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Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative is a great ape sanctuary and scientific research facility in Des Moines, Iowa.The facility was announced in 2002 and received its first ape residents in 2004, conceived of as the Great Ape Trust, [1] or Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary, [2] launched in part by the primatologist Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and Des Moines businessman Ted Townsend.
Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) is a species of retrovirus that cause persistent infections in at least 45 species of non-human primates. [1] [2] Based on analysis of strains found in four species of monkeys from Bioko Island, which was isolated from the mainland by rising sea levels about 11,000 years ago, it has been concluded that SIV has been present in monkeys and apes for at least ...
According to a now-discredited hypothesis, the AIDS pandemic originated from live polio vaccines prepared in chimpanzee tissue cultures, accidentally contaminated with simian immunodeficiency virus and then administered to up to one million Africans between 1957 and 1960 in experimental mass vaccination campaigns.
Forested land has a stream running nearby and will be protected from development. ... Bellingham preserving 4.1-acre woodland site near south end of Lake Whatcom ... City Council members voted ...
It’s been just over two years since Tonka arrived at Save the Chimps, a 150-acre parcel of protected land where 222 apes born in captivity have come to live out their retirement.
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There are seven lakes in the region totaling 12,687 acres (5,134 ha) [2] with the three principal lakes of the group being Big Spirit Lake, [3] West Okoboji Lake, [4] and East Okoboji Lake. [5] [6] They are the largest natural lakes in the state of Iowa. The largest, Spirit Lake, is 5,684 acres (2,300 ha). [1]
Lake City was founded in 1856. [3] Lake City took its name from Lake Creek. [4] The town experienced growth with the advent of the railroad in 1881. [3] On June 9, 1954, the city was struck by an F4 tornado, killing one. [5] On July 14, 2021, the city was struck by an EF3 tornado. [6]