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  • a young Rhesus monkey (_Macacus Rhesus_), by no means the most intelligent member of the community, but gifted with an amount of meddlesome pluck which often makes it necessary to circumscribe the freedom of his movements.

    Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 Various

  • The name Rhesus comes from Rhesus monkeys, in which the protein was discovered.

    infoplease - Daily Almanac 2009

  • The reason a blood exchange was an issue was because my parents 'blood groups "clashed", a condition called Rhesus incompatibility.

    An Autobiography Heyns, Penny & Lemke, Gary 2002

  • The result is a severe type of anemia known as Rhesus disease.

    Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000

  • The DTR encompasses a variety of rare and endangered animals in abundance such as Rhesus macaque, leaf monkey, pigtail macaque, stumptail macaque, hoolock gibbon, Assamese macaque, slow lorris and giant squirrel.

    unknown title 2009

  • In New Delhi, some 5,000 Rhesus macaques monkeys live side by side with residents, and that can cause problems.

    Monkeys To Provide Simian Security In New Delhi 2010

  • In New Delhi, some 5,000 Rhesus macaques monkeys live side by side with residents, and that can cause problems.

    Monkeys To Provide Simian Security In New Delhi 2010

  • Rhesus monkeys differ from humans in obvious and fundamental ways.

    The Science of Success 2009

  • In New Delhi, some 5,000 Rhesus macaques monkeys live side by side with residents, and that can cause problems.

    Monkeys To Provide Simian Security In New Delhi 2010

  • In New Delhi, some 5,000 Rhesus macaques monkeys live side by side with residents, and that can cause problems.

    Monkeys To Provide Simian Security In New Delhi 2010

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