Howler infant number 5 on the back of a juvenile capuchin carrier, who is using stone tools at an anvil site in a stream bed. Usually, this behavior in females is described as adoption, thought to be ...

Advocacy aiming to secure the freedom of a capuchin monkey in Kansas has gained traction once again following the creation of more petitions. For the past 18 years, Frankie, a capuchin monkey, has ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

A young male nicknamed Joker was probably the first to start carrying a howler monkey baby on his back for days on end. Then a group of other young males started to copy him. Here a white-faced ...

Capuchin using a stick to probe the ground for food. Capuchin Culture Project in Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61243-8 Capuchin monkeys are omnivores whose diet in the wild may ...

Golden Child, a male brown capuchin, was rescued from iron toxicity studies. Many research laboratories use male monkeys for testing because they are cheaper than females. (Emily Sturge/WUFT News) ...

A monkey who went missing after a car crash earlier this week was reunited with his family after being found by Lexington Police officials, the department said in a Facebook post. Officers responded ...