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With Genetic Gift, 2 Monkeys Are Viewing a More Colorful World

Sep. 21, 2009
Scientists introduced a missing red pigment into the cone cells of the retinas of two male squirrel monkeys.
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Four monkeys, parrot stolen from zoo

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Florida police said a thief or thieves used bolt cutters to enter cages at the Palm Beach Zoo and steal four monkeys and a parrot.

Monkeys flattered by imitation

ROME, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Capuchin monkeys, like people, subconsciously warm to those who mirror their body language, primatologists in Italy said.

Escaped monkeys recaptured

HILLSBORO, Ore., April 7 (UPI) -- The Oregon National Primate Research Center said nine Japanese macaque monkeys that escaped during routine cleaning have been returned to their enclosure.
Barbary monkeys going ape on Gibraltar

Barbary monkeys going ape on Gibraltar

MADRID, April 18 (UPI) -- Veterinarians are trying to track down 25 Barbary monkeys that are allegedly terrorizing tourists on Gibraltar.

Japanese monkeys to be left alone

HODAKA, Japan, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Groups of wild monkeys have been frequently spotted in a 1.43 mile-high area on the Hodaka mountain range, Mainichi Daily News reported Sunday.

High-ranking monkeys: snobbish behavior

DURHAM, N.C., March 22 (UPI) -- Duke University scientists say they've determined high-ranking monkeys tend to follow other high-ranking monkeys, ignoring low-status associates.

Hong Kong warns people not to feed monkeys

HONG KONG, June 6 (UPI) -- Hong Kong officials has warned people not to feed wild monkeys after Taiwan reported some of the animals tested positive for a virus often fatal to humans.

Monkeys on hunger strike, want onions

MOSCOW, March 18 (UPI) -- Monkeys went on a hunger strike in a Russian zoo because handlers were not satisfying an addiction for onions.

Japanese using dogs to herd monkeys

OMACHI, Japan, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A Japanese municipality hopes that a national fairy tale will come true and trained dogs are the solution for monkeys that go after crops.

Wild monkeys drowned

SHIRAHAMA, Japan, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Local officials in Japan's Shirahama town are accused of drowning about 20 wild monkeys in possible violation of the country's wildlife laws.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler