“Schneider’s Marmoset” – New Monkey Species Discovered in Brazilian Amazon
“Schneider’s marmoset” is found in the highly threatened, but little-studied forests of Mato Grosso State. team of scientists has discovered a new marmoset species in…
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Black Howler Monkeys Adapt Mental Maps Like Humans for Efficient Navigation
Ever since humans began committing their view of the world to flat slabs of rock and papyrus, we had a sense that our mental maps…
Female Monkeys Use Males As “Hired Guns” for Defense Against Predators
Female putty-nosed monkeys use calls just to recruit males when certain predators are detected Results suggest that different “dialects” exist among different populations of monkeys…
Ingenious Experiments Show Monkeys Consciously Experience the Visual World the Same Way People Do
When humans look out at a visual landscape like a sunset or a beautiful overlook, we experience something — we have a conscious awareness of…
Eavesdropping Marmosets Understand Other Monkeys’ Conversations – And They Judge
Humans continuously observe and evaluate interactions between third parties to decide with whom to interact in the future. But it is difficult to measure what…
Monkeys May Have “Self-Domesticated” – Like Humans
It’s not a coincidence that dogs are cuter than wolves, or that goats at a petting zoo have shorter horns and friendlier demeanors than their…
Old World Monkeys Vocalizations May Be More Sophisticated Than Previously Realized
Study shows Old World monkeys combine items in speech — but only two and never more, unlike humans. The utterances of Old World monkeys, some…
Hot Springs Help Japan’s Snow Monkeys Cope With The Cold
Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, have been enjoying regular baths in the hot spring at Jigokudani in Japan for decades – and have…
Unlike People, Capuchin Monkeys Aren’t Fooled by Expensive Brands
A newly published study from Yale University shows that although Capuchin monkeys exhibit a number of irrational behaviors similar to humans, the monkeys aren’t fooled…
Lesula, A New Species of Monkey
A newly published study describes Lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis), a recently discovered monkey species living in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Researchers…
Monkeys Cured of Ebola Zaire Virus with Antibody Cocktail
A cocktail of three antibodies has been able to cure monkeys infected with the Ebola virus if administered 24 hours or more after exposure. This…
Human Y-Chromosome Has Enough Genes to Stay for Millions of Years
The male-sex determining Y chromosome is here to stay, having lost only one gene in the last 25 million years, a new study of human…
Survey Team Rediscovers Near-Extinct Monkey In the Jungles of Borneo
Researchers rediscovered Miller’s grizzled langur in Borneo’s jungles, which was feared extinct, in the rain forest preserve of Wehea, located 90 miles west of the…
Members of Small Monkey Groups Are More Likely to Fight
Who wins when small monkey groups have territorial disputes with larger groups? The answer is small monkey groups. Smaller groups may be more likely to…