How to Use rhesus monkey in a Sentence

rhesus monkey

noun
  • Such feedback loops have been well documented in birds, mice, cats and rhesus monkeys.
    — Robert J. Shiller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The molecule also appeared to boost the health of graying rhesus monkeys.
    — Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 8 June 2023
  • In a new study published in the journal Neuron, the researchers finally succeeded—at least in rhesus monkeys.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Much of his basic research involved rhesus monkeys, whose neural systems closely resemble those of humans.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • His team recently completed a 25-year study of calorie restriction in rhesus monkeys.
    — Megan Molteni, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2018
  • For example, in one study of 401 rhesus monkey pregnancies, only three mothers died in childbirth.
    — Jared Diamond, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • More recent excavations of Bo’s tomb yielded golden eagles, sika deer and rhesus monkeys.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Visitors can find fish like gar and bluegill, several varieties of birds, turtles, alligators and even non-native rhesus monkeys that still live around the spring.
    — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 22 July 2019
  • Fifty rhesus monkeys living in outdoor pens year-round were exposed to a prolonged period of wildfire smoke as infants in 2008.
    — Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2020
  • In tests with a wild rhesus monkey, for example, researchers put their fingers in the previously aggressive animal’s mouth and watched its jaw remain slack.
    — Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2019
  • It was found around a mile from the site of a truck crash involving 21 rhesus monkeys in Heidelberg, Mississippi.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Life-size cutouts of langur monkeys have been scattered among the half a million decorative plants placed across the city with the aim of scaring away their archenemy, rhesus monkeys that plague parts of the city.
    — Karishma Mehrotra, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
  • While flowers and art are being put front and center, two of the most common sights in New Delhi — rhesus monkeys and stray dogs — are being kept out of sight as much as possible.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • When primates take taurine The team then turned to one of human’s closest living relatives, rhesus monkeys, to model how taurine would affect aging in humans.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 8 June 2023
  • Researchers have found that male rhesus monkeys who tend to shun group play, mutual grooming and other social activities have a subtle thing in common with boys who have an autism spectrum disorder.
    — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 3 May 2018
  • In 1970, White famously transplanted one rhesus monkey head onto the body of another monkey.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Simian virus 40 normally lives in wild rhesus monkeys — and in biology labs, where researchers have used it to study how DNA gets transcribed and copied.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • For example, because rhesus monkeys are much more closely related to us than are capuchins, rhesus monkeys are generally better subjects for preliminary tests of human vaccines.
    — Kevin Omland, The Conversation, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The long list of animals known to have been infected by canine distemper includes rhesus monkeys, pandas, American black bears, South American jaguars and even seals.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The vehicle was hauling 21 rhesus monkeys at the time of the incident, the Jasper County Sheriff's Department said.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The rhesus monkey experiments contributed to research that White hoped could lead to human head transplants -- a Frankenstein-esque idea that raises endless ethical questions.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2021
  • But recent laboratory tests found that rhesus monkeys were far more likely to survive high doses of radiation if injected with Leukine 48 hours after exposure.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2018
  • The vaccine also protected 67 percent of rhesus monkeys exposed to a simian virus similar to HIV, according to the researchers.
    — Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2019
  • During its commercial ownership, Silver Springs became home to jungle boat cruises (with wild rhesus monkeys that still exist around the spring), a Jeep wilderness trail ride and a giraffe exhibit.
    — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 22 July 2019
  • Bavari and other government scientists were co-authors of an article in the scientific journal Nature that described its discovery and successful tests in the government's rhesus monkeys.
    — Author: Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News, 27 May 2020
  • In 1949, psychologist Harry Harlow ran a now-famous experiment with rhesus monkeys.
    — Victoria Vitchenco, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In the 1950s, the American psychologist Harry Harlow took young rhesus monkeys from their mothers and found that the youngsters became reclusive.
    — Benedict Carey, New York Times, 18 June 2018
  • Researchers in China have successfully cloned the first rhesus monkey, a species widely used in medical research because of its physiological similarity to humans.
    — Sorcha Bradley, The Week Uk, theweek, 23 Jan. 2024
  • There have been no reports of humans contracting Herpes B from a wild rhesus monkey, but 50 cases of humans contracting it from the monkeys in laboratory settings have been reported.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The rhesus monkeys in Silver Springs have also tested positive for Herpes B Virus; however, there are no reports of other species contracting the virus from the animals.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025

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