Ligers, mules, and narlugas are all known examples of hybrid animals (i.e., the offspring of two different species that interbreed for various reasons). These organisms often possess genes from each ...

Federal officials recently rejected an activist proposal that would have restricted access to certain animal models that play a key role in U.S. medical research. That was the right decision. Without ...

Wild monkeys that live in large groups alongside human settlements are the disease "superspreaders" of the animal kingdom, according to a study. Researchers have mapped how infectious diseases spread ...

Police in Puerto Rico captured a rhesus macaque monkey on Friday that was being chased by a crowd of people at a public housing complex near the U.S. territory’s north coast. The monkey was found ...

NI 62, a monkey bound for a medical lab when he escaped a truck crash in Mississippi, is now known as Forrest and living at ...

During the examination, the veterinarian noticed that the monkey's left eye was tearing, and there was a 1-cm skin ulceration near the medial canthus. The veterinarian could not determine if the ...

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research and the ...

Police in southwest Taiwan are investigating an illegal trapping incident after a protected monkey lost three of its toes in a snare inside a national park. A hiker in Gushan District in the port city ...

In late October, a transport truck carrying 21 rhesus macaques used for biomedical research crashed on I-59 in Jasper County, ...

A 10-y-old cranially implanted rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) involved in visual research was presented for dull mentation and weight loss. Physical examination revealed alopecia and poor body ...

Pensioner bitten to death by monkey after macaque breaks into his home - Rogue macaques have been terrorising parts of ...