Thirteen million years ago, a group of medium-sized monkeys known for guarding their territory among the treetops with fearsome "howls" started doing something new. These monkeys, among the oldest ...

The University of Wisconsin African Studies Program welcomed assistant professor in anthropology Margaret Bryer March 4 as a ...

A critically endangered monkey has given birth just months after surgeons saved her foot in a pioneering operation.

YEMASEE, S.C. -- More than half of the rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab have been recovered, ABC News reported. As of Sunday evening, 25 of the 43 furry runaways, that ...

Like most others who heard the tragic news, I was saddened to learn that five monkeys were shot and killed by sheriffs last week, and two others shot by area residents this week, when they escaped a ...

An endangered roloway monkey, Masaya, has given birth to infant Lagertha, months after pioneering surgery saved her foot from amputation. The 15-year-old monkey underwent a complex operation last ...

Humans perceive emotional expressions displayed by non-human primates and spontaneously mimic these expressions, according to ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — At the state Capitol, lawmakers heard passionate testimony regarding dogs and cats — but mostly monkeys — on Tuesday. Members of the House Committee on Emergency Management, General ...

• 13 million years ago, a medium-sized monkey known for guarding its territory among the treetops with a fearsome “howl” started doing something new. This monkey, one of the oldest known ancestors of ...