US TV channel apologises for monkey ad
August 4th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) American TV channel NBC has apologised after an advertisement featuring a monkey doing gymnastics was telecast right after showing the gold medal victory of US gymnast ... Read more...
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Male monkeys who wash with their own urine ‘are sexually attractive’
February 25th, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 25 (ANI): A study has discovered that an odd habit amongst Capuchin monkeys, who urinate onto their hands then rub their urine over their bodies into their fur, do it ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Language makes humans smarter than chimps
February 8th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): With extensive systems of governance and global cooperative networks in place, we probably think we are expert co-operators when compared with other animals or even relative primates, such ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cold wave kills 34 animals at Mexican zoo
February 6th, 2011 - 12:14 pm ICT by IANS
Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), Feb 6 (IANS/EFE) At least 34 animals, including two crocodiles and a monkey, died at a zoo in Chihuahua state from the cold wave that have affected northern Mexico ... Read more...
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Scientists shed new light into primate eye evolution
May 19th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A recent study has provided a new insight into the evolution of the eyes of primates, taking the example of the nocturnal owl monkey.Researchers comparing the fetal development ... Read more...
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