Cameras on a remote island captured how a novel social tradition originated and spread. Off the coast of Panama, on a remote ...

Plus, researchers could hear adult howler monkeys calling back and forth with the infants, who would sometimes try to crawl ...

Scientists studying camera trap footage from Jicarón Island spotted something unusual: a capuchin monkey carrying an infant howler monkey on his back. Now, they’re trying to learn what it means.

Capuchins are also known for developing odd social rituals across their range. Scientists studying mainland populations have ...

Scientists have found evidence of monkey kidnappings in Panama. Video footage shows male capuchin monkeys carrying howler ...

Scientists have found surprising video evidence of what they call monkey kidnappings – and they’re trying to figure out why.

A gang of young white-faced capuchins, clever monkeys already known for inventing the use of stone tools, has taken to ...

Violeta the baby spider monkey is beginning a new chapter at the Oakland Zoo after she was rescued by authorities during a ...

An 18-month-old spider monkey named Violeta has been rescued during a narcotics-related search warrant executed at a Vallejo, ...

Did you know that some monkeys actually go swimming in the ocean? Meet the crab-eating macaque, a special primate with a taste for shellfish!

Monkeys have been known to “adopt” abandoned ... Abduction for predation isn’t uncommon in the animal world, added Most, who was not involved with the research. But as she learned more ...