Hurricane Maria impact on Monkey Island
Scientists have spent decades studying rhesus macaques on the remote Monkey Island. They're learning how the stress of environmental crises, like hurricanes, impact the monkeys.
Scientists have spent decades studying rhesus macaques on the remote Monkey Island. They're learning how the stress of environmental crises, like hurricanes, impact the monkeys.
Hurricane Maria in 2017 changed the landscape of Cayo Santiago, an island home to roughly 1,800 rhesus macaques. Researchers now study the ways the monkeys have adapted to the changed environment.
Scientists have spent decades studying rhesus macaques on the remote Monkey Island. They're learning how the stress of environmental crises, like hurricanes, impact the monkeys.
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