[ad_1] Don’t be scared, but a deadly herpes-infested monkey could be rampaging around your backyard before long. OK, that’s a bit alarmist. But rhesus macaques have long charmed visitors at Silver Springs …
Read More »DNA Analysis Offers Insights on Origin of Extinct Jamaican Monkey | Smart News
[ad_1] Some 11 million years ago, small arboreal primates closely related to the modern-day titi monkey found themselves stranded on makeshift rafts of vegetation south american rivers to islands of the Caribbean. …
Read More »Wild monkey population carrying rare, deadly virus could double in Florida, experts say
[ad_1] SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. — A rapidly breeding monkey species carrying a rare and deadly form of herpes could put humans at risk as the population grows. At least 300 rhesus macaques …
Read More »Primates of the Caribbean: Ancient DNA reveals history of mystery monkey
[ad_1] Analysis of ancient DNA of a mysterious extinct monkey named Xenothrix – which displays bizarre body characteristics very different to any living monkey – has revealed that it was in fact …
Read More »The mysterious origin of a jamaican monkey extinguished resolved through DNA testing
[ad_1] According to new research, the titi monkey from South America (pictured) is a close relative of the extinct monkey Xenothrix. Image: ZSL For nearly 100 years, scientists have been unable to …
Read More »Ancient Monkey Transformed into a ‘Sloth’ When It Arrived in Jamaica
[ad_1] The weird Jamaican sloth-monkey (X. mcgregori) was most closely related to the titi monkeys, like this red titi monkey, Callicebus cupreus. Credit: ZSL About 10 million years ago, a family of …
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Read More »An extinct monkey evolved to live like a sloth in the Caribbean
[ad_1] South America's titi monkeys ounce had some weird relations in the CaribbeanMinden Pictures / Alamy Stock Photo by Michael Marshall About 11 million years ago, monkeys somehow crossed the sea from …
Read More »New DNA analysis outlines the history of mysterious monkey • Earth.com
[ad_1] Experts from the Zoological Society of London, London's Natural History Museum, and the American Museum of Natural HistoryDNA samples from a now-extinct monkey called Xenothrix in an effort to understand why …
Read More »The laugh of a baby is really a monkey affair
[ad_1] Wednesday, November 7, 2018 (HealthDay News) – Babies laugh like monkeys, researchers say. An analysis of the laughter recorded in 44 infants aged 3 to 18 months revealed that the youngest …
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