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Alpha Genesis is a company in Yemassee, South Carolina that breeds cynomolgous, rhesus and capuchin monkeys and sells the animals for use in research. Led by CEO Greg Westergaard, [1] the company is one of the largest of its kind in the world. [2]
Rhesus social behaviour has been described as despotic, in that high-ranking individuals often show little tolerance, and frequently become aggressive towards non-kin. [49] Top-ranking female rhesus monkeys are known to sexually coerce unreceptive males and also physically injure them, biting off digits and damaging their genitals. [50]
The news of the fugitive emus comes days after the escape of another batch of animals — 43 monkeys. They deserted the site after a caretaker failed to secure their enclosure gate.
Populations of the rhesus macaque can grow at rates of 10% to 15% per year if the environmental conditions are favorable. However, some forest-dwelling species are endangered with much lower reproductive rates.
Last Wednesday, 43 young female Rhesus monkeys bred for scientific and medical research escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee, prompting international media coverage ...
There are 43 monkeys that have escaped from a South Carolina facility that breeds cynomolgus, rhesus and capuchin monkeys for government, university and private industry research projects.. The ...
The Post and Courier newspaper reported last year that Alpha Genesis won a federal contract to oversee a colony of 3,500 rhesus monkeys on South Carolina's Morgan Island, known as "Monkey Island."
In macaque monkeys, geckers are the most prevalent during their first year of life. They account for approximately 40% of vocalizations that occur during the first year of the monkey's life. While they decrease in prevalence after that first year, they still remain prominent during the animal's second year, accounting for approximately 12% of ...