As humanity’s closest cousins in the animal kingdom, primates offer a fascinating look at complex social behavior in the wild ...

Monkeys live throughout Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America. They’re distinct from other types of primate, like ...

Besides humans, very few mammals receive care from their fathers. But when species do, it may benefit their children. New ...

A new study found this species of baboon forms long term male and female friendships. Photographs By Konrad Wothe/Minden Pictures. By Olivia Ferrari. February 28, 2025.

Scientists studying camera trap footage from Jicarón Island spotted something unusual: a capuchin monkey carrying an infant howler monkey on his back. Now, they’re trying to learn what it means.

Monkey see, monkey do Although animals do sometimes adopt the young of other species that are lost or abandoned, this doesn't seem to be the case here, in part because of the sheer number of babies.

Brookfield Zoo Chicago just got a whole lot cuter thanks to the arrival of a new baby squirrel monkey! And the best part? You ...

So as genetic methods have gotten much, much better in the last 20 plus years, we’ve realized that Kindas are probably the basal or the first kind of living baboon that existed. There are six species ...

New monkey species found hiding in plain sight. Three Southeast Asian leaf monkeys are distinct species, new research shows, which makes two of them some of the rarest, most endangered primates.

Capuchin monkeys kidnap babies of another species — and the deadly abductions are caught on camera. ... Authorities left speechless after monkey dials 911 in Paso Robles 01:12.

While wild baboons looked in a mirror, scientists shone laser pointers on their faces. Even though the monkeys pawed at the dot when it was on their arms or legs, they didn’t touch their faces ...

Lisa Marie, a female hamadryas baboon, and her son, Defari. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance) The San Diego Zoo has announced that a baby hamadryas baboon, the first born there ...