Monkeys in Puerto Rico Got Nicer After Hurricane Maria NYT: Science By: Rachel Nuwer 20 June 2024 at 14:37 Macaques, reeling from a hurricane, learned by necessity to get along, a study found. Itβs one of the first to suggest that animals can adapt to environmental upheaval with social changes. Β© Ramon Espinosa/Associated PressRhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago, P.R., in October 2017, just weeks after Hurricane Maria swept through.