Monkey close to power lines. Image via Depositphotos Urban monkeys have been spotted in cities across the globe, demonstrating their ability to adapt to diverse environments. Notable examples include ...

“These monkeys have been here 80 years, and they didn’t choose to come here, so I don't think it’s fair for us to get rid of them because we don't like them anymore,” Walters says.

A pair of rhesus monkeys at an Alpha Genesis facility in Early Branch, Nov. 8, 2024, two days after 43 monkeys escaped from another company facility about six miles away in Yemassee.

At least 240 mandals have severe monkey menace problems, he said. A realistic estimate of the rhesus population is that they could be between 50,000 to 70,000 of them in the state.

The outdated rhesus monkey cages were moved on to make way for the "new, open-air Monkey Island". Ten macaque monkeys arrived at City Park and monkey business continues as usual in Launceston.

For example, a rhesus monkey named “Miss Sam” was launched in 1960 in a Mercury capsule that attained a velocity of 1,800 mph (1,900 kph) and an altitude of 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) .

Science 43 rhesus macaques have escaped from South Carolina’s ‘Monkey Farm’ Police tell locals to 'keep doors and windows securely closed.' By Andrew Paul Published Nov 7, 2024 11:15 AM EST ...

Central and South Florida’s tropical and subtropical climates are very similar to the environments of Central and South America, Africa, and Asia. Several types of monkeys in Florida originate from ...

China’s first cloned rhesus monkey lived for over two years, marking the longest-living rhesus macaque. In contrast, previous cloning attempts yielded specimens with no live births or with ...

The cloned rhesus monkey is named ReTro. Credit: Zhaodi Liao et. al, 2024 This week, a research team in China reported that it had successfully cloned a rhesus monkey, which has lived normally for ...

A previous attempt to clone rhesus monkeys in 2020 using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), the conventional cloning method, did result in a live birth, but the monkey died within a day.

Cloned monkeys like Retro, now three, can aid drug efficacy studies without genetic difference interfering with the results, researchers behind feat say.