Extinction plight of world’s rarest primates revealed
Almost half of all primate species are at risk of extinction with several reduced to barely a few dozen surviving animals, according to a new conservation report. Read More »
Facebook fury as ‘Monkey Life’ faces TV axe
Facebook fans of a British TV show following the antics of monkeys and apes at a primate rescue centre have launched an online campaign to save the show from the axe. Read More »
Monkey evicted from palace after peeing on president
The president of Zambia has ordered the eviction of around 200 monkeys from the gardens of the presidential palace after one of them urinated on his head during a press conference. Read More »
Couple find ‘Gremlins’-style monkey watching television
A marmoset monkey with a striking resemblance to Gizmo, the mogwai creature from the film “Gremlins”, is safe and well after being found by a young couple watching TV in their living room a week after escaping from a safari park. Read More »
India sends misbehaving monkeys back to school
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Misbehaving monkeys in the Indian state of Punjab are to be sent to school in a bid to teach them manners. Read More »
Monkey burglar exposed after Texas crime spree
The mystery of a spate of random burglaries at a garden centre in Texas has finally been solved after a monkey was caught on CCTV stealing plants and garden ornaments.
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Tamarin monkeys show flair for grammar
Tamarin monkeys can recognise when the syllables of a word are arranged in the wrong order, researchers have demonstrated in a study which could offer clues into how language evolved. Read More »
Regrets? Even gameshow-playing monkeys have a few…
A monkey version of the TV gameshow “Deal or No Deal” has demonstrated that the animals are capable of experiencing regret – the first time a non-human species has been shown capable of doing so. Read More »
Monkeys lay siege to Taj Mahal city
Marauding monkeys are running riot in the Indian city of Agra, the home of the Taj Mahal, mugging passers-by for food and causing at least two people to fall to their deaths. Read More »
