primates, Tag

Approximately 94% of the 111 species and subspecies of lemur are under threat of extinction in their native country of Madagascar - the only place they exist outside of captivity...

In a new study published in the journal Science, scientists detail the identification of a new species of gibbon, one that had gone extinct at some point over the past two millennia...

The Tapanuli orangutan was only discovered six months ago — and it's already under threat of extinction from human development. Only 800 Tapanuli orangutans live in the wild today — however state-run Chinese company Sinohydro...

Baboons escaped a biomedical research facility over the weekend with the help of a 55-gallon barrel. Gizmodo reported that one clever baboon figured out how to turn a barrel upright and use it to climb fencing. Three others...

In a major breakthrough, scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Neuroscience in Shanghai have successfully cloned long-tailed macaque monkeys...

Many creatures find themselves with dwindling numbers at the hands of mankind, but the fate of the Grauer’s gorilla has nearly been sealed in just the last two decades...

Many creatures find themselves with dwindling numbers at the hands of mankind, but the fate of the Grauer’s gorilla has nearly been sealed in just the last two decades...

Ponso the chimpanzee is the sole survivor of scientific research. Unable to survive on his island without a caretaker, he needs help. Ponso was part of hepatitis research conducted by the New York Blood Center in Vilab II,...

A group of scientists in China announced the results of a controversial experiment this week: they claim that by using genetic engineering, they've bred macaque monkeys with an autism-like disorder...

  When I think of monkeys, I don’t think of them living in the desert, namely because primates love trees, water, big juicy leaves, and fruit...

Dr. Ned Kalin from the University of Wisconsin–Madison is subjecting baby rhesus macaque monkeys to a controversial series of experiments designed to maternally and socially isolate them, then terrify them for over a year,...