkey, Internet Is Stunned
Along with the video, IAS officer Supriya Sahu called the creature enigmatic and stunning.
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Rare White-Cheeked Macaque Spotted In Arunachal Pradesh
The rare white-cheeked macaque was spotted in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district for the second time, a forest official said on Sunday.
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2 COVID-19 Vaccines For Young Children Show Promise In Early Trials: Study
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and an experimental protein-based preventive proved to be safe and showed good antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 in a trial on baby rhesus macaques, scientists say.
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HCQ, Chloroquine Do Not Show Antiviral Effect Against Coronavirus, Studies Reveal
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, either alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin, do not show any notable antiviral effect against infections with the novel coronavirus in macaques or human lung cells, according to two new studies in the journal Nature.
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Gilead's Drug Prevents Lung Damage In COVID-19 Study On Monkeys: Report
Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug, remdesivir, prevented lung disease in macaque monkeys infected with the new coronavirus, a study published in medical journal Nature showed on Tuesday.
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Chinese Scientists Create Monkeys With Human Brain Genes
Chinese scientists have implanted human brain genes into monkeys, in a study intended to provide insights into the unique evolution of human intelligence.
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Meghalaya Man Boasts He Killed, Ate Monkey. Police Arrest Him
A man who had boasted of killing and eating a rhesus macaque monkey, a protected species, on social media, was arrested in Meghalaya, the police said Monday.
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At This School, Monkeys Are Trained To Harvest Fruit For Farmers
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.
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This Unlikely Friendship Between A Cat And A Macaque Is So Aww-Dorable
The unlikely friendship has sprung up at the Wildlife Friends Foundation in Thailand, where Alan, a stray cat, has found a best friend in Jo Jo, a rescued long-tailed macaque.
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Obese Monkey Who Snacked On Tourists' Food Sent To 'Fat Camp' In Thailand
A monkey that lives near a famous Thai floating water market in Bangkok has steadily been gaining weight after gorging on food fed to it by tourists. The monkey weighs a whopping 15 kilograms, which is almost double the standard weight for the creatures. The long-tailed macaque is now being sent to 'fat camp' where it will be put on a strict diet a...
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I Wanna Eat Like You-Oo-Oo: Thai Town Lays On Monkey Banquet
It is a feast fit for a monkey king. On Sunday the central Thai town of Lopburi put on a five-star banquet for its hundreds of macaque inhabitants, sparking a mass simian food fight.
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New Antibody Therapy May Help Treat HIV: Study
Scientists have developed an effective treatment strategy against the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) in rhesus macaques, an advance that may lead to a new therapy for HIV infection in humans.
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Monkeys Declared 'Vermin' In Himachal To Allow Culling
The Environment Ministry has declared Rhesus Macaque monkeys in Himachal Pradesh as "vermin" for a period of one year, allowing their culling to control their population during this time.
