New owner says it will ‘safeguard future of zoos’
The charity that currently runs Paignton Zoo and Newquay Zoo has confirmed that a new owner has been secured for both sites. According to the Wild Planet Trust, Dutch leisure…
Last monkey on the loose after Mississippi highway crash is captured after being spotted by resident
It was the last monkey on the loose from the Oct. 28 crash when the truck overturned on Interstate 59. HEIDELBERG, Miss. — The final monkey still missing after a…
Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi don’t have herpes, university says. But are they dangerous?
Several rhesus macaques were killed by authorities in Mississippi after escaping from a crashed transport truck — but initial fears that the animals carried dangerous diseases may have been unfounded.…
China’s rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to ‘panda diplomacy’
With their fiery orange fur, pale blue faces, and thick coats built for cold mountain air, China’s golden snub-nosed monkeys are unlike any other primate on Earth — and now,…
King of the Jungle Gets a CT Scan: Kiburi’s Royal Check-Up at London Zoo
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…
What to know about endangered gorillas and tourist tours tracking them
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…
Rarest Monkeys Now Number Close to 2,000 Thanks to One Man’s Jane Goodall-like Passion
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…
Birth of UK’s Only Bonobo Baby Gives Fresh Hope for World’s Most Endangered Ape
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…
Chimps drinking a lager a day in ripe fruit, study finds
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…
Escaped monkey who ‘went for a stroll’ is home safe
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,…