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Species: Semnopithecus entellus
Common name: Hanuman langur
Photo: Kamal Kumar Dua

Revised Primate Taxonomy Section

We've revised and updated the Primate Taxonomy section of PIN, including a new searchable taxonomy database that provides access to the taxonomy used for organization of information and species indexing on PIN.

Check out the revised section at http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/aboutp/taxonomy. As always, questions and comments are welcome at library@primate.wisc.edu.

New PrimateLit Feature!

We're excited to announce a great new feature in PrimateLit. PrimateLit now attempts to identify each user's institutional affiliation and automatically provide links to that institution's online journals and other content from within search results. If PrimateLit can't automatically identify the proper institution, the user is prompted to manually set the preference through a simple form. Note that access to licensed content is dependent on the user having proper permission (through the institution) to access that content.

Check out the new feature at http://primatelit.library.wisc.edu. Feedback and/or questions are always welcome at library@primate.wisc.edu.

New Primate Factsheets Added

Recently added primate factsheets include:

Tarsius (tarsiers)
Callimico goeldii (Goeldi's monkey)
Hoolock (hoolock gibbons)
Theropithecus gelada (gelada baboon)
Galago (lesser bushbabies)
Cacajao (uakaris)

Visit the PIN Factsheets at http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets.

PRIMATES IN THE NEWS

Baby's smell tamps down dad's testosterone levels (University of Wisconsin-Madison News, September 3, 2008)
Research looks at monkeys that can fend off disease (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, August 31, 2008)
Monkeys hold key to successful career (The Australian, August 30, 2008)
Saving the Cape Baboon (Servamus, August 29, 2008)
Linguistic Tools Used To Analyze Human Language Applied To Conversation Between Scientist And Bonobo (ScienceDaily, August 28, 2008)
Unexpected Large Monkey Population Discovered (ScienceDaily, August 28, 2008)
Monkeys Give a Hoot (ScienceNOW, July 23, 2008)
Zoo's gorillas get heart checkups (San Francisco Chronicle, August 28, 2008)
Jane Goodall's famous research facility for chimpanzees in Africa is now open to USC research students (Media Newswire, August 28, 2008)
KC zoo's oldest chimp dies (Kansas City Star, August 28, 2008)
Monkeys experience joy of giving, too, study finds (Reuters, August 25, 2008)
Diary: Protecting mountain gorillas (BBC News, August 26, 2008)
PETA doc ask movies to end chimpanzee abuse (Los Angeles Times, August 27, 2008)
Second Rare Aye-Aye Born at Duke Lemur Center (Duke University Office of News and Communications, August 26, 2008)
Zoo's mating apes awaken residents (UPI, August 25, 2008)