Primates

Record-Setting Fossils Reveal When Apes, Monkeys Diverged

Posted 05.16.2013 | Science

Read More: Rukwapithecus, Video, Oldest Ape, Primates, Oldest Monkey, Paleontology, Prehistory, Evolution, Oldest New World Monkey, Human Ancestors, Nsungwepithecus, Science News

By: Tanya Lewis, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 05/15/2013 01:06 PM EDT on LiveScience The oldest ape and Old World monkey fossils have been ...

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PHOTOS: Why Primates Matter

Russell Mittermeier | Posted 05.14.2013 | Green

Read More: Endangered Species, Primates, Rainforest, Monkeys, Extinction, Primates Reference Book, Primates Guide, Primates Book, Green News

Compiling a detailed volume on all the primates of the world had been attempted a few times in the past, but never in a way that captured the full diversity of these creatures. I decided I would take on this task.

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Primate Brain Study Sheds Light On Human Smarts

Posted 03.29.2013 | Science

Read More: Intelligence, Video, Prefrontal Cortex, Primates, Brain, Human Brain, Brain Science, Evolution, Apes, Brain Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Human Ancestors, Humans and Primates, Science News

By: Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 03/28/2013 09:53 AM EDT on LiveScience Brain organization, not overall size, may be the key ev...

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Chimp Study Sheds Light On Origins Of Teamwork

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 03.22.2013 | Science

Read More: Chimps Help Each Other, Video, Chimps, Primates, Animal Cognition, Animal Cooperation, Chimp Teamwork, Chimp Cooperation, Animal Behavior, Chimpanzees, Mammals, Animals, Behavioral Psychology, Science News

Teamwork is a hallmark of the human species, but a new study shows we're not the only ones to cooperate. Chimpanzees team up to help each other to ach...

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Newfound Fossils Shed Surprising Light On Monkeys' Origins

Posted 03.19.2013 | Science

Read More: Earliest Monkeys, Video, Daily Discovery, Primates, Biology, Old World Monkey Fossils, Proboscis Monkeys, Colobine Monkeys, Evolution, Oldest Monkeys, Fossils, Old World Monkeys, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 03/18/2013 03:05 PM EDT on LiveScience Ancient teeth of old-world monkeys, which are most clos...

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WATCH: Monkeys' Amazing Nut-Cracking Mastery

| Posted 02.28.2013 | Science

Read More: Video, Primates, Nuts, Biology, Monkeys Using Tools, Bearded Capuchins, Animal Behavior, Capuchin Nut Cracking, Nut Cracking Monkeys, Animals, Mammals, Monkeys, Capuchin Monkey, Science News

By Sean Treacy Keep still, you nut! Bearded capuchins open nutshells by placing them on a log or a stone and smashing down on them with a rock, as ...

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Puzzle Study Spotlights Chimp, Human Similarities

Posted 02.25.2013 | Science

Read More: Chimpanzee Brainteaser, Video, Zoos, Intelligence, Chimpanzee Puzzle, Primates, Chimpanzee, Biology, Chimp Puzzle, Anthropology, Chimp, Chimp Intelligence, Animals, Chimp Brainteaser, Science News

By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 02/23/2013 08:54 PM EST on LiveScience Chimpanzees don't need to be rewarded for playin...

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Chimp Loves Her Porn

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.15.2013 | Weird News

Read More: Pornography, Pablo Herreros, Primate Behavior, Seville Zoo, Chimpanzee, Primates, Adult Films, Gina Chimpanzee, Spain, Animals in the News, Porn, X-Rated, Humans and Primates, Weird News News

No family-friendly shows for this gal. A female chimpanzee at the Seville Zoo in Spain watched porn every chance she got, primatologist Pablo Herrero...

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6 Signs of Progress at UN Biodiversity Conference

Russell Mittermeier | Posted 01.06.2013 | Green

Read More: Endangered Species, Primates, Iucn, Indigenous People, Protected Areas, U.N., Biodiversity, Green News

At recent U.N. conferences, side events carried out by civil society organizations have come to be at least as important as the governmen- level activities themselves, particularly with regard to raising awareness and political or private sector will for innovative solutions.

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Planet Without Apes?

Craig Stanford | Posted 01.05.2013 | Science

Read More: Jane Goodall Institute, Jane Goodall, Apes, Primates, Monkeys, Humans and Primates, Gorillas, Bonobos, Orangutans, Endangered Species, Chimpanzees, Animals, Science News

Against all odds, the great apes have hung on in remote pockets of the world into the 21st century. Their fate will decided in the remainder of the century, as we grapple with large scale environmental changes that threaten our own lives as well.

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Secret Lovers?

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.21.2013 | Science

Read More: Video, Monkey Sex, Primates, Sociobiology, Long-Tailed Macaques, Science, Science News, Sexual Competition, Animals, Monkeys, Mating Tactics, Science News

Just like humans, monkeys prefer to keep their private lives private--especially when it comes to sex, according to a new study from scientists at Utr...

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Biologists Update List of World's 25 Most Endangered Primates

Russell Mittermeier | Posted 12.17.2012 | Green

Read More: Conservation, Endangered Species, Primates, Deforestation, Extinction, Convention on Biological Diversity, Green News

There are clearly signs of hope for the world's primates. We have not lost a single primate species to extinction in more than a century -- a better record than most other groups of larger vertebrates.

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25 Primate Species Reportedly On The Brink Of Extinction

AP | NIRMALA GEORGE | Posted 12.14.2012 | Green

NEW DELHI (AP) — Twenty-five species of monkeys, langurs, lemurs and gorillas are on the brink of extinction and need global action to protect them ...

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The Monkey-See-Monkey-Do Path to God, Love and Life

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 12.12.2012 | Religion

Read More: Marriage, Primates, Jesus, Children, Ethics, Grandchildren, Evolution, God, Faith, Love, Spirituality, Religion News

As for our labels saving us -- Christian, Jew, agnostic etc. -- we could all change places and swap labels and we'd still be what we are: potential members of a lynch mob.

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Did Baby Monkey Die Of Lack Of Sunlight At National Zoo?

Posted 10.10.2012 | DC

Read More: Howler Monkeys, Video, National Zoo Howler Monkeys, Primates, Primate Enclosures, District of Columbia, National Zoo, Metabolic Bone Disease, Captive Animals, DC News

WASHINGTON -- On the heels of the giant panda baby's still-mysterious death, more sad news from the National Zoo. The baby howler monkey born at the ...

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Can Primates Teach Us How to Do Politics Right?

Kelpie Wilson | Posted 11.12.2012 | Politics

As crazy as politics seems to us these days, politics actually has its evolutionary roots in the primate use of "tactical deception," which is just as it sounds: the use of deception to manipulate your fellows into giving you what you want.

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Do Wild Baboons Kidnap Puppies... and Keep Them As Pets?

Hal Herzog | Posted 10.03.2012 | Science

Read More: Pets, Ta'If, Saudi Arabia, Evolution, Pariah Dogs, Koko, Dogs, Baboons, Primates, Facebook, Pet Keeping, Baboon and Dogs, Pet Owners, Science News

Largely because of Facebook, the baboon-dog YouTube video has gone viral. I was certainly haunted by it, particularly because it undercuts my contention that only humans keep pets.

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'Paleolithic Diets' Wrong About Ancient Eating Patterns, Critic Says

| Posted 07.23.2012 | Science

Read More: Video, Vegetarian, Primates, Biology, Meat Eating, Food, Eating, Paleolithic Diet, Diet, Early Humans, Human Ancestors, Science News

By Rob Dunn Paleolithic diets have become all the rage, but they are getting our ancestral diet all wrong. Right now, one half of all Americans ar...

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Madagascar's Lemurs: Thriving in Theaters, Disappearing in the Wild

Russell Mittermeier | Posted 09.16.2012 | Green

In addition to political problems continuing to grow during the past three years, a recent upsurge in bushmeat hunting has impacted lemurs, tortoises and other species.

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Chimps Bite, Drag Man At Sanctuary In South Africa

AP | DONNA BRYSON | Posted 08.29.2012 | Green

JOHANNESBURG — Chimpanzees at a sanctuary founded by famed primatologist Jane Goodall pulled a Texas graduate student into their fenced-off encl...

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Latest Animal Intelligence Findings Surprise Even Experts

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 06.25.2012 | Science

Read More: Bonobos, Video, Chimps, Ape Intellect, Animal Psychology, Primates, Animal Behavior, Apes, Monkeys, Cognition, Science News

WASHINGTON -- The more we study animals, the less special we seem. Baboons can distinguish between written words and gibberish. Monkeys seem to be ab...

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Humans Originated In Africa? New Fossils Suggest Otherwise

Posted 06.05.2012 | Science

Read More: Arthrooids, Video, Primate Fossils, Humans, Primates, Paleontology, Africa, Evolution, Apes, Asia, Human Origins, Monkeys, Fossils, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 06/04/2012 03:14 PM EDT on LiveScience The ancestors of monkeys, apes and humans may have o...

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Baby Gorilla Dies At Pittsburgh Zoo, Cause Unclear

AP | Posted 08.04.2012 | Green

Read More: Video, Baby Gorilla Dead, Primates, Gorillas, Pittsburgh Zoo Gorilla, Pittsburgh Dead Gorilla, Mrithi Gorilla, Moka Gorilla, Moka Gorilla Baby, Animals, Pittsburgh Zoo Gorilla Dead, Green News

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A gorilla born in February at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium has died, though zoo officials say it will take several weeks to d...

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7 Monkeys Stolen From Polish Zoo

AP | Posted 08.04.2012 | Green

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A zoo official in southwestern Poland says seven endangered monkeys have been stolen from their cage for possible sale on the ...

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