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.

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.

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?

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 …

May 21, 2021 · A colony of wild African green monkeys living near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport finally gets an origin story.

May 19, 2025 · Young male capuchins have developed a strange trend of acquiring baby howler monkeys. It doesn't end well for the babies.

Apr 15, 2025 · Discover interesting facts about the origins of primates, what they eat, and if they have thumbs.

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.

Apr 4, 2024 · A man caught a rare but potentially lethal infection after being wounded by wild monkeys in a Hong Kong park and is currently in critical condition, health officials report.

Jan 21, 2017 · Latest Videos From Live Science Unlike other monkeys, baboons stay on the ground much of the time. They do sleep, eat or keep watch in trees, though.