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Prostitution among animals is the phenomenon in which non-human animals practice transactional sex. This was first noted in 1998 among female Adélie penguins trading stones for sex during a shortage of stones. [1] [2] Transactional sex has also been noted in various species of primates, including chimpanzees. [3]
Covance primate-testing lab, Vienna, Virginia, 2004–05. Most of the NHPs used are one of three species of macaques, accounting for 79% of all primates used in research in the UK, and 63% of all federally funded research grants for projects using primates in the U.S. Lesser numbers of marmosets, tamarins, spider monkeys, owl monkeys, vervet monkeys, squirrel monkeys, and baboons are used in ...
The black howler ( Alouatta caraya) or black-and-gold howler, [ 2] is among the largest New World monkeys and a member of the Alouatta genus. [ 3][ 4] The black howler is distributed in areas of South America such as Paraguay, southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Uruguay. [ 5][ 6] This species is sexually dimorphic, with ...
The International Primate Protection League ( IPPL) is a not-for-profit animal welfare organization founded in 1973 in Thailand by Shirley McGreal. [1] IPPL's main focus is to promote the conservation and protection around the world of all non-human primates (NHP), including apes, monkeys, and lemurs. Coordinating an international network of ...
It was reissued in 2002, after Slobodkina's death, as Circus Caps for Sale. [7] A direct sequel bringing back the monkeys, More Caps for Sale, was published in 2015, credited jointly to Slobodkina and her long-time personal assistant Ann Marie Mulhearn Sayer. [8] This was followed by Caps for Sale and the Mindful Monkeys in 2017. [9]
More chimpanzees from Spain arrived at the park. Cronin opened Monkey World on 7 August 1987, providing the public with a rare opportunity to observe exotic primates. He made the sanctuary a rescue centre and not a zoo. The female chimpanzees were put on birth control to save space for more individuals needing rescuing.
Gabon talapoin. The Gabon talapoin ( Miopithecus ogouensis ), also known as the northern talapoin, is a small species of African monkey native to riparian habitats in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the western Republic of the Congo and the far western Democratic Republic of Congo. It may have been introduced to Bioko and the Canary Islands.
England's Chester Zoo recently shared the exciting news of the birth of two cotton-top tamarin monkeys, and they are too cute! ABC News shared a video of the little ones on Monday, August 12th ...