After some social media footage of wild monkeys climbing on roofs in Central Florida's Groveland and Clermont went viral, many are wondering — Do monkeys actually live in the Sunshine State? Despite ...

After days of teasers, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens officially unveiled its newest species, Patas Monkeys. The zoo will announce more details about the Patas Monkeys and the grand opening of ...

Rhesus macaque monkeys, like the 43 that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week, are among the most studied animals on the planet. And for more than a century, they have held a mirror to ...

Monkeys are expressive, intelligent animals that are so like humans that people long to keep one for a pet. They have captivated us from afar as pets of celebrities or favorite fictional characters ...

Camera trap footage from Jicarón Island revealed a male capuchin monkey carrying a howler infant on its back. Now, scientists are trying to understand what's driving this kidnapping behavior. - ...

A group of male capuchin monkeys kidnapped baby howler monkeys – a different species – on a small island of Panama. Video shows the howler monkeys clinging to the male capuchin monkeys’ backs, but the ...

A new trend is catching on among bored young male capuchins: kidnapping baby howler monkeys, in what scientists say is the first time animals have been recorded stealing another species' infants for ...

(CNN) — At first, behavioral ecologist Zoë Goldsborough thought the small figure seen on the back of a capuchin monkey in her camera trap footage was just a baby capuchin. But something, she said, ...