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A year-long investigation has uncovered a sadistic ring in which people produce videos of monkeys being tortured to later sell to buyers in several parts of the world, including the United States, United Kingdom and Asia. Key details: BBC World Service was able to track down some of the creators of the torture videos in Indonesia and their distributors and buyers located in the U.S. and U.K. during its year-long investigation. Law enforcement involvement: Local law enforcement in the U.K. and Indonesia are reportedly investigating the global torture ring, while the Department of Homeland Sec...

Nonhuman primates like rhesus monkeys share certain characteristics with people that may make them better study subjects than mice for research on neurodegenerative diseases.

Japan is on the lookout for wild monkeys following ten assaults in a week. After an infant was seized in the most serious instance, traps were installed, and people were advised to keep their windows closed.

Macaque tooth wear was identical to our ancestors, throwing into question the long held belief that tool use caused the markings on hominin tooth fossils.

When a truck that was carrying 100 lab monkeys crashed in Pennsylvania, the public was warned not to approach any of the missing primates, who were being transported to a quarantine facility [...]