Biruté Galdikas, Louis Leakey protégée who became the world’s foremost expert on orangutans – obituary
Alongside her studies of orangutans living in the wild, she established Camp Leakey as a care and rehabilitation…
Punch the monkey is seen cuddling with fellow macaque at Japanese zoo
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Escaped monkeys in St Louis prompt experts to help with potential capture
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Several monkeys continue to be on the loose in St.…
Apes Were Kissing Millions of Years Before Humans, Study Suggests
While kissing might feel like one of the most natural things in the world, this familiar behavior is…
One of 3 escaped research monkeys found in Mississippi after truck crash
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of three monkeys that escaped after a truck hauling…
New Study Shatters Long-Standing Myths About Primate Origins
The first primates were about the size of a mouse lemur: tiny. Credit: Jason Gilchrist Primates originated in…
Chimpanzees drink the equivalent of two or three beers a day, study says | Science
The human attraction to alcoholic beverages could be, to a large extent, inherited from our primate ancestors. And…
The Unexpected Reason Baboons March in Order
Baboons walking in progression on South Africa’s Cape Peninsula. Credit: Vittoria Roatti Baboons have long puzzled scientists with…
Were Our Ancestors More Like Gorillas Than Humans? New Study Reveals Shocking Size Gap
New research by UAlbany anthropologist Adam D. Gordon finds substantial sexual dimorphism in some of our early human…