May 16, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

Ohio University-led scientists have uncovered fossils of two new species of ancient primates, named Rukwapithecus fleaglei and Nsungwepithecus gunnelli,...

Apr 9, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

According to a study published in the journal Current Biology, the vocal lip-smacks that wild gelada monkeys (Theropithecus gelada) use in friendly encounters...

Jan 28, 2013 by Natali Anderson

A new study in owl monkeys (Aotus azarai) reveals that, when an owl monkey pair is severed by an intruding individual, the mate who takes up with a new...

Sep 17, 2012 by Natali Anderson

An international team of biologists has discovered a new species of monkey in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cercopithecus lomamiensis (Maurice Emetshu) The...

Jul 26, 2012 by Natali Anderson

Chinese biologists have published the first photo evidence that a population of the recently discovered snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus strykeri, lives...

Jan 20, 2012 by Natali Anderson

An international team of researchers has rediscovered the extremely rare primate Miller’s Grizzled Langur, a species which was believed to be extinct...