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King Alexander I of Greece died on this day in 1920 at age 27, weeks after being bitten by a macaque at the royal palace gardens in Athens. The king, who reigned from 1917 to 1920 amid a national split over World War I, developed sepsis from the wound. The anniversary is being marked in history and travel discussions recalling his unusual death and its political aftermath.

Reports say monkeys have adopted an unexpected new behaviour following an outbreak. Details on which monkey population is involved, what the habit is, and which disease preceded the change are not provided, so the claim cannot yet be verified. The story is drawing attention because animals changing their behaviour after disease outbreaks can signal wider environmental or health effects.

King Alexander I of Greece died on this day in 1920 at the age of 27, three weeks after being bitten by a monkey at the royal palace at Tatoi. He had been walking his dog when a fight broke out between the dog and a Barbary macaque. The bite became infected and sepsis set in. His unexpected death changed Greece's royal succession and the course of its war with Turkey.

New research reports that crows make visual decisions faster than humans and monkeys, highlighting the surprising efficiency of the bird brain despite its lack of a cerebral cortex. The findings challenge assumptions about intelligence and processing speed in animals, drawing broad attention to how birds achieve rapid perception with very different neural architecture than primates.

A new music release pairing Antonino with Tori Amos has surfaced online: 'God (Monkeying Around With The Overzealous Televangelist)', available as a music download. The track appears to be a reworking of Tori Amos's song 'God' from her 1994 album 'Under the Pink'. Little further detail about the collaboration or the artist Antonino is currently available.

Researchers report that macaque monkeys with prior experience of a disease outbreak change their food-related behaviors, suggesting a shift toward safer food handling or avoidance. The findings, covered by News-Medical, offer insight into how animals adapt hygiene-like behaviors after experiencing infectious disease, with possible relevance to understanding behavioral responses to pandemics more broadly.

Monkeys, like humans, change their behaviour to avoid germs following viral outbreaks, according to Popular Science. The finding suggests disease-avoidance strategies once thought to be distinctly human, such as steering clear of potentially contagious individuals, may have deep evolutionary roots shared with other primates.