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After a rare captivity birth, a family of endangered siamang gibbons were "heard singing together" to celebrate the new arrival.

Endangered Primates Heard “Singing Together” After Rare Birth in Captivity

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland has recaptured the escaped Japanese macaque on the lam in the Scottish Highlands.

Escaped Monkey Hunted With Drone

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Our primate predecessors may have enjoyed masturbation for millions of years before we ever entered the picture.

Science & Energy

Scientists Ponder When Our Ancestors First Started Cranking the Hog

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have developed a new gene therapy that can reverse vision loss in primates, potentially laying the groundwork for human treatment.

Gene Therapy Gives Primates Young Eyes Again

By Victor Tangermann

Tonka the chimpanzee starred in "Buddy" and "George of the Jungle" — and is at the center of a legal battle in which his owner allegedly faked his death.

Science & Energy

Chimpanzee Star of “Buddy” Found Alive After His Owner Allegedly Faked His Death

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA euthanized all 27 of its primates at the agency's Ames research center in California in February 2019, The Guardian reports.

NASA Killed All Its Monkeys on the Same Day, Investigation Reveals

By Victor Tangermann

The human mutation rate has slowed down significantly over the past million years or so, according to new research, raising new questions.

Human Mutation Is Slowing Down

By Jon Christian

New Facial Recognition Software Tracks and Protects Endangered Primates

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New Facial Recognition Software Tracks and Protects Endangered Primates

By Kristin Houser

60% of Primates Are at Risk of Extinction, and Humans Are to Blame

Science & Energy

60% of Primates Are at Risk of Extinction, and Humans Are to Blame

By Patrick Caughill