
Monkeys: Facts about the largest group of primates - Live Science
Feb 14, 2022 · Monkeys are a large group of primates spread around the world with many unique families, species and types, from mini marmosets to massive mandrills.
Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi don't have herpes, university ...
Oct 29, 2025 · Lab monkeys initially thought to be carrying a range of diseases have escaped from a truck in Mississippi following a crash — prompting law enforcement officers to kill a number of the …
What's the difference between apes and monkeys? - Live Science
May 10, 2025 · "While monkeys are capable of complex thinking, they generally have a lower cognitive capacity than apes." Related: What did the last common ancestor between humans and apes look like?
Florida airport monkeys are the descendants of zoo escapees
May 21, 2021 · A colony of wild African green monkeys living near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport finally gets an origin story.
Capuchins have started abducting newborn howler monkeys in bizarre ...
May 19, 2025 · Young male capuchins have developed a strange trend of acquiring baby howler monkeys. It doesn't end well for the babies.
Primates: Facts about the group that includes humans, apes, monkeys …
Apr 15, 2025 · Discover interesting facts about the origins of primates, what they eat, and if they have thumbs.
Zoo monkey eats her baby's corpse after carrying it around for days
Jul 3, 2023 · The mother repeatedly tried to catch the dead infant's gaze before throwing the corpse around her enclosure and eventually devouring it.
Facts About Baboons - Live Science
Jan 21, 2017 · Baboons are the world’s largest monkeys. They have distinctive faces and butts.
Facts About Marmosets - Live Science
Mar 29, 2017 · Marmosets are small monkeys that live high up in the canopies of South American rainforests. There are more than 20 species, and most could fit comfortably in an adult human's hand.
We finally know why humans don't have tails | Live Science
Feb 28, 2024 · Researchers discover a potential genetic connection between humans' tail loss and a type of birth defect.