Kolkata: Police went on a wild-goose chase throughout Monday to recover the 8 common marmosets stolen from the Alipore zoo on Sunday, even as reports of sightings surfaced from all over the city and the outskirts.
Kolkata: Eight Brazilian monkeys found in only two zoos in India were stolen on Saturday night from Alipore Zoological Gardens. The theft of the Common Marmosets
Kolkata: Eight Brazilian marmoset monkeys were stolen from the Alipore Zoological Gardens after the netting of the enclosure in which they were kept was prised open on Saturday night, zoo authorities said here on Sunday.
Malaria may have jumped to humans from chimpanzees much as AIDS did, U.S. researchers reported on Monday in a study they hope could help in developing a vaccine against the infection.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has sought clearance from the Central Zoo Authority to set up an ultra-modern facility to tame, rehabilitate and teach manners to rogue monkeys.
The aims of the UN's initiative to protect the last gorillas are laudable – but they are a distraction from the pressing need for anti-poaching measures. (Editorial)
Mumbai A passenger was arrested on Wednesday by the Customs at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Sahar. According to the Customs officials, Thomas Ignatius Fernandes was in possession of three Lemurs, an engdangered species of monkeys, found in the regions around Central South Africa.
Fernandes arrived in a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok. However, two monkeys died in transit.
