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Patricia
Patricia was a cynomolgus monkey used by the United States in early aerospace medical research. On May 21, 1952, she and a macaque named Mike were launched aboard an Aerobee rocket from Holloman Air Force Base. The suborbital biomedical test flight reached an altitude of roughly 36 miles to study the physiological effects of high-altitude travel. Both monkeys survived the flight, contributing valu...
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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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