A recent study has shown how some species of monkeys have complex social hierarchies and how some are prone to taking risks ...

UC Davis Ph.D. candidate Abigail Morris is studying how environmental factors influence the decisions individual monkeys make when they disperse from their family groups in the Amazon. (Courtesy photo ...

Spider monkeys live in fluid social groups that split and reform, allowing information about food sources to spread across the population. By moving between subgroups, individual monkeys help create a ...

It is not unusual for laboratory monkeys to engage in abnormal repetitive behaviors (ARBs), such as pacing and hair-plucking.

Observations of Coiba’s tool-using immature capuchin monkeys show them carrying abducted infant howler monkeys. What is the reason for this behavior? Vanessa Crooks Caught in the act! Capuchin monkeys ...

The search for three monkeys that escaped after a truck accident in Jasper County is ongoing. Experts are advising caution due to potential health risks. Dave Wetzel, director of the Jackson Zoo, has ...

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 ...

A group of monkeys of unknown origin is roaming around St. Louis, according to officials. “The Department of Health has confirmed that multiple monkeys are on the loose around the vicinity of ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - We know that city officials have confirmed monkeys roaming streets in St. Louis. But what should you do if you actually see one of these vervet monkeys roaming around?