Rising demand for exotic pets is pushing many gibbon species to extinction, with their strong family bonds making them especially vulnerable to the brutal trade ...

The Our Life Adventures YouTube channel documents one family's animal-centric home, complete with spider monkeys and a ...

Two tiny new arrivals are already drawing crowds at the Houston Zoo, and one of them has a name that Astros fans will instantly recognize. On Wednesday, the zoo announced the debut of two baby ...

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Male primates may be larger than females partly because of pressure from rival groups, not just competition with males inside ...

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In human societies, authoritarian regimes tend to frown on playful behaviour in adults, whereas egalitarian societies have more tolerance for humour, creativity and frolic. Martina Francesconi at the ...

With rodent teeth, bat-like ears and a woodpecker-inspired hunting strategy, this primate may just be one of evolution’s ...

Amanda Leigh Fourez paid for sickos to make violent sexual torture video of adult and monkeys (Picture: ICE/Getty) An American woman paid thousands of dollars to have others make sexual torture videos ...

Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small and sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so.

A new bipartisan bill could end the import of primates for U.S. research, targeting the roughly 20,000 monkeys brought into the country each year for laboratories or their suppliers. Sponsored by U.S.