It’s been more than two months since 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina, and on Friday it was announced that the final four missing primates were recaptured.

Once found in the jungles of Africa, researchers in South America have now discovered links tying these extinct primates to the continent—painting an incredible story of survival against the odds.

Howlers are New World monkeys found in tropical Central and South America. They are aptly named for their cacophonous cries. When a number of howlers let loose their lungs in concert, often at ...

The rhesus macaques are Asian, Old World monkeys that are primarily ... according to the New England Primate Conservancy. Rhesus macaques are "bold, extremely curious, and adventurous monkeys ...

For instance, has evolution proceeded differently in New World monkeys versus Old World monkeys? New World monkeys last shared a common ancestor with Old World monkeys about 30-50 mya, but the ...

This interesting documentary visits South America, home to many breeds of monkey. Perhaps the best-known is the capuchin, also known as the organ-grinder monkey. With their cute, alert faces and ...

The role of body-size variation as a "line of least evolutionary resistance" has been documented in both Old and New World monkeys (Figure 2). In these cases, diversification of cranial form ...

Let’s find out about the lifespan of monkeys. Monkeys are broken down into two sub-categories: Old World and New World. Old ...

Dr. Nobuyuki Kawai from Nagoya University in Japan has found that the rapid detection of snakes by monkeys is because of the presence of snake scales as a visual cue. His findings highlight an ...

In the wild, Old World primates live in coherent troops. Housing them in groups rather than in single cages is therefore the ideal way to account for their social disposition (Figure 3). The risk of ...