
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.
Monkey - News and Scientific Articles on Live Science | Live Science
Oct 29, 2025 · Learn about different species of monkeys; see pictures of monkeys in the wild; and watch intelligent monkeys demonstrate their skills and abilities.
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?
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 …
Could monkeys really type the complete works of Shakespeare?
Dec 15, 2024 · Given an infinite amount of time, an infinite number of monkeys randomly prodding keys on a typewriter could, in theory, eventually replicate the works of William Shakespeare.
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.
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.
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.
Meet 'Retro': The 1st ever cloned rhesus monkey to survive more than …
Jan 16, 2024 · Scientists have created a healthy rhesus monkey clone by providing the cloned embryo with a healthy placenta, paving the way for more efficient cloning of primates and other mammals.
Fossils of Earliest Old World Monkeys Unearthed - Live Science
Mar 18, 2013 · Fossils of the oldest monkeys have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing the old-world monkeys coexisted with more archaic primates some 12.5 million years ago.