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Primates

fat tailed dwarf lemur

Hibernating Lemurs Turn Back Time at Cellular Level

chimp on table

Chimpanzee Heart Rate Monitored with Non-Invasive Radar Technology

Probiscus monkey family

Proboscis Monkeys’ Large Noses Attract the Ladies

Protecting endangered monkeys from poachers, habitat loss

Kingo

One of the World’s Most Iconic Lowland Gorillas, Kingo, of the Republic of Congo, Has Died of Old Age

Recent studies show that many lemurs do not live individually, but in pairs of females and males. (Image: istock.com/Goddard_Photography)

Early primates likely lived in pairs

Orangutan

Killing remains a threat to Bornean orangutans

Mandrill

Colorful primates don’t have better color vision

An unflanged migrant orangutan male feeding on Rotan Tikus leaves (Flagellaria indica) Orangutan species: Pongo abelii

When Orangutans Go Global: The Art of Jungle Assimilation 101

Very young chimp reaching out its hand. Credit Durham University.

Development of communication in chimpanzees echoes that of human infants

Two infant baboons, born during one of the worst droughts of the past five decades in Amboseli, have made it to the rainy season. Their survival is still uncertain. If they make it to adulthood, they will contribute to scientists’ understanding of how early adversity affects adult health, physiology, gene expression and survival. Credit: Susan C. Alberts, Duke University

Adult Friendships Can Triumph Over Childhood Trauma, Even in Baboons

Known as a bully, Frodo the chimpanzee was Gombe's alpha male for five years.

If it pays to be a jerk, why isn’t everyone that way?

Gorilla spinning in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Dizzy apes provide clues on human need for mind altering experiences

Example of a long-tailed macaque using a stone tool to access food.

Surprising similarities found in stone tools of early humans and monkeys

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