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SQUIRREL MONKEYS IN SPACE
In 1958, the US launched Gordo the squirrel monkey 300 miles above Earth; he endured 8.3 minutes of weightlessness and 40 g during re-entry, but died after his capsule sank at seaIn the historic space flight of 1958, Gordo, a courageous squirrel monkey, faced intense conditions that ultimately validated human surviva...- On STS-51B, NASA flew 24 rats and 2 squirrel monkeys with Spacelab-3; one monkey showed space sickness while the rats returned with muscle lossIn 1985, Challenger carried rats and monkeys to study microgravity's effects. One monkey experienced space sickness, mirroring human astron...
- Scientists found that childbirth can be harder than humans thought, as many primates have babies much bigger than birth canal; some species even dislocate pelvic bones to get through itA recent study challenges the long-held belief that humans uniquely face difficult childbirth. Researchers found that many primate species,...
- Feel rejuvenated by serene and verdant vistas around Chiplun in Sahyadri mountainsChiplun is almost equidistant (around 250 km) from both Mumbai and Pune and is connected by the Konkan Railway.
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