Researchers have discovered a weird, new behavior among capuchin monkeys, and it involves kidnapping howler monkey infants.

The capuchin monkeys were seen carrying at least 11 howler babies between 2022 and 2023. “This was very much a shocking finding,” said Zoë Goldsborough, a behavioral ecologist at the Max ...

The spider monkey’s tail is prehensile, which means “capable of grasping.” It is generally longer than the animal’s body and ...

A monkey snatched and killed a month-old baby as he was being breastfed in Tanzania. Shayima Said had been feeding her child outside when the troop of monkeys invaded her house in the Mwamgongo ...

The parents – Holly and Hugo – welcomed their first baby and the first De Brazza’s monkey to be born at the Milwaukee County Zoo.

Young, male capuchin monkeys have started kidnapping the babies of nearby howler monkeys. Why? Maybe boredom.

The howler monkey family at the Abilene Zoo has welcomed a new baby. Howler monkeys are part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan, a cooperative program designed to maintain ...

White-faced capuchin monkeys on Jicarón Island have started abducting baby howler monkeys, surprised scientists report. It’s possible this behavior comes in waves, but it had not been detected ...