On May 5, the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA) was reintroduced in Congress. This bipartisan bill, sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Reps. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), ...

Red Ruffed Lemurs love bananas. It’s something you know if you are a caretaker at the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens like Andew Zamora, the animal caretaker. The Naples Zoo offers visitors free boat ...

Humans are the only primates with a chin, leaving biologists to wonder why we acquired this unique feature. According to a new analysis of head anatomy in apes, it probably didn’t evolve for a ...

Young primates in a southern African nature park were observed to constantly interfere when their mother was giving attention to a younger brother or sister. By Annie Roth Annie Roth has reported on ...

A number of recent articles in the AWI Quarterly have addressed issues related to the use of nonhuman primates in research: from an alleged international monkey-laundering scheme, to a research ...

In a unanimous vote Monday, OHSU’s board gave the green light to explore a plan to transition the Oregon National Primate Research Center to a monkey sanctuary. Last week, OHSU officials announced the ...

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The Oregon National Primate Research Center in 2010. (Mike Perrault) The Oregon Health & Science University board on Monday approved a plan to negotiate with the federal government over the future of ...

Oregon Health & Science University’s leaders voted Monday to begin talks with the National Institutes of Health over the future of the Oregon National Primate Research Center, a move that starts a ...

Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their environments, providing insights into the evolution of the distinct upright postures ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — For weeks, the future of the Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU has been heated and controversial topic. Should they continue research that brings in millions of dollars ...