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, ...
The same audit cited inadequate veterinary care and conditions, it described as unsafe and unsanitary.
A group of scientists from the Kunming Institute of Zoology in China’s southwestern Yunnan province has launched a genetic resource bank for the closest biological model to humans: the macaque. Known ...
SENDAI—On a chilly night in early February, Masatoshi Suzuki hauled a black plastic bag containing four macaque carcasses into his lab at Tohoku University.
The psychological well-being of laboratory primates is enhanced when they are allowed to voluntarily participate in their own care through a process called positive reinforcement training (PRT).
A hungry macaque raided a university laboratory before stealing a packet of crisps in Taiwan. Student Yan Yu Chen and his classmates spotted the Formosan rock macaque sitting in a hallway at National ...
Nonhuman primates (NHPs) can harbour multiple zoonotic pathogens owing to their close phylogenetic relationship and frequent interactions with humans. They can also be extremely successful ecological ...