On a damp, mist-laced slope of the eastern Andes, a small creature with reddish-brown fur and a black facial mask peeked from the edge of a pitfall trap. It was August 16, 2018, and biologist Silvia ...

If Reddit is to be believed, a “Far Side” cartoon in 1987 that made impolite suggestions about Goodall’s relationships with chimps earned cartoonist Gary Larson an angry letter from the executive ...

Jane Goodall, whose lifelong work as a primatologist helped broaden the world’s understanding of animal behavior and emotions, has died, her institute said Wednesday. She was 91. Her field studies ...

A trip to the island nation in the Indian Ocean also included monkey encounters and visits to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Observing rare primates in the wild is an extraordinary experience, especially as many species face the threat of extinction. From dense rainforests to mountainous terrain, these destinations offer ...

These cotton-top tamarin babies look like tiny punk-rock stars and are some of the most adorable — and smallest — primates you'll ever see!

Meet the Francois’ langur, a small monkey from the marmoset family that in the wild lives in southeastern China and northern Vietnam, but has been on the brink of extinction in recent decades. Pam and ...

Animal control officials in North Carolina say that a monkey was struck by a car after it escaped from a local zoo. The capuchin monkey that escaped from the Zootastic Park was hit by a car in the ...