The animals have not been used as test subjects since 2015, when the NIH retired chimpanzees from invasive research.

A California couple who made headlines in 2005 after they were left disfigured by two aggressive chimpanzees were later victimized by a Myanmar businessman, who preyed on their generous natures ...

The zoo said in a post on X: "Our youngest chimpanzee is working hard on her climbing structure, building strength and coordination one step at a time. At four months old, she’s well on her way ...

A twelfth monkey died at a Hong Kong zoo, with tests underway to determine if it succumbed to the same bacterial infection that killed 11 other monkeys in the past 10 days. The De Brazza's monkey ...

A pair of critically endangered pied tamarin monkeys were recently born at a zoo in southern Tennessee. The Chattanooga Zoo said the mother, Daphne, had given birth to the healthy twins early on ...

Melioidosis, a bacterial infection, was responsible for killing at least nine monkeys at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said, as a further two died over the weekend, taking the total to 11 in the ...

Authorities say a bacterial infection has killed at least nine monkeys at Hong Kong's oldest zoo, as a further two died over the weekend. A total of 11 monkeys have died in the past week.

Another monkey died the following day. After detecting unusual behaviour and loss of appetite in the animals, officials sealed off the mammal section of the zoo, which is Hong Kong’s oldest park ...

Another monkey died at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens on Saturday, taking the total to 10 amid an outbreak of an infectious disease. Authorities said the Agriculture, Fisheries and ...

Nine monkeys who died over two days at a zoo in Hong Kong had caught a bacterial disease, possibly as a result of recent digging work near their enclosure. On Sunday 13 October, eight monkeys were ...

Yeung added that the melioidosis, which likely was the result of work done near their cages that involved digging, caused the monkeys to develop sepsis. 3 Primates Die at Jacksonville Zoo in Less ...