With age, macaques become socially isolated, like humans: study

With age, macaques become socially isolated, like humans: study

Paris. Macaques, as they age, restrict their circle of relationships, although they maintain interactions with their most faithful conspecifics, according to a study published this week. And this isolation is not simply suffered, but also desired. The phenomenon is observable in many primates, including humans, although they are capable of counteracting it, says the study … Read more

Scientific Breakthrough: Birth of the First Chimeric Monkey Using Stem Cells

Scientific Breakthrough: Birth of the First Chimeric Monkey Using Stem Cells

A team of researchers in China has announced the birth of a living monkey that contains a significant proportion of cells derived from a monkey stem cell line, marking a scientific first. The newborn, a male monkey, was the result of a remarkable experiment in which pluripotent stem cells from two genetically distinct fertilized eggs … Read more

The Urgent Need to Address the Monkey Population Crisis in Saudi Arabia: Expert Proposes Euthanasia as the Only Solution

The Urgent Need to Address the Monkey Population Crisis in Saudi Arabia: Expert Proposes Euthanasia as the Only Solution

Al-Marsad newspaper: Abdullah Al-Misnad, former professor of climate at Qassim University and vice president of the Weather Association, commented on the proposal to sterilize “castrate” male monkeys, and revealed the only solution to get rid of them. He said during a tweet posted on his official account on the “X” platform: “Even if the males … Read more

Monkeypox: Symptoms and Transmission of the Contagious Virus

Monkeypox: Symptoms and Transmission of the Contagious Virus

Written by Rania Amer on Wednesday, September 06, 2023 02:00 AM The World Health Organization removed monkeypox from the state of international emergency, due to a decrease in the incidence of it to 90%, but it still records infections in some countries, and they were allocated to Central and West Africa. It also infects people … Read more

Chinese Scientists Create Embryo-Like Structures from Monkey Stem Cells

In recent years, scientists have inched closer to creating “synthetic embryos,” that is, those produced without the typical fertilization of an egg by sperm. Now, scientists in China have achieved a bioengineering first by creating embryo-like structures from monkey stem cellswhich is expected to boost our knowledge about the embryonic development and the early organ … Read more

‘PEEKs ZOO – From monkeys, giraffes & Co.’….on TV

On Monday (02/13/2023) there was another episode Zooserie on TV. Didn’t see the episode? Read here where and how you can watch the rerun of the episode, whether on classic television or on the Internet. On Monday (02/13/2023) another episode “PEEKs ZOO – From monkeys, giraffes & Co.” on TV.You weren’t able to watch Zooserie … Read more

“Wildlife” reveals the secret of the appearance of baboons in Riyadh • Al Marsad Newspaper

Al-Marsad Newspaper: The National Center for Wildlife Development revealed the secret of the emergence of baboons in some locations in Riyadh. The center indicated that the emergence of baboons is due to the acquisition of young monkeys of this type, and then disposal of them when they grow up. And he explained that releasing baboons … Read more

Citizens reveal their suffering from baboons • Al Marsad Newspaper

Al-Marsad Newspaper: Al-Rased program reviewed some messages and video clips that show the suffering of citizens in mountainous areas from baboons. The Al-Rased announcer read a message he received on his mobile, in which one of the citizens said: All initiatives will not work as long as the monkeys spread in this terrible proliferation. It … Read more

Chimpanzees like to show each other something, just like humans

PNAS ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 21:18 Chimpanzees show their peers objects to draw attention to them, without any ulterior motive. This is demonstrated by a research by primatologists in a forest in Uganda. It is the first time this human behavior has been observed in monkeys. The research was published in scientific journal PNAS. A video shows a … Read more

“After the monkeys attacked him” .. a witness .. the elderly citizen tells new details about his injury and his transfer to a hospital in Al-Makhwah

Al-Marsad Newspaper: Citizen, Shenan Al-Essa, revealed details of his attack by baboons inside his home in Al-Makhwah governorate, which injured him and took him to hospital. Shenan Al-Essa said during his appearance on the Al-Ekhbariya canal that he saw monkeys in his yard before the incident, but he didn’t expect them to attack him in … Read more