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Celebrate ‘Chimpsgiving’ with BBC America’s Earth Marathon
On Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, BBC America will give viewers a full day of chimp-focused programming including the premiere of Chimp Sanctuary at 9pm ET/PT, followed by Chimps of the Lost Gorge at 10pm ET/PT. Throughout the Thanksgiving weekend, BBC...
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Idaho wildlife official resigns after killing baboon family
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A top Idaho wildlife official has resigned amid outrage over a photo of him posing with a baboon family he killed during a hunting trip Africa, ending days of turmoil for a state where big game hunting is popular but critics said the photo was...
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Hooray for Whole Foods!
We are so pleased to now be partnering with our local Whole Foods store located in the Summit at Fritz Farm. We go through a lot of food each week to feed the 9 chimpanzees and over 40 monkeys at the PRC and we are fortunate that a large percentage of their diet is...
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‘Vast majority’ of NIH chimps to be moved to retirement sanctuary, agency says
WASHINGTON — The National Institutes of Health plans to move the “vast majority” of its chimpanzees formerly used for research to a sanctuary in Louisiana, Director Francis Collins told STAT Thursday. “We do believe that chimpanzees should be moved to the...
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Fall 2018 PRC Intern Spotlight
Over the years, the Primate Rescue Center’s Internship Program has grown into an incredible teaching and learning opportunity for interested individuals from across the globe. Interns become immersed in nearly all daily tasks that occur at the sanctuary, learning...
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Personality links with lifespan in chimpanzees
Drew M Altschul, William D Hopkins, Elizabeth S Herrelko, Miho Inoue-Murayama, Tetsuro Matsuzawa, James E King, Stephen R Ross, Alexander Weiss School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Scottish Primate...
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Lab worker catches rare and deadly herpes virus from a research monkey
Dad-of-two Brian Lee is one of around 20 people in the world with Herpes B Virus and has been living a "nightmare" for the past 10 years A lab worker says his body is turning NUMB after catching a rare deadly virus - from a research monkey. Dad-of-two Brian Lee,...
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Shop and Support the PRC
Here at the Primate Rescue Center, we process, prepare and feed over 100 pounds of food to the primates each day! Their diet consists of fresh fruits and vegetables, leafy greens, nuts, nutrient-rich chow biscuits and locally grown browse. The apes and monkeys are...
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