Primates

Can guys and girls really just be friends? Ask these baboons.
  • Animals
Can guys and girls really just be friends? Ask these baboons.
Can guys and girls really just be friends? Ask these baboons.
Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed
  • History & Culture
Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed
Why the ‘missing link’ fossil was almost missed
5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses
  • Animals
5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses
5 clever animals that treat and prevent their own illnesses
Federico Pardo connects humans to Colombia’s vanishing primates
  • Impact
Federico Pardo connects humans to Colombia’s vanishing primates
Federico Pardo connects humans to Colombia’s vanishing primates
Frans de Waal, biologist who studied animal emotion, dies at 75
  • Animals
Frans de Waal, biologist who studied animal emotion, dies at 75
Frans de Waal, biologist who studied animal emotion, dies at 75
This 10-foot ape was the largest primate ever
  • Science
This 10-foot ape was the largest primate ever
This 10-foot ape was the largest primate ever
The 11 most astonishing scientific discoveries of 2023
  • Science
The 11 most astonishing scientific discoveries of 2023
The 11 most astonishing scientific discoveries of 2023
The unlikely survival of early monkeys, swept across the Atlantic
  • Science
The unlikely survival of early monkeys, swept across the Atlantic
The unlikely survival of early monkeys, swept across the Atlantic
Which travel companies promote harmful wildlife activities?
  • Animals
  • Wildlife Watch
Which travel companies promote harmful wildlife activities?
Which travel companies promote harmful wildlife activities?
Gladys Kalema Zikusoka safeguards the world's rarest primates
  • Impact
Gladys Kalema Zikusoka safeguards the world's rarest primates
Gladys Kalema Zikusoka safeguards the world's rarest primates
Tuberculosis is killing this zoo's lemurs—but it hasn't closed
  • Animals
  • Wildlife Watch
Tuberculosis is killing this zoo's lemurs—but it hasn't closed
Tuberculosis is killing this zoo's lemurs—but it hasn't closed
What do we owe former lab chimps?
  • Animals
  • Wildlife Watch
What do we owe former lab chimps?
What do we owe former lab chimps?
10 amorous animals that mate for life
  • Animals
  • Photo Ark
10 amorous animals that mate for life
10 amorous animals that mate for life
Did ancient primates walk alongside T. rex? New evidence backs up theory.
  • Science
Did ancient primates walk alongside T. rex? New evidence backs up theory.
Did ancient primates walk alongside T. rex? New evidence backs up theory.
Largest confiscation of smuggled monkeys sheds light on African trafficking network
  • Animals
  • Wildlife Watch
Largest confiscation of smuggled monkeys sheds light on African trafficking network
Largest confiscation of smuggled monkeys sheds light on African trafficking network
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