BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Primate tourism, an economic benefit and conservation tool in many habitat countries, has exploded in popularity over the past two decades in places like China, Borneo, Uganda, Rwanda ...

Most of the 43 monkeys that escaped Thursday from Alpha Genesis are hanging out in the trees in the forest just beyond the facility’s fence line, the company’s owner said Friday morning. The escaped ...

Scientists researching primates, called "primatologists," have learned a lot over the years about our closest evolutionary ...

The world of sports is full of people who choke under pressure in very visible and humiliating ways. But as it turns out, humans aren't the only species capable of underperforming when the stakes are ...

What would happen if human brain cells were injected into primates. such as monkeys or apes? Scientists are now researching that question, as well as the ethics of the possibility of cognitive ...

The real question is not the legality of having a pet monkey, but the ethics of keeping these creatures in captivity. From ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) — The search is on for 43 missing monkeys in Yemassee after they escaped their enclosure at the Alpha Genisis research center, and many people are wondering how legal it ...

Primates' brains see the world through triangular grids, according to a new study published online Sunday in the journal Nature. Scientists at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University ...

Primates are a group of mammals that includes humans and our close relatives, such as apes, monkeys and lemurs. Monkeys, such as capuchins and macaques; prosimians, like lemurs and tarsiers; lesser ...

The Chinese CDC said a Beijing-based researcher, 53, became ill after dissecting two monkeys while studying non-human primate breeding.

Animal rights groups celebrate, but the Trump administration is light on specifics about phasing out federally funded medical ...