The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for more than a century, they have held a mirror to humanity, ...

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Authorities have killed several lab monkeys that escaped from an overturned truck in Mississippi. The rhesus macaques were initially thought to be diseased and dangerous, but that's not necessarily ...

Can an animal species that appears to be abundant also be endangered? That’s one of the riddles in the heated debate over whether the long-tailed macaque—the lab monkey most commonly used in drug ...

Macaque species that live in more tolerant social groups have larger volumes in brain regions tied to social processing, according to a study published in eLife that compared neuroanatomy across ...

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Japanese macaques are smart social animals. We expect that Punch will be able to learn how to find a place in his monkey group.

From People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. Nat'l Inst. of Mental Health, decided last week by Judge Paula Xinis (D. Md.): According to PETA, the Elisabeth Murray lab, under the aegis of ...

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