Most of the time, troops of macaque monkeys live together in harmony. However, in macaque societies, dominance and troop rank determine everything from access to food to mating rights. So, it’s ...
On a remote Panamanian island, researchers have documented an unusual and puzzling behavior: young male capuchin monkeys carrying baby howler monkeys for days at a time. The phenomenon, captured on ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — A baby howler monkey clung ...
On an island in Panama, a fad that one researcher called “viscerally disturbing” has recently taken off among a group of young male monkeys. These adolescents and juveniles have started to kidnap the ...
Young, male capuchin monkeys have started kidnapping the babies of nearby howler monkeys. Why? Maybe boredom. Researchers puzzle over rash of baby monkey kidnappings On an island in Panama, a fad that ...