11+ hour, 44+ min ago  (114+ words) UTICA, N. Y. -- The Utica Zoo welcomed the birth of a rare white-handed gibbon with a baby shower celebration. A crowd gathered at the gibbons" exhibit as Snowflake, Yoda, Dooku and the new arrival, Artoo, made their first appearance of the day....

18+ hour ago  (159+ words) A baby monkey was forced to watch its mother being killed before being tortured for entertainment. This must not go unpunished. These are tiny, trusting infants. Completely defenceless and dependent, they rely on humans for care, not cruelty. Instead, they…...

22+ hour, 27+ min ago  (784+ words) GUIYANG (May 31): Deep in the misty Mount Fanjingshan in southwest China's Guizhou Province, Yang Wei, a young veterinarian, has spent six years communicating with one of the world's rarest primates, the Guizhou snub-nosed monkeys, growing very close to these mysterious…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (272+ words) Orangutans have one of the longest breastfeeding periods among mammals, new study finds. Orangutans have long lives, often reaching 40 years old in the wild. Now, a new study has revealed that these great apes have one of the longest breastfeeding…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (393+ words) LONGWOOD, Fla. " A rhesus macaque is on the loose in Longwood. Video submitted by a News 6 viewer shows the monkey wandering through an open field not far from Wekiva Springs State Park. At one point, the primate rises up on…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (161+ words) May 28 (UPI) -- Six rhesus macaque monkeys escaped in Witten, Germany, and three of the primates remain on the loose 24 hours later. The monkeys escaped Wednesday from a rescue facility that recently took in 20 of the animals that were confiscated for…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (388+ words) Buffalo Zoo press release The population of the Buffalo Zoo's "M&T Bank Rainforest Falls" has grown. The Buffalo Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of a baby black howler monkey, which entered the world on April 20. Born to…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (164+ words) Three monkeys have returned after a group of rhesus macaques escaped in the town of Witten in western Germany earlier on Thursday, according to police. The highly intelligent but shy animals are presumed to have scraped mortar out of brick…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (161+ words) May 28 (UPI) -- Six rhesus macaque monkeys escaped in Witten, Germany, and three of the primates remain on the loose 24 hours later. The monkeys escaped Wednesday from a rescue facility that recently took in 20 of the animals that were confiscated for…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (226+ words) May 28 (UPI) -- A Florida woman spotted what she thought might be a large cat in the backyard of her home, but soon realized it was something even more unusual: a monkey. Catherine Castillo said she spotted the animal behind her…...