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4 days, 11 hours ago

Chennai| Guindy Children’s Park opens two cafes serving South Indian staples, and continental favourites

At the new Zoo Cafe in Guindy Children’s Park, the biggest question is, will the monkeys steal our vadais? The ground floor serves vegetarian South Indian favourites such as parotta kurma, thattu idlis, benne dosas, bisibelle bhaat, and Madurai jigarthanda among others. “It’s amazing that we have such a green space in the middle of the city,” says Raj Muyal …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Monkey menace reported at residential areas in Coimbatore

The Hindu

Residents of Ponvizha Nagar, Anbu Nagar, and other localities near Ukkadam in Coimbatore have lodged complaints with the Forest Department about monkeys entering their houses and causing disturbances. It retreated into nearby thickets only after the residents gave it a chase,” said Mohammed Kasim, resident of Anbu Nagar. Coimbatore Forest Range Officer Thirumurugan said the Department contacted the residents, immediately …

Monkey Coimbatore Residents

1 week, 3 days ago

Launceston Mayor to inform city-sister Ikeda that City Park macaque monkeys will be sterilised

ABC

Tim Walker I'd like to think at that stage they're not on public display Leon. Tim Walker Your decision is only as good as the information you have and I think that there's probably more information that could be shared from Council in regards to the other difficulties around in breeding and some of the consequences of that so it's …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Fight between two monkeys over banana disrupts train services at Bihar station

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Train services were disrupted for nearly an hour at Samastipur Junction in Bihar after a fight broke out between two monkeys. The contact with the wire caused an immediate disruption in the train’s operations, bringing services to a halt. Railway staff and local authorities quickly arrived at the scene to assess the situation and restore normal operations. The …

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Flight Among Monkey Over Banana Delays Trains In Bihar's Samastipur

ABP News

A fight between two monkeys at the Samastipur Junction railway station in Bihar has disrupted the operations of a train for almost an hour. India's First Vande Bharat Train Delayed Due To Quality Concerns In a separate incident, on Friday, the first Vande Bharat sleeper train in India, developed by Bengaluru-based BEML Limited and scheduled to be operational by December …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

What’s a Proboscis monkey?

The Hindu

Deep in the forests of the island of Borneo, the day broke gloriously, revealing two primates, perched on the trees, engrossed in an intense conversation about all things wild and strange on planet Earth. The Bornean orangutan named ‘Pongo’ is munching on a wild fig, enjoying his meal, while also trying to lend an ear to ‘Silvery’, a young, curious …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Fight between monkeys over banana disrupts train operations at Bihar railway station

India Today

An unusual situation unfolded at Bihar's Samastipur station when a fight between two monkeys briefly disrupted train operations, leaving passengers at the station both surprised and amused. Electrical supply to the overhead wires was halted to avoid further damage or danger, which temporarily disrupted train operations. The Overhead Equipment department swiftly arrived at the scene to repair the wires, and …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Adilabad Farmers Rely on Catapults To Fight Monkey Menace

Deccan Chronicle

Adilabad: The monkey business is no child’s play, and yet locals of the erstwhile Adilabad district are resorting to a toy from their childhood — catapults, or ‘ghulare’ — to keep the simians away from themselves, their houses and crops. The matter is so serious that locals submitted a memorandum to MLA Gaddam Vivek to take steps to control the …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Chunky Pandey says monkeys in Aankhen were paid more than him and Govinda

India Today

The 1993 action-comedy Aankhen, starring Govinda, Chunky Pandey, and Shakti Kapoor, was a blockbuster hit. Chunky Pandey recently revealed that the monkeys were treated like celebrities, staying in five-star hotels and receiving better pay than the actors. Ask them.” Chunky added humorously, “Yes, he was paid more handsomely than us.” Govinda agreed, quipping, “We didn’t get paid.” Shakti also shared …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Tennessee zoo throws gender reveal party for its newest monkey baby

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tennessee’s Memphis Zoo held a gender reveal party this week for …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Monkeys found ‘injured and terrified’ in blood-soaked plane crates en route to UK labs for animal tests

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Animal rights organisation Action for Primates described these cases as “the tip of the …

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1 month ago

Monkey's jump on sunroof turns into a disaster for car owner | WATCH

India TV News

In a bizarre twist of fate, a car owner in India might be reconsidering their love for the sunroof feature, all thanks to an unexpected "visitor" from above. A viral video circulating on social media has left netizens in splits, showing a monkey making a dramatic entrance via a car's sunroof, resulting in a shattered mess. The caption reads: “Le …

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1 month ago

4 monkeys remain free nearly 2 weeks after dozens escaped a South Carolina compound

Associated Press

YEMASSEE, S.C. — Four monkeys remain free nearly two weeks after a group of 43 escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research, authorities said. Two more rhesus macaques were trapped Monday outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, bringing the total of recovered monkeys to 39, chief executive Greg Westergaard said in a statement relayed …

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1 month ago

Fact check: Is the US government spending millions on transgender monkeys?

Al Jazeera

President-elect Trump is promising more government efficiency – but is money really being wasted on cats on treadmills? Musk, the world’s richest person, amplified posts on his X platform that said the United States government funded research on “transgender” monkeys, cats on treadmills and “alcoholic rats” sprayed with bobcat urine. Many federal research projects Musk cited overlap with findings in …

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1 month ago

No more monkey mania as Thai city clamps down

Al Jazeera

Marauding monkeys will not face slingshots any more in the historic Thai city of Lopburi, where they have been rounded up and sterilised after turning rampant over the past four years. Before COVID-19 shut Lopburi, some of its 58,000 residents casually fed the 3,000 long-tailed macaques that lived alongside them and even threw an annual fruit banquet for them, drawing …

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1 month ago

6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped

Associated Press

YEMASSEE, S.C. — Six monkeys were still on the loose early Monday after dozens escaped earlier this month from a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, according to authorities. Two more Rhesus macaques were trapped Sunday outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, bringing the total of recovered monkeys to 37 of the 43 that escaped, …

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1 month ago

Law and disorder as Thai police station comes under monkey attack

Raw Story

Police in central Thailand said they barricaded themselves into their own station over the weekend, after a menacing mob of 200 escaped monkeys ran riot on the town. But on Saturday around 200 of the primates broke out and rampaged through town, with one posse descending on a local police station. Around a dozen of the intruders were still perched …

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1 month ago

6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped

LA Times

A rhesus macaques monkey observes kayakers as they navigate along the Silver River in Silver Springs, Fla., in 2017. Six monkeys were still on the loose early Monday after dozens escaped earlier this month from a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, according to authorities. Two more rhesus macaques were trapped Sunday outside the Alpha Genesis …

Monkeys Yemassee

1 month, 1 week ago

Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a South Carolina compound

Associated Press

YEMASSEE, S.C. — Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who more than a week ago broke out of a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said. Three more Rhesus macaques were recaptured Wednesday outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, police said in a statement. Forty-three monkeys made a break for it on …

Monkeys Yemassee

1 month, 1 week ago

Town rounds up and sterilises hundreds of monkeys after years of menacing behaviour

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Thai town famous for …

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2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina

Associated Press

YEMASSEE, S.C. — Two more monkeys have been returned to the South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said Tuesday. Only 11 of the 43 Rhesus macaques that escaped last week now remain outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, police said in a statement. Alpha Genesis officials told police that the two monkeys captured Tuesday …

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1 month, 1 week ago

South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose

Associated Press

YEMASSEE, S.C. — Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that escaped last week from an enclosure that wasn’t fully locked. As of Monday afternoon, 30 of the 43 monkeys that made it outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee are back in the company’s custody unharmed, police said in …

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Twenty-four monkeys that escaped from South Carolina research facility recovered unharmed

ABC

More than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina last week have been recaptured. Dozens of monkeys escape from US research facility Photo shows two rhesus macaque monkeys sitting on a ledge Yemassee police say the monkeys were spotted during a search and workers from the research facility are now trying to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

43 monkeys escape from research lab in US's South Carolina, 1 recovered

India Today

One of 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered unharmed, officials said Saturday. The Rhesus macaques made a break for it Wednesday after an employee at the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee didn't fully lock a door as she fed and checked on them, officials said. Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard …

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Chennai| Guindy Children’s Park opens two cafes serving South Indian staples, and continental favourites

Monkey menace reported at residential areas in Coimbatore

Launceston Mayor to inform city-sister Ikeda that City Park macaque monkeys will be sterilised

Fight between two monkeys over banana disrupts train services at Bihar station

Flight Among Monkey Over Banana Delays Trains In Bihar's Samastipur

What’s a Proboscis monkey?

Fight between monkeys over banana disrupts train operations at Bihar railway station

Adilabad Farmers Rely on Catapults To Fight Monkey Menace

Chunky Pandey says monkeys in Aankhen were paid more than him and Govinda

Tennessee zoo throws gender reveal party for its newest monkey baby

Monkeys found ‘injured and terrified’ in blood-soaked plane crates en route to UK labs for animal tests

Monkey's jump on sunroof turns into a disaster for car owner | WATCH

4 monkeys remain free nearly 2 weeks after dozens escaped a South Carolina compound

Fact check: Is the US government spending millions on transgender monkeys?

No more monkey mania as Thai city clamps down

6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped

Law and disorder as Thai police station comes under monkey attack

6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped

Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a South Carolina compound

Town rounds up and sterilises hundreds of monkeys after years of menacing behaviour

2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina

South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose

Twenty-four monkeys that escaped from South Carolina research facility recovered unharmed

43 monkeys escape from research lab in US's South Carolina, 1 recovered