by Melanie Parker | Jan 14, 2024 | News
Researchers led by a University of California, Berkeley, comparative psychologist have found that great apes and chimpanzees, our closest living relatives, can recognize groupmates they haven’t seen in over two decades — evidence of what’s believed to be the longest-lasting nonhuman memory ever recorded.
by Eileen Dunnington Dallaire | Nov 2, 2023 | News, Staff, The Chimps, The Monkeys
At the heart of the Primate Rescue Center (PRC), the well-being of our primate residents takes center stage. One of the many ways we ensure their welfare is through our evolving operant conditioning program, meticulously spearheaded by our Carestaff Supervisor, Elizabeth Gatlin.
by Melanie Parker | Jun 23, 2023 | News
Monkeys infected with tuberculosis were imported into Michigan earlier this year, sparking a disease investigation by state officials and raising questions from animal rights advocates over national testing shortfalls.
by Melanie Parker | Mar 17, 2023 | News
A Carter County woman says she was attacked and injured by a neighbor’s pet monkey while in her own front yard Sunday afternoon.
by Melanie Parker | Oct 7, 2022 | News
Wild chimpanzees have their own “signature drumming style” according to scientists. Researchers who followed and studied chimps in the Ugandan rainforest found that the animals drum out messages to one another on tree roots.
by Melanie Parker | Oct 7, 2022 | News
A long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz at Washington University in St. Louis reveals the first evidence of lasting social relationships between chimpanzees and gorillas in the wild.