After 40 Years of Effort, Tanzania Creates New Protected Area for Endangered Monkeys
It's taken a long time, conservationists say, partly because of complicated land ownership issues.
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Monkeys Make Stone Tools by Accident—and That’s Actually a Big Deal
The discovery may offer new insights into how our distant ancestors created the first knives, axes, and spears.…
So You Want a Pet Monkey…
Squirrel monkeys must contend with habitat loss, decreasing genetic diversity, and the curse of being cute.
Of Monkeys, Men, and Protozoans
A recent study finds a link between deforestation and risk of monkey-transmitted malaria.
Let’s Stop Eating Our Closest Animal Relatives, Shall We?
As the bushmeat trade drives the Bioko drill monkey toward extinction, some West Africans are realizing these animals are worth more in the woods than on the plate.
The Monkeys Know What’s Up
Self-awareness isn’t what sets up apart from other animals, even if a lot of early science assumed that to be the case. Monkeys, too, demonstrate metacognition, and they may have other kinds of awareness as well.
Ebola — Yes, Ebola — Found in Livestock
World health community invited to observe handling of outbreak of a dreaded disease. Scientific and health experts have…