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Recently Identified Rare Monkey is Already on the Verge of Extinction
In 2019, scientists made a groundbreaking discovery in the depths of the Brazilian Amazon: the Mato Grosso titi monkey. But ...
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Texas man smuggles rare baby spider monkeys across border – but gets caught trying to sell them on Facebook: officials
A Texas man was sentenced to four months in custody for smuggling six rare baby spider monkeys over the Mexican border and attempting to sell them over Facebook, officials said. Sarmad Ghaled ...
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Fragile baby spider monkeys ‘ripped’ from mothers, brought to SoCal. Trafficker sentenced
A Texas man was busted for trafficking vulnerable Mexican baby spider monkeys, who were too young to be separated from their mothers, into San Diego and selling them on Facebook. Sarmad Ghaled ...
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Report alleges criminality in Cambodian, Vietnamese monkey trade
Cambodia became a major supplier of monkeys for research after China stopped exports in 2020, but investigations found indications of large-scale monkey-laundering operations, leading to legal ...
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Research monkeys entangled in Trump-Harvard dispute get reprieve
PETA, which opposes the use of animals for research, said the monkeys could have been given to caretakers or sanctuaries. “Experiments on animals fail to produce cures and treatments for humans ...
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Man sentenced for illegally trafficking baby spider monkeys across California-Mexico border
A 33-year-old Texas man was sentenced in San Diego federal court Friday for coordinating the smuggling of at least six protected baby Mexican spider monkeys through the Calexico Port of Entry ...
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Tim Baltz Has Always Been ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Pole-Dancing, Monkey-Kissing Moral Center
By Mikey O'Connell TV Features Editor From the season’s trailer, and the way things are headed, it looks like you kiss BJ’s service monkey at some point. I didn’t know if this is a spoiler ...
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Texas man sentenced for smuggling baby spider monkeys across US-Mexico border
SAN DIEGO (KABC) -- A Texas man was sentenced in federal court Friday for smuggling six Mexican baby spider monkeys into the U.S. Sarmad Ghaled Dafar of Houston was sentenced to four months in ...
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Texas man sentenced for trafficking Mexican spider monkeys
SAN DIEGO — A Houston man has been sentenced to four months in custody for facilitating the smuggling of six baby Mexican spider monkeys into the United States from Mexico. 33-year-old Sarmad ...
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Research Monkeys May Be Euthanized Because of Trump's Funding Freeze, Harvard Professors Warn
Top researchers at Harvard reacted to the Trump administration’s retaliatory work stoppage on Thursday, warning that their lab animals' lives may be at stake MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Top ...
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CATA mourns slain taxi leader Mongi Titi as calls grow for justice
The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) has been plunged into mourning following the assassination of one of its most prominent leaders, Mongi Titi. The 45-year-old, who also served as the ...