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Performing monkeys of Bangladesh: characterizing their source and genetic variation.
Primates; journal of primatology - 1 Apr 2016
Hasan M Kamrul, Feeroz M Mostafa, Jones-Engel Lisa, Engel Gregory A, Akhtar Sharmin, Kanthaswamy Sree, Smith David Glenn
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The acquisition and training of monkeys to perform is a centuries-old tradition in South Asia, resulting in a large number of rhesus macaques kept in captivity for this purpose. The performing monkeys are reportedly collected from free-ranging populations, and may escape from their owners or may be released into other populations. In order to determine whether this tradition involving the acquisition and movement...
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