The hormone oxytocin appears to increase social behaviors in newborn rhesus monkeys, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the University of Parma in Italy, and the ...

In this peaceful forest encounter, a young monkey approaches with curiosity while remaining close to its family. The little ...

Observations of Coiba’s tool-using immature capuchin monkeys show them carrying abducted infant howler monkeys. What is the reason for this behavior? Vanessa Crooks Caught in the act! Capuchin monkeys ...

A baby monkey dubbed part of one of the world’s most beautiful primate species is melting hearts in Japan after making its ...

A new trend is catching on among bored young male capuchins: kidnapping baby howler monkeys, in what scientists say is the first time animals have been recorded stealing another species’ infants for ...

You’ve probably seen the heartbreaking photos and videos of Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, who was abandoned by his mother at birth and has since captured hearts across Japan and around ...

A group of male capuchin monkeys kidnapped baby howler monkeys – a different species – on a small island of Panama. Video shows the howler monkeys clinging to the male capuchin monkeys’ backs, but the ...

A golden snub-nosed monkey born at ZooParc de Beauval is the first of its species born outside of Asia, according to the French zoo The newborn's mother, Jindou, is a first-time parent, and the birth ...

A capuchin named Joker started the apparent trend, leading researchers to suspect "there was something a little quirky about him, or that he was kind of lonely in a way.” Reading time 3 minutes A ...

A 4-month-old spider monkey died at the Brevard Zoo on Tuesday.The zoo said the baby was found unresponsive in its habitat. Before the infant was rushed to L3 Harris Animal Care Center to receive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve probably seen the heartbreaking photos and videos of Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo, who was abandoned by his ...