December 5 11
On Nov. 29, 1961, Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited earth twice before returning.
(Via Dorey News.)
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November 18 11
Chimps’ Days in Research May Be Near an End: “A major push by advocacy groups could bring a decision within a year to stop lab experiments assailed as cruel and unnecessary.”
(Via NYT > Monkeys and Apes.)
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November 4 11
Brain implant lets monkeys control virtual hand and feel virtual objects: ”
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October 31 11
Posse Kills, Captures Escaped Animals; Monkey Still Loose In Ohio: “
Armed deputies have found and killed nearly all the animals — including lions, tigers and bears — that escaped from a Zanesville, Ohio, private preserve on Tuesday, the local sheriff told reporters early this afternoon.
Investigators believe the preserve’s owner, Terry Thompson, freed the 50-or-so animals [...]
October 14 11
Iran Space Monkey Launch Attempt Fails: “
Iran acknowledged as a failure on Wednesday its attempt to send a live monkey into space last month — touted as its first step towards launching a man into space.
‘The Kavoshgar-5 rocket carrying a capsule with a live animal (a monkey) was launched during Shahrivar,’ an Iranian calendar month [...]
October 7 11
Monkeys Use Minds To "Feel" Textures Via Computer: “
Monkeys have feelings too. In a mind-meld between monkey and computer, rhesus macaques have learned to ‘feel’ the texture of virtual objects without physically touching a thing. In the future, prosthetic limbs modelled on similar technology could return a sense of touch to people with amputations.
Using two-way [...]
September 12 11
Three-Month-Old Child Rescued From Monkey: “A three month old was rescued from a monkey by residents of a Hazaribag village on Saturday after the animal took away the child and perched atop the roof of a house.
According to a villager, after feeding the child the mother lay the baby on the bed and was doing [...]
August 17 11
Bob Barker Gives $230000 To House Chimps In Louisiana: “
Animal activist Bob Barker has gone to bat for dogs, cats, whales, pigeons, elephants and all kinds of other animals. Five chimpanzees are the beneficiaries of his latest donation.
Chimp Haven in Keithville, La., said his donation of $230,000 last month will pay to expand the 200-acre [...]
August 5 11
Monkeys In The News: ‘Alien’ Monkey Causes Panic In Chinese Village: ”
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‘Alien’ Monkey Causes Panic In Chinese Village
A malnourished monkey caused panic among Chinese villagers who mistook him for a creature from outer space.
The starving animal had no hair and [...]
July 17 11
A Gentleman’s Guide to Everything | A Guide to Monkey Ownership or My Questions About Monkeys that Have Been Left Curiously Unanswered (Part 1)
There are few things that are held in higher esteem than owning a monkey. To actually possess one of these curious beasts is the climax of the American Dream with only the [...]
