Monkeys
Why Monkeys Don’t Make Good Pets
Funny and full of joy, monkeys seem to make great pets; however, that is only a first glance opinion, because keeping a monkey as a pet is not a good idea on long term. See why in the article below.
Spider Monkey
Long limbed with a tail to match in length, the spider monkey is one such monkey that prefers to be in the canopy of trees with less number of visits to the ground. Read on for some interesting facts about the spider monkey.
Howler Monkey - Loudest Land Animal
The largest of the monkeys categorised as the ‘New World Monkeys’ and the loudest land animals, range in size from 56 to 92cm. The howler monkey is native to the dense forests of Central and South America.
"Goo-Goo Gah-Gah" May Be Primal: Monkeys Use Baby Talk Too
A new study published in the journal Ethology shows that adult rhesus monkeys use a form of high-pitched "baby talk" with infant monkeys.
Embryonic Stem Cells Created from Cloned Monkeys
In a groundbreaking study, scientists were able to produce embryonic stem cells from cloned monkey embryos, making it the first time the process has been used on primates.
African animals in Kenya-5 Greatest monkeys in Kenya
Kenya national park monkeys. In Kenya animal safari, you will see a lot of different monkey species including the baboons, bush baby, vervet, blue monkey, colobus among others. Animals in Kenya Africa parks are more than the monkey business, there are also African lions, elephants, giraffes, rhinos, leopard, cheetah, hippos, crocodiles and a plethora of other herd animals.
The Apes of Gibraltar
The only wild monkeys living in Europe, the Apes of Gibraltar are something of an enigma and a delightful attraction if you are visiting the area.
Discovery of New Species Bucks Extinction Trend
Just as 1,300 scientists from 90 nations warn of looming extinction in the animal world, a small team of biologists has discovered a species of African monkey.
Barbary Apes Out of Africa
DNA analysis today reveals that Europe's only free-ranging monkeys are all descended from two ancient populations from the forests of Algeria and Morocco.
Activists Demand Ban On Nepal Monkey Exports
A slew of activists are joining forces to call world-wide attention to the agreement between the Nepalese government and a local non-governmental organization (NGO), the Natural History Society of Nepal (NHSN), to breed thousands of rhesus monkeys for supply to U.S. laboratories.
Cambridge University Cancels Controversial Monkey Lab
England's Cambridge University announced on January 27 that it is withdrawing its proposal for a new primate brain research center. The news was welcomed by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), Animal Aid, and the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS), all of whom had been campaigning against the proposed monkey lab.
High Court Challenge To UK Govt.'s Approval Of Monkey Lab
The UK animal advocacy group 'Animal Aid' and Britain's National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) have launched a High Court challenge to the decision by Great Britain's First Secretary of State John Prescott to allow a massive primate research laboratory to be built in the Cambridgeshire green belt.
Undercover Investigation Exposes Cruelty In Monkey Lab
The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) has conducted the first ever undercover investigation in a German animal laboratory, revealing the suffering of thousands of monkeys subjected to a life of deprivation, fear, torment and toxic poisoning behind the closed doors of Covance, one of the world's largest contract testing companies.
Animals 'can Think About Thought'
Monkeys can manage mathematics. Dolphins can be decisive. But US psychologists have broken new ground in the animal intelligence challenge. They have proved that animals are also smart enough to join the "don't-knows". It means that animals, like humans, may be capable not just of...
Orang-utans
Although they're not quite ready to guest-host the South Bank Show, it appears that our simian cousins are a well-cultured bunch. Read our web guide to find out more.
Monkey or man? Toumai, hailed as our oldest ancestor, is stirring ancient scientific rivalries
Palaeontologists are going to war over whether bones discovered in African desert are of an ape or a proto-human. As he awoke on his last day on earth, it is unlikely Toumai thought about much more than how he would survive the following hour - let alone that, 7m years later, a bunch of ape-like creatures would be furiously discussing how much they resembled him.
A Monkey Species Was Eaten Into Extinction Last Year - the Gorilla Could Be Next
Hunters are slaughtering African wildlife to supply the UK meat trade, reports Anthony Browne.
Tests on Monkeys Raise Hopes of Cheap Cure for Malaria
Scientists have raised hopes of developing a cheap new cure for malaria after successful laboratory tests on monkeys. Low doses of the treatment are said to have cured animals deliberately infected with the disease. The drug works by preventing malaria parasites from reproducing...
Kenya national park monkeys. In Kenya animal safari, you will see a lot of different monkey species including the baboons, bush baby, vervet, blue monkey, colobus among others. Animals in Kenya Africa parks are more than the monkey business, there are also African lions, elephants, giraffes, rhinos, leopard, cheetah, hippos, crocodiles and a plethora of other herd animals.
The Apes of Gibraltar
The only wild monkeys living in Europe, the Apes of Gibraltar are something of an enigma and a delightful attraction if you are visiting the area.
Discovery of New Species Bucks Extinction Trend
Just as 1,300 scientists from 90 nations warn of looming extinction in the animal world, a small team of biologists has discovered a species of African monkey.
Barbary Apes Out of Africa
DNA analysis today reveals that Europe's only free-ranging monkeys are all descended from two ancient populations from the forests of Algeria and Morocco.
Activists Demand Ban On Nepal Monkey Exports
A slew of activists are joining forces to call world-wide attention to the agreement between the Nepalese government and a local non-governmental organization (NGO), the Natural History Society of Nepal (NHSN), to breed thousands of rhesus monkeys for supply to U.S. laboratories.
Cambridge University Cancels Controversial Monkey Lab
England's Cambridge University announced on January 27 that it is withdrawing its proposal for a new primate brain research center. The news was welcomed by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), Animal Aid, and the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS), all of whom had been campaigning against the proposed monkey lab.
High Court Challenge To UK Govt.'s Approval Of Monkey Lab
The UK animal advocacy group 'Animal Aid' and Britain's National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) have launched a High Court challenge to the decision by Great Britain's First Secretary of State John Prescott to allow a massive primate research laboratory to be built in the Cambridgeshire green belt.
Undercover Investigation Exposes Cruelty In Monkey Lab
The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) has conducted the first ever undercover investigation in a German animal laboratory, revealing the suffering of thousands of monkeys subjected to a life of deprivation, fear, torment and toxic poisoning behind the closed doors of Covance, one of the world's largest contract testing companies.
Animals 'can Think About Thought'
Monkeys can manage mathematics. Dolphins can be decisive. But US psychologists have broken new ground in the animal intelligence challenge. They have proved that animals are also smart enough to join the "don't-knows". It means that animals, like humans, may be capable not just of...
Orang-utans
Although they're not quite ready to guest-host the South Bank Show, it appears that our simian cousins are a well-cultured bunch. Read our web guide to find out more.
Monkey or man? Toumai, hailed as our oldest ancestor, is stirring ancient scientific rivalries
Palaeontologists are going to war over whether bones discovered in African desert are of an ape or a proto-human. As he awoke on his last day on earth, it is unlikely Toumai thought about much more than how he would survive the following hour - let alone that, 7m years later, a bunch of ape-like creatures would be furiously discussing how much they resembled him.
A Monkey Species Was Eaten Into Extinction Last Year - the Gorilla Could Be Next
Hunters are slaughtering African wildlife to supply the UK meat trade, reports Anthony Browne.
Tests on Monkeys Raise Hopes of Cheap Cure for Malaria
Scientists have raised hopes of developing a cheap new cure for malaria after successful laboratory tests on monkeys. Low doses of the treatment are said to have cured animals deliberately infected with the disease. The drug works by preventing malaria parasites from reproducing...