On Panama’s remote Jicarón Island, researchers have documented a baffling behavior: capuchin monkeys carrying baby howler monkeys. Captured on motion-triggered cameras, the phenomenon has no clear ...

The Houston Zoo announced Wednesday, Altuve's 36th birthday, that its new baby howler monkey is named Tuve in honor of the ...

The macaque, now 9 months old, has been attracting tens of thousands of visitors to a small Japanese zoo. He ignores the ...

Howler monkeys are known for their booming calls that can be heard for miles, but the science behind their roar is even more ...

The influence of this Houston Astros player has resulted in a new friend in the community named after him.

In the deepest hollows of the Ozark Mountains, in places where fog settles low across the ridgelines and the night carries ...

The intrinsic information-seeking impulse we call curiosity is independent of extrinsic rewards, such as food or mating opportunities. Curiosity is purely the pursuit of understanding the unknown, ...

Monkeys played a touchscreen game for nearly 100 rounds without rewards, highlighting the powerful role of curiosity in ...

A 33-year study reveals how monkey group size changes survival. Climate, food, and competition all shape how these animals ...

Like people, nonhuman primates live in groups that vary in size and shape depending on the species. Some primate groups are small and simple; others are large and more layered. Over the decades, ...

OSTEEN, Fla. — In a trend on social media, people are showing off the pet monkeys they own, often to generate revenue for their animals. Owners are often forced to give up their monkeys because they ...