As early humans spread from lush African forests into grasslands, their need for ready sources of energy led them to develop a taste for grassy plants, especially grains and the starchy plant tissue ...

Australopithecus afarensis (left), Homo rudolfensis (center), and Homo ergaster (right) evolved different dental structures to suit their shifting diets.

IN A FIRST for Ireland, Cork’s Fota Wildlife Park has announced the birth of an endangered drill monkey.It’s the first of its species to be born at the Cork conservation facility as part of a European ...

Camera traps installed high in the rainforest canopy in Malaysian Borneo have filmed a bounty of threatened primates, ...

A newly published study has found that males of some of our earliest known ancestors were significantly larger than females.

Cities, though, may have their own laws about owning monkeys as pets. For example, in Frankie’s hometown of Shawnee, individual households cannot keep pet monkeys. But certain establishments, like ...

Baboons are often depicted as crazed and aggressive monkeys. But is this characterization of the primates accurate?

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo celebrates the birth of a critically endangered baby gorilla, offering new hope for the species' ...

In the early morning hours of Monday, 32-year-old gorilla Asha gave birth to a healthy baby, marking the zoo’s first gorilla ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Is it true that male animals are dominant over females? Previous studies have often found male-biased power in primates and other mammals. A new study, investigating physical encounters between ...