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Malaysian Official Says God Made Animals for Testing

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to set up a biotechnology center in southern Malacca state has come under fire by activists because it will conduct tests on dogs and primates to make medicines. We cannot test on human beings," he told The Associated Press. The plans by India's Vivo BioTech Ltd. The project is still in the planning phase. This is the way it has to be.

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Of Birds and Bigfoots

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Birds are less compelling to human interest than our fellow primates, in many regards, but surely they are more arresting than a big wad of tentacled whale chow. Now why should this be? Unexplained! and Canada” often with cameras at ready. Birds cryptids Eskimo Curlew Ivory-billed Woodpecker'

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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

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Whittaker had not yet gotten the message that birds don’t smell, her intellectual background was in primate research, but a colleague set her straight, telling her, “Birds don’t have a sense of smell, so I don’t understand why you’d study that anyway?” Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022, 296 pages.

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Millions of Animals Used in EU Experiments

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At the same time, the opinion of the European Parliament is that these objectives have to be achieved without impeding research on various serious diseases in Europe, reported the parliament’s press room.

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The Thing About Colombia

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The nation of Colombia has been the victim of some bad press over the last few decades, not all of this is entirely unjustified. Not just birds, but also plants (Colombia boast the most orchid species, too), insects, primates, reptiles. There are a lot of opportunities for endemism both between and within the mountain ranges.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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Received this press release yesterday. BFUSA’s Primate Sanctuary in Texas is home to more than 500 primates rescued from laboratories, roadside zoos, and private possession. BFUSA brings to America the message of “compassionate conservation”, the vision of the U.K.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

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Striking westwards towards the South Sudanese border, we pressed on to the town of Key Afar, noted for its bustling market frequented by four local tribes. The Ethiopian population of this little known, long-bearded primate forms an isolated population restricted to this area, so this was a very satisfying find.

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