Monkeys

Video: Hordes of Hungry Monkeys Fight Over Food in Thailand
Monkeys in Thailand are used to obtaining food from tourists. (2020-03-13)

African Monkeys Documented Eating Bats in New Study
African monkeys have been documented eating bats in a new study. (2016-05-24)

Scan of 15 Million Year Old Monkey Skull Reveals Ancient Monkey Had Smaller Brain
A scan of a 15 million year old monkey skull had a smaller and more complex brain. The skull was discovered in 1997. (2015-07-07)

Monkeys Learn to Control Avatar Arms With Their Minds
Monkeys have learned how to control avatar arms with their minds thanks to the help of Duke researchers. (2013-11-08)

Florida is Home to Over 1,000 Rhesus Monkeys Infected With Herpes
Florida is home to over 1,000 wild Rhesus monkeys infected with the Herpes B virus. (2013-09-14)

Wild Bearded Capuchin Monkeys Strategically Place Nuts Before Smashing Them With Rocks
Researchers have found that wild bearded capuchin monkeys deliberately place palm nuts in a stable position on a surface before trying to crack them open. (2013-03-03)

New Species of Night Monkey Discovered in Peruvian Andes
National Geographic reports that a new species of night monkey was among several new species discovered by researchers in the Tabaconas Namballe National Sanctuary located in northern Peru. (2012-09-29)

Snub-Nosed Monkey Species Also Found in China
Chinese researchers found a population of the recently discovered snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus Strykeri, in China. (2012-07-26)

Researchers Produce World's First Chimeric Monkeys
Researchers have produced the world's first chimeric monkeys. (2012-01-05)

Video: Monkeys Meditate for Marshmallows
New Scientist reports that monkeys were trained to put themselves into a Zen-like trance for a marshmallow reward. (2011-10-21)

New Monkey Discovered in Amazon Rain Forest
A new monkey has been discovered in the Brazilian Amazon. (2009-07-07)

Pygmy Marmoset is the World's Smallest Monkey
The pygmy marmoset is the world's smallest monkey. (2006-08-29)

Putty-nosed Monkey Sentences
Times Online reports that British scientists have discovered that putty-nosed monkeys use syntax or sentences containing pyows and hacks to mean different things. (2006-05-19)