In response to a state probe into the University of Washington’s (UW) Primate Research Center, the university is making a leadership change within the center. The university has removed Director Michelle Basso from the center after the Washington State Department of Health’s Veterinary Board of Governors opened an investigation into UW following the death of […]
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Search for primate on the loose in South Carolina in second day
The search for a wayward primate in South Carolina was in its second day Friday as its owner hired help to corral the animal in the town of Walterboro. Authorities on Saturday said the ape was kept as a pet. It’s unclear exactly how the animal, possibly a baboon, escaped. The pursuit of the rare […]
Keepers find ‘surprise bundle’ in arms of endangered primate, zoo says. See the baby
Malana, the female siamang, was acting funny. Noticing her unusual behavior, keepers at the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk thought about running tests but decided to hold back. On March 15, staff arrived to find a “surprise bundle” with Malana, according to a March 19 Facebook post. She had given birth. Malana, the siamang, holds her […]