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Animals in Research
Geriatric rhesus macaque
The colony of rhesus macaques at the California National Primate Research Center consists of infants to adults. Their average life span in…
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Animals in Research
Monkey in imaging
Imaging technologies have greatly reduced the number of animals needed for research. In the past, animals would have had to be euthanized…
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Animals in Research
Touchscreen Research Method
The Oregon National Primate Research Center is currently evaluating various forms of research methods to improve traditional cognitive testing. This Rhesus macaque…
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Animals in Research
Hydro and His Chair Training
Rhesus macaque monkeys are important for studies to learn about the brain. Here you see Hydro, a male rhesus macaque, being trained…
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Animals in Research
Marmoset in his hammock
This monkey is part of a family of common marmosets in the lobby of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. Adult common…
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Animals in Research
Husbandry Staff Providing Enrichment for Rhesus Monkeys
Here a husbandry technician is providing food enrichment to rhesus macaques in their corral. This kind of positive interaction between monkeys and…
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Animals in Research
Golden syrian hamster in a tube
Golden Syrian hamsters are susceptible to a virus called SV40 which is related to human-associated viruses in a family called polyomaviruses. SV40…
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Animals in Research
Rabbits enjoying human interaction
These rabbits enjoy human interaction. When technicians come into the room, the rabbits move to the front of the pen to receive…
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Animals in Research
Love, Care, Progress: Inside a Nonhuman Primate Research Facility
Love, Care, Progress: Inside a Nonhuman Primate Research Facility highlights the critically important role of nonhuman primates in health research. This moving…
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Animals in Research
Handling Hamsters
Hamsters involved in research are gently handled by animal caretakers on a regular basis so they can grow accustomed to human interaction.…
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Animals in Research
Taking a Dip in the Pool
Monkeys at the Oregon National Primate Research Center are provided with many types of environmental enrichment to simulate a natural environment. In…
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