MEXICO CITY (AP) — The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, the government said, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering. A heat dome — an area of strong high pressure centered over the southern Gulf of Mexico and northern Central America — has blocked […]
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Thai town tackles marauding monkeys with plan to send them elsewhere
A Thai town run ragged by its ever-growing population of wild monkeys has launched an offensive against the simian raiders using trickery and ripe tropical fruit. Several high-profile cases of monkey-human conflict recently convinced authorities in Lopburi in central Thailand that they have to reduce the animals’ numbers. If all goes well, most will end […]
Thai town maddened by marauding monkeys launches plan to lock them up and send them away
LOPBURI, Thailand (AP) — A Thai town, run ragged by its ever-growing population of marauding wild monkeys, launched an offensive against the simian raiders on Friday, using trickery and ripe tropical fruit. Several high-profile cases of monkey-human conflict recently convinced authorities in Lopburi in central Thailand that they had to reduce the animals’ numbers. If […]
Mexico Getting So Hot That Monkeys Are Falling Dead From Trees
Mother Goosebumps Mexico is so hot that vulnerable howler monkeys are dropping dead from trees. Brutal and ongoing heatwaves have been tearing through Mexico, tragically claiming over two dozen confirmed human lives since March. And now it seems that animals aren’t immune from the dangerous weather, either: Reuters reports that at least 83 howler monkeys […]
Howler monkeys ‘falling out of the trees like apples’ in sweltering Mexico
It is so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees. At least 83 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. Others were rescued by residents, including five that were rushed to a local veterinarian who […]
It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees
MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees. At least 83 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. Others were rescued by residents, including five that were rushed to a […]
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Oregon man who conspired to help make videos of monkeys being tortured sentenced to prison
A Prineville man who pleaded guilty in January to conspiring to produce and distribute videos showing the torture, mutilation and murder of monkeys has been sentenced by a U.S. District Court Judge in Eugene to 48 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release. “The victims in this case cannot speak for themselves, but […]
Cambodian official acquitted of smuggling rare wild monkeys into South Florida
A Cambodian official accused of illegally importing wild, long-tailed macaque monkeys into the United States that were destined for Miami was acquitted Friday of conspiracy and smuggling charges after a two-week federal trial. Masphal Kry, 47, the deputy director of the Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity for the Cambodian Forestry Administration, had been under home […]
Macaque monkeys shrink their social networks as they age – research suggests evolutionary roots of a pattern seen in elderly people, too
There are many changes that can come with old age – hair turns gray, eyesight isn’t quite what it used to be, mobility often becomes limited. But beyond these physiological changes, people also experience changes to their social world. As we age, our social circles tend to get smaller. Such declines in social networks have […]
Man who stole monkeys from Dallas Zoo is found mentally ill, incompetent to stand trial
The suspect arrested for allegedly breaking into the Dallas Zoo and stealing two monkeys in Jan. 2023 was found mentally ill and incompetent to stand trial, a ruling which resulted on Monday in the dismissal of six counts of animal cruelty, according to Dallas County court records. Davion Irvin, 24, was booked into the Dallas […]
Here’s What Happened to Monkeys That Got the Neuralink Implant
Elon Musk‘s brain chip company has apparently, and against all odds, implanted its wares into a human — which is at least slightly terrifying, considering the fates suffered by many of the monkeys it’s experimented upon. In a post on X-formerly-Twitter, which he owns, the brazen billionaire said that the unidentified human subject was “recovering […]