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  1. Monkeys: Facts about the largest group of primates

    Feb 14, 2022 · Monkeys are a large group of primates spread around the world with many unique families, species and types, from mini marmosets to massive mandrills.

  2. Primates - Live Science

    Mar 12, 2026 · Primates 'Part of the evolutionary fabric of our societies': Same-sex sexual behavior in primates may be a survival strategy, study finds By Olivia Ferrari published January 30, 2026 A new …

  3. Chimpanzees in Uganda are locked in a deadly 'civil war' after their ...

    Apr 9, 2026 · The first well-observed "civil war" in wild chimpanzees reveals that shifting social ties alone can fracture a group, igniting deadly conflict between former friends.

  4. What's the difference between apes and monkeys? - Live Science

    May 10, 2025 · "While monkeys are capable of complex thinking, they generally have a lower cognitive capacity than apes." Related: What did the last common ancestor between humans and apes look like?

  5. Lab monkeys on the loose in Mississippi don't have herpes, university ...

    Oct 29, 2025 · Lab monkeys initially thought to be carrying a range of diseases have escaped from a truck in Mississippi following a crash — prompting law enforcement officers to kill a number of the …

  6. Florida airport monkeys are the descendants of zoo escapees

    May 21, 2021 · A colony of wild African green monkeys living near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport finally gets an origin story.

  7. Capuchins have started abducting newborn howler monkeys in bizarre ...

    May 19, 2025 · Young male capuchins have developed a strange trend of acquiring baby howler monkeys. It doesn't end well for the babies.

  8. Male monkeys on tiny island have way more sex with each other than ...

    Jul 10, 2023 · The rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago that engaged in same-sex behavior were also found to have more babies, indicating an evolutionary advantage.

  9. What are Sea-Monkeys? - Live Science

    Nov 15, 2022 · Sea-monkeys is the marketing term used for a hybrid breed of brine shrimp sold in packets of dust in aquarium shops.

  10. Zoo monkey eats her baby's corpse after carrying it around for days

    Jul 3, 2023 · The mother repeatedly tried to catch the dead infant's gaze before throwing the corpse around her enclosure and eventually devouring it.