Tough, cruel lives of Jakarta’s ‘monkey masters’ exposed

An Al Jazeera video explores the tough, cruel lives of Indonesian “monkey masters” and the chained animals they train to wear dolls masks, pull carts, perform tricks and beg for money in Jakarta’s “Monkey Village.” Read More »

‘Monkey in cleavage’ woman makes court appearance

A woman from rural Virginia attended a court hearing on Thursday with a tiny monkey wearing a knitted dress tucked in her bra. Read More »

Monkey brain scans reveal dirty sex secrets

Male capuchin and howler monkeys have discovered an unconventional cologne to drive their lady monkeys wild with lust: the smell of their own urine. Read More »

Second gorilla walks as apes stand up for themselves

One walking gorilla might be considered a fluke. But two walking gorillas on opposite sides of the planet sounds like a pattern. Could humankind’s closest cousins finally be catching up in the evolutionary foot race? Read More »

Twins joy for blind orangutans

Two blind orangutans rescued and cared for by ape conservationists in Sumatra have become parents to twins. Read More »

Fugitive monkey attracts cult following on Facebook

macaque.smallA fugitive monkey which has spent more than a year on the run in Florida has attracted a cult following on Facebook. Read More »

Extinction plight of world’s rarest primates revealed

cottontoptamarin.smallAlmost 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 »

Hot potatoes, baboons and elephants in the snow

elephants.twycross.smallZoogle News rounds up photos and video from around the UK as the country’s zoos cope with snow storms and freezing conditions. Read More »