Smarter Primate Research: Real-Time Facial Recognition for Macaques Using AI

Modern primate research depends critically on the ability to track individual animals within complex and dynamic environments accurately. However, conventional methods for identifying captive macaques—such as manual observation or wearable devices—are often labor-intensive, invasive, and ethically contentious. To address these limitations, Zhang et al. (2025) introduce ACEYOLOX, a lightweight deep-learning model specifically developed for real-time facial recognition of captive macaques.