When people think of monkeys, they often picture playful, mischievous creatures swinging through the trees or stealing snacks from tourists. While the majority of monkey species are relatively ...

New World monkeys are mostly distinguished from their Old World counterparts – found in tropical Africa and Asia – by their flat noses, small to medium size, and tree-dwelling tendencies. How monkeys ...

This elusive inhabitant of equatorial African rainforests is the biggest of all monkeys and arguably the most beautiful. The ...

With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it’s hard to mistake China’s endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys for any other animal. These ...

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research and the ...