Researchers at the Oregon National Primate Research Center have generated the world’s first ever chimeric primates—three young monkeys derived from six distinct genomes, according to a paper published ...

People living in different communities follow different social customs or norms. In some places, for instance, it might be standard practice to greet each person you see on the street, while in others ...

A team of researchers performed magic tricks for several species of monkey, and they found that the animals’ gullibility may depend on the structure of their hands. Specifically, the team found that ...

A group of male capuchin monkeys kidnapped baby howler monkeys – a different species – on a small island of Panama. Video shows the howler monkeys clinging to the male capuchin monkeys’ backs, but the ...

The monkey shows characteristics from two different species. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An unidentified monkey spotted in ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — One of two official packages of photos of Iran’s famed simian space traveler depicted the wrong monkey, but a primate really did fly into space and return safely to Earth, a senior ...

Some of the closest relatives to humans, primates have existed on earth for almost 85 million years. Broadly divided into Old World species and New World species, there are 334 different species ...