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Chimera (genetics) Two-colored rose chimera. A genetic chimerism or chimera ( / kaɪˈmɪərə / ky-MEER-ə or / kɪˈmɪərə / kim-EER-ə) is a single organism composed of cells with more than one distinct genotype. In animals and human chimeras, this means an individual derived from two or more zygotes, which can include possessing blood ...
Of the six, one baby monkey was born alive and managed to survive for 10 days. Analysis showed this male newborn had donor stem cells in 26 different types of tissue, ranging from 21% to up to 92%.
Gelada. The gelada ( Theropithecus gelada, Amharic: ጭላዳ, romanized : č̣əlada, Oromo: Jaldeessa daabee ), sometimes called the bleeding-heart monkey or the gelada baboon, is a species of Old World monkey found only in the Ethiopian Highlands, living at elevations of 1,800–4,400 m (5,900–14,400 ft) above sea level.
Macaque. The macaques ( / məˈkɑːk, - ˈkæk /) [2] constitute a genus ( Macaca) of gregarious Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae. The 23 species of macaques inhabit ranges throughout Asia, North Africa, and (in Gibraltar) Europe. Macaques are principally frugivorous (preferring fruit), although their diet also includes seeds ...
Capuchin monkeys are usually dark brown with a cream/off-white coloring around their necks. They reach a length of 30 to 56 cm (12 to 22 in), with tails that are just as long as the body. On average, they weigh from 1.4 to 4 kg (3 to 9 pounds) and live up to 25 years old in their natural habitats, [citation needed] and up to 35 in captivity.
Meet Citrus, a newborn Francois langur monkey. Citrus was born at Whipsnade Zoo on Aug. 6 and weighed about 16 ounces at birth, zoo officials said in a Sept. 4 news release. For weeks, the baby ...
The golden lion tamarin ( Leontopithecus rosalia; Portuguese: mico-leão-dourado [ˈmiku leˈɐ̃w do (w)ˈɾadu, - liˈɐ̃w -] ), also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. Endemic to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion tamarin is an endangered species. [5]
The chacma baboon is perhaps the longest species of monkey, with an adult body length of 50 to 115 cm (20 to 45 in) and tail length of 45 to 84 cm (18 to 33 in). [5] [6] It is also one of the heaviest; the male weighs from 21 to 45 kg (46 to 99 lb) with an average of 31.8 kg (70 lb). Baboons are sexually dimorphic, and females are considerably ...