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Silver Spring Monkeys

17 macaques kept (1981–1991) in the Institute for Behavioral Research, Silver Spring, Md., US, whose afferent ganglia were cut and whose arms were restrained to study neuroplasticity; caused a criminal prosecution for animal cruelty with a $3000 fine
Event occurrence Q382299
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Silver Spring Monkeys

Summary

Silver Spring Monkeys is an occurrence[1]. It draws 178 Wikipedia views per month (occurrence category, ranking #142 of 1,403).[2]

Key Facts

  • Silver Spring Monkeys is in the country of United States[3].
  • Silver Spring Monkeys's image is recorded as SilverSpring1981.jpg[4].
  • Silver Spring Monkeys's instance of is recorded as occurrence[5].
  • Silver Spring Monkeys's location is recorded as Silver Spring[6].
  • Silver Spring Monkeys's point in time is recorded as +1981-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Silver Spring Monkeys's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08z2dv[8].
  • Silver Spring Monkeys's facet of is recorded as deafferentation[9].
  • Silver Spring Monkeys's facet of is recorded as animal testing[10].

Why It Matters

Silver Spring Monkeys draws 178 Wikipedia views per month (occurrence category, ranking #142 of 1,403).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_silver-spring-monkeys_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Silver Spring Monkeys}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/silver-spring-monkeys}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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