All tag results for 'monkeys'

Animal rights activists are furious with the monkey experiments being done at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and because of their anger, a debate was called and is being led by Jane Velez-Mitchell.

The tests that have the activists in a frenzy are being performed on Rhesus Monkeys. During the experiments, the babies are taken from their moms at birth and are then put through several observations that whip up fear or anxiety.

But that's not even the worst part.

Tags: alliance for animals, animal resources center, birth, debate, eric sandgren, hln, jane velez mitchell, monkey experiment controversy, monkeys, rhesus monkeys, rick bogle, university of wisconsin madison

Woo! Way to go United Airlines!

The fight against labs using monkeys as test animals has been picking up, and United Airlines has joined in.

PETA released a statement about United's new policy that said:

Tags: airline, airplane, fly, flying, monkey, monkeys, peta, policy, united airlines

In the jungle, the mighty jungle…a woman was raised by monkeys!!!!!!

Marina Chapman has an interesting story to tell, one full of tragedy and devastation.

With the help of her daughter, Vanessa James, the woman is writing an autobiography, detailing every aspect of her upbringing.

Including her claim that she was raised by capuchin monkeys in Colombia.

Tags: colombia, crazy, kidnapping, marina chapman, monkeys, tarzan, vanessa james, wacky, wildlife

Just more proof that monkeys could be our distant cousins!

A study by Japan's Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology found that monkeys have triggers in their brains that recognize other monkeys' mistake.

In layman's terms: Monkeys know when other monkeys do EPIC FAILS!!!

Tags: brain, fail, mistakes, monkeys, research, science

When it comes to animal activists, there are few that are more serious than Bob Barker.

He's so serious, that he donated $200,000

Tags: activist, activists, animal, animals, bob barker, california, cat, cats, dog, dogs, donate, donation, home, lab, monkey, monkeys, pig, pigs, research, sanctuary, social

Several new species were recently described.

There was a scary skull-faced sneezing monkey, a new mushroom species named after SpongeBob SquarePants and a worm that lives almost a mile underground named for the devil, the Devil Worm.

How did we miss all these creatures until now??

Tags: africa, monkey, monkeys, rain, researchers, science, south africa, species, survive

A trio of Japanese macaques are out and about at the Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland.

Only three weeks old, the baby monkeys are showing off their personalities, including one who loves to be

Tags: babies, highland wildlife park, japanese macaque, monkeys, zoo