For decades, scientists believed that bonobos, one of our closest living relatives, were among the most peaceful primates.
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 ...
An extinct relative of the howler monkey may have been the first leaf-eating primate in South and Central America ...
Sixty-six million years ago, a massive asteroid smashed into Earth. Life has undergone at least five mass extinctions in the ...
Researchers have unearthed the tiny, fossilized teeth of the earliest-known relative of primates, pushing its range further south than ever before and giving us new insights into how it spread through ...
Humans perceive emotional expressions displayed by non-human primates and spontaneously mimic these expressions, according to ...
Research suggests 66 percent of primate species are vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered and 85 percent of primate species are in decline. In many ways, humans are largely to blame. While ...
Three monkeys died at a Hendry County primate facility, sparking criticism from animal-rights groups. The company says deaths ...