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

Song of Siamang

"The birth of any endangered species is always a cause for celebration."

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

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

We Salute

"You would think we were chasing an international fugitive instead of an innocent monkey."

Escaped Monkey Hunted With Drone

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

Monkey Business

"It's not that some species woke up one day and started doing it. This is an ancient, evolved trait."

Scientists Ponder When Our Ancestors First Started Cranking the Hog

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

Younger Eyes

Genetics

The implications could be huge.

Gene Therapy Gives Primates Young Eyes Again

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.

The Humanity!

"Tonka is not a normal chimpanzee."

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

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

"Shame on those responsible."

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

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

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