Roman military officers kept monkeys as companions and even gave them their own pets - Remains in an ancient cemetery provide ...

NEW YORK -- For the first time, researchers have used the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep to create healthy monkeys, bringing science an important step closer to being able to do the ...

Every year on December 14th, World Monkey Day serves as a reason to celebrate these amazing animals. This year, we’re ...

Long-tailed macaques given short videos were glued to scenes of fighting—especially when the combatants were monkeys they knew—mirroring the human draw to drama and familiar faces. Low-ranking ...

Listening to music can make you unconsciously tap your feet or calm your mind with a gentle melody. As we move to a rhythm, ...

WHAT’S THE BIGGEST MISTAKE people make when they bring home a new puppy? Helen St. Pierre groaned. “I could write a novel about that,” she said. The condensed version: “People need to understand that ...

Meet the monkey who befriended a dog and loves to cuddle and watch movies with his owner. Michael Robison, 45, rescued Winston four years ago after authorities busted an illegal animal broker. Michael ...

There are surprising similarities between how monkeys and humans imbibe. Jan. 21, 2011— -- The physiological and genetic similarities between humans and monkeys make the hairier primates a great ...

Monkeys have been test subjects for infectious diseases for decades. However, that will soon come to an end, according to the ...

Humans have practiced some form of yodeling since at least the 13th century, when Marco Polo encountered Tibetan monks on his travels who used the vocal technique for long-distance communication. It’s ...

Researchers found that New World monkeys can produce extreme yodeling-like sounds by rapidly switching between their vocal folds (for low tones) and specialized vocal membranes (for high tones), ...