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Lapik
Lapik was a Russian rhesus macaque used in the Bion 11 biological research mission, which flew from December 24, 1996, to January 7, 1997. He flew alongside another macaque named Multik to study the physiological effects of microgravity on primates during a two-week orbital flight. This mission was the final time monkeys were launched by the Soviet or Russian space programs. Following their return...
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Imo
Imo was a female Japanese macaque living on the island of Kōjima, Japan, whose behavior became a foundational case study in cultural transmission among non-human animals. In 1953, primatologists observed her washing sweet potatoes in a river to remove sand before eating them, a technique she spontaneously invented. This novel behavior was subsequently adopted by other members of her troop, demonst...
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