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Titi Monkeys

Location: California, USA
Group: Primates
Species: Titi Monkey

The California National Primate Research Center is home to the only active South American titi monkey breeding colonies in the world. The center has roughly one hundred titi monkeys that are housed indoors in special climate controlled buildings.

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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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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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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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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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