Monkeys, the lively and intelligent primates, swing into our hearts with their playful antics and expressive faces. From the acrobatic capuchins to the wise orangutans, these social animals exhibit a wide range of behaviors. Explore the world of monkeys on our website, where we uncover the diverse species, their habitats, and the intricate dynamics of their social groups. 🐒🦍
Kiburi, a 21-year-old silverback gorilla and the leader of London Zoo’s western lowland gorilla troop, received a reassuring health update this week after undergoing a comprehensive medical examination. The 177-kilogram…
BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — Every year on September 24, conservationists mark World Gorilla Day, an occasion launched in 2017 to honor the 50th anniversary of the Karisoke Research Center in…
From the BBC comes the story of a dedicated scientist who has spent decades in China’s mountain forests to protect one of the nation’s most extraordinary animals. The golden snub-nosed…
Conservationists and zookeepers are celebrating the birth of a healthy baby bonobo, our closest living relative. Heartwarming photos show Yuli, the bonobo mother, cradling her newborn at Twycross Zoo in…
Wild chimpanzees may be consuming the equivalent of a bottle of beer a day — not from breweries, but from feasting on naturally fermented fruit, researchers have discovered. The study…
Residents of Buncrana, County Donegal, got a surprise visitor at the pier this week when a capuchin monkey named Joey was spotted perched on a fence near the harbour. Joey,…
A landmark conservation effort has given Popi, a female orangutan rescued as an infant, a second chance at life in the wild. After nearly nine years of rehabilitation, Popi was…
Humans could learn a thing or two from orangutans when it comes to maintaining a balanced, protein-filled diet. Great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are…
Warwick primatologists, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute, have shown that young orangutans develop their nighttime nest building skills via observational social learning — by closely watching others and…
Until the 1980s, people roamed the mountains of Shennongjia in central China, hunting monkeys for their meat and fur. Poor farmers were still clearing vast areas of forest, and as…