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Marmoset MRI

Researchers view a marmoset’s MRI as part of an aging study to explore links between energy metabolism and neural function.  Diseases related…
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Family of monkeys with Halloween pumpkins

A family of research monkeys enjoy some Halloween pumpkins.  Seasonal fruits and vegetables are provided both as nutrition and as enrichment.  The…
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Monkey Eating Oranges

Credit: Photo by Clem Spalding, Courtesy of Texas Biomedical Research Institute
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Outdoor Climbing and Wheel

Nonhuman primates, like these Rhesus macaques, are naturally curious. They spend a great deal of time foraging and investigating novel objects in…
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Rhesus macaque drinking water

Monkeys like this one are provided with fresh water and a variety of foods to ensure optimal health.  Their housing areas are…
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Marmosets with Tech and Treats

These are common marmosets in the lobby of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. Dried fruit, grapes, peanuts and other "pocket treats" are…
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Baby titi monkey

This is a baby titi monkey with her father. Titi monkeys are highly social animals and live in family groups that include…
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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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Positive Reinforcement Training for Blood Draw

Garcia is participating in positive reinforcement training (PRT), also known as clicker training. PRT is a type of training in which animals…
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Ultrasound of a pregnant Rhesus monkey that has been infected with Zika virus

Researchers perform a fetal ultrasound on a pregnant rhesus monkey to study the link between the Zika virus and birth defects.  They…
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Monkey play yard

Monkeys of all ages like to climb and play in the children's play structures installed in their housing areas.  The bright colors…
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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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Baby rhesus getting mini marshmallow treat

Environmental enrichment is an important part of caring for research animals. Research animals are provided with several types of enrichment to stimulate…
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Monkey Enrichment for Indoor Housing

Monkeys are given enrichment such as toys, swings, climbing structures and other items to increase their behavioral diversity. Many of these objects…
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Monkey housing facility

These outdoor enclosures house monkeys that are on active research studies. They are socially housed and receive many types of enrichment to…
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Marmosets and Zika

Marmosets were a critical model for understanding the effects of Zika infections on pregnant mothers.  In mid-2018, six national primate research centers…
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Mom and baby rhesus on hammock

A rhesus macaque mom climbs into a hammock with her infant at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. Females reach puberty at around…
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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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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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Titi Monkey (Callicebus cupreus) Colony at the California National Primate Research Center

The California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) is home to the nation’s only active breeding colony of South American titi monkeys (Callicebus…
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Colony of rhesus macaques

These are rhesus macaques housed at the California National Primate Research Center.  In the wild, and at the Center, these monkeys live…
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Baby rhesus with toy

Two juvenile rhesus macaques explore their environment while being observed as part of an animal enrichment and behavior study at the Wisconsin…
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Hydro Checking His Lixit on Verbal Command

The most important task for animal caregivers is making sure animals are cared for properly.  This involves providing access to water.  Water…
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Titi Monkeys

The California National Primate Research Center is home to the only active South American titi monkey breeding colonies in the world. The…
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A Geriatric Wing for Marmosets

Texas Biomed’s Southwest National Primate Research Center most recently invested $2.5 million to renovate a 12,000-square-foot building to be dedicated exclusively for…
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Monkey with Halloween pumpkins

Monkeys at the California National Primate Research Center enjoy Halloween pumpkins.
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Afi Closes the Door to His Chair

Afi, a male rhesus macaque monkey, is being trained to voluntarily enter into a chair then close the door behind himself.  The…
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Marmosets and Marshmallows

All nonhuman primates in research are provided access to enhanced care, including social, behavioral and nutritional enrichment. They often receive fruit and…
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Father caring for infant

This is a father and infant titi monkey.  These monkeys live in monogamous family groups that consist of the mother, father and…
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Infant rhesus with stuffed toy

This infant rhesus monkey is being held by a member of the primate services staff at the California National Primate Research Center. …
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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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Marmoset with a Technician

Research technician prepares a pregnant female marmoset for an ultrasound at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center.  Because they are acclimated to careful handling…
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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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Groot Having His Nails Trimmed

Groot is a male Hamadryas baboon at the Oregon National Primate Research Center.  His fingernails were becoming too long resulting in accidental…
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Lith Checking His Water Lixit with a Flashlight Cue

In this video clip, Lith, a male rhesus macaque monkey, is trained to participate in a twice-daily husbandry task by following a…
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Baboon Playground

These baboons are needed as a model for a variety of studies, including research focused on understanding the genetics of complex diseases,…
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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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Trainer and Rhesus Macaque Colony

This is the Oregon National Primate Research Center Nonhuman Primate Training Specialist.  She is training a monkey, Finch, in a group to…
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Beignet the Rhesus Macaque and Positive Reinforcement

Positive reinforcement is used to train research animals to participate in essential studies. Here you see Beignet, a male rhesus macaque monkey,…
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Rhesus getting treat from his caregiver

Rhesus monkeys getting treats from their caregiver at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center. Healthy treats can include peanuts, grapes, apple slices,…
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Enrichment for rhesus mother and baby

A mother and juvenielle rhesus macaque climb a branch in their outdoor enclosure.  They are eating zucchini, one of many vegetables provided…

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