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Heater Malfunction Kills UCD Research Monkeys 

6 Monkeys Found Dead Saturday 

POSTED: 7:29 am PDT August 23, 2004

DAVIS, Calif. -- University of California, Davis officials say seven research 
monkeys
died after a heater malfunctioned.

Technicians at the Animal Resources Service facility discovered six of the 
female monkeys
dead during a routine check Saturday.

A ventilator failed and began blowing hot air into the room -- raising the 
temperature to
about 115 degrees. The seventh monkey had to be euthanized. An eighth was 
treated for
heat exposure and survived. 

University officials are investigating.