primate research

The long-tailed macaque and pig-tailed macaque are now endangered in the wild according to the IUCN Red List, which says exports for monkey research are partially to blame.

As a former committee member who now advises PETA, I believe that claims that the identities of committee members must be kept secret to protect their safety are unfounded.

Researchers determine that a primate’s tooth root, and not just its crown, can yield reliable information about body size, but the relationship between root surface area and diet isn’t as clear.

The practice, which hasn’t been previously observed among nonhuman animals, may be a display of empathy. 

Kyoto University is shuttering its Primate Research Institute after its director was dismissed for misuse of funding.

Researchers find that the animals can account for others’ behavior and circumstances in their strategies.

Roughly half of the howler monkeys in the research preserve have died or remain unaccounted for. Scientists had been studying them for more than 30 years. 

The seven primates came into contact with a dye that was used on their mothers, documents reveal.

A spending bill approved by a House committee would require the agency to “accelerate” the replacement of nonhuman primates in laboratories starting in October.

Rhesus monkeys engineered to express a human gene reportedly show delayed brain development and better short-term memory. Fellow scientists are raising ethical red flags.

A combination of public opposition, intense regulations, and rising costs in the EU make conditions in China and elsewhere attractive for studying monkeys.

The stem cell–derived transplants were stable for 24 months and led to wide-ranging behavioral improvements in the monkeys.  

A study finds two species of guenon monkeys in Tanzania have been mating and producing fertile offspring for generations.

Researchers engineered a system for bioluminescent imaging that is as much as 1,000 times stronger than existing methods.

The male proboscis monkey’s large nose probably evolved in response to female preference and competition between males.

Puerto Rico’s Cayo Santiago has hosted decades of research in cognition, primatology, immunization, and other areas.

Meet the people trying to save a research colony of rhesus macaques living on a small island off the coast of hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico.

The approach, which has never before been successfully attempted in primates, could lead to improved animal models for human biology and disease.

A scientist confirms a new species of patas monkey in Ethiopia.