Study: Wild Monkeys Resort to Use of Tools
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WASHINGTON - Wild South American monkeys routinely use fist-sized rocks to crack open seeds and to dig in dry Brazilian soil for grubs and edible tubers, researchers report in the journal Science.
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Almost a third of all apes, monkeys and other primates are in danger of extinction because of rampant habitat destruction, the commercial sale of their meat and the trade in illegal wildlife, a report released Friday said.
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[World News]: London, Dec 10 : Cambridge University researchers have concluded that use of tools is habitual in monkeys after collecting the first hand evidence on this score.
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Chimps performed about as well as college students at mental addition, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that suggests non-verbal maths skills are not unique to humans.
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Like humans, Diana monkeys possess a complex vocal tract whose shape can be adjusted to articulate sophisticated sounds.
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Chimpanzees living in the West African savannah have been observed fashioning deadly spears from sticks and using the tools to hunt small mammals -- the first routine production of deadly weapons ever observed in animals other than humans.
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Scientists find that male chimpanzees will embark on crop raiding for fruit to attract a mate.
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Procrastinating monkeys were turned into workaholics using a gene treatment to block a key brain compound, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Zoo workers who come in close  contact with nonhuman primates, such as apes and monkeys, are  at increased risk for exposure to simian virus 40 (SV40),  suggest the results of a study of North American zoo workers.
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Chimpanzees have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates.
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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Zoo paid $4,500 to an expert in the ancient Chinese art of feng shui to ensure three endangered golden monkeys on loan from China can have a strong life force.
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A northern Indian state said Thursday it planned to use unemployed youths to sterilize monkeys to try to combat aggressive primates who have been raiding farms. The idea drew immediate condemnation from conservationists, who said the plan was unscientific and would likely worsen the problem.
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UK researchers have collected the first hard evidence of monkeys using tools, Science magazine reports.
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Researchers study the ability of chimpanzees to deal with man-made risk, by watching them crossing roads.
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Monkey handler Ramal Lala strolls along New Delhi's streets, a leash on his monkey named Mungle. The local government has hired the two to chase down thousands of smaller monkeys known to roam this mega-city of 13 million people, hopping on just about anything, breaking into houses and occasionally biting spectators.
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Some owners set them loose instead of bringing them to crocodile refuges. But the pet trade helps wild crocs, too.
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A cache of 4,300-year-old stone nutcrackers found in Africa pushes back chimpanzee tool use thousands of years, a new study suggests.