monkey – News Stories About monkey - Page 5

Jan 5, 2008 9:12 PM CST

Monkeys Swap Grooming for Sex

Male macaques groom for longer when fewer females are around

(Newser) - What price for a little lovin'? Male macaque monkeys pay for sex by grooming females, but only as much as necessary: They groom for longer when fewer females are around, and for less time when there are more, according to a new study. "In primate societies, grooming is the...

In Monkey Sex, Screamers Win

Dec 19, 2007 6:29 PM CST

In Monkey Sex, Screamers Win

Shouting increases chances of fertility, study shows

(Newser) - Exploring why female monkeys shout so much during sex, researchers have found that the shouts actually help their partners to ejaculate, Live Science reports. Researchers from the German Primate Center looked at Barbary macaques and found that males ejaculated 59% of the times their partner yelled, and only 2% of...

Monkeys Manhandle New Delhi

Nov 13, 2007 10:31 AM CST

Monkeys Manhandle New Delhi

(Newser) - What separates man from monkeys? In New Delhi, precious little. The Indian capital is being overrun by anywhere from 10,000 to 20,000 of the marauding primates, which have caused numerous recent injuries—not to mention a fall that killed the city's deputy mayor. But the monkey's sacred status...

$16M Horse Makes Shaky Debut

Sep 16, 2007 3:19 PM CDT

$16M Horse Makes Shaky Debut

The Green Monkey finishes third in maiden run

(Newser) - The world's most expensive racehorse finished third in his rookie race at Belmont Park yesterday. The Green Monkey, really a horse that sold for $16 million at Saratoga's auction last year, had been kept off the track for months by a series of injuries, the AP reports. "In a...

Most Dangerous Science Jobs

Aug 10, 2007 2:21 PM CDT

Most Dangerous Science Jobs

Forget toiling in a lab coat—only mad scientists need apply

(Newser) - Science isn't just lab rats and microscopes—how does flying into hurricanes grab you? The most hazardous occupations for you biology, chemistry, and physics nerds:

Astronaut: 24 US deaths since 1961.
Biosafety lab researcher: Handle earth's deadliest diseases.
Hurricane hunter: Fly into tempests to gauge pressure and wind speed.

Flying Monkey Travels Coach

Aug 8, 2007 11:51 AM CDT

Flying Monkey Travels Coach

Man smuggles baby marmoset onto flight under his hat

(Newser) - A man smuggled a monkey onto a Spirit Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale to LaGuardia yesterday by hiding it under his hat. Fellow passengers caught on when the small primate—a baby marmoset the size of a fist—came out and hung on the man's ponytail. The monkey-smuggler, whose flight...

Plague Kills Monkey in Denver Zoo

May 22, 2007 1:00 PM CDT

Plague Kills Monkey in Denver Zoo

Danger to humans from flea-borne disease deemed minimal

(Newser) - The bubonic plague has hit the Denver Zoo. An 8-year-old hooded capuchin monkey named Spanky was found dead last week, and postmortem tests confirmed that the cause was plague. The Denver Post reports that the monkey may have contracted the disease, which is usually spread by fleas, by eating the...