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Albert V
Albert V was a rhesus monkey associated with the United States' early biological spaceflight experiments. He was launched aboard an Aerobee rocket in 1951, during a period when animals were used to study the effects of rocket flight and high-altitude conditions before human spaceflight. The mission ended fatally when the parachute system failed during descent, making Albert V part of the history o...
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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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