Scientists call this phenomenon emotional mimicry. Biologists and psychologists consider this automatic matching of another’s ...

A colony of African vervets in Dania Beach raises big questions about how humans can and should manage nonnative species.

Humans not only recognize emotions on the faces of monkeys and apes but also unconsciously mimic those expressions.

Certain monkeys are protected — even buried like humans — in Ghana’s Boabeng-Fiema. But booming numbers, crop losses and shrinking forest push the limits.

Monkeys are known for their curiosity and dexterity, particularly with objects like phones, which can resemble toys or reflective surfaces. Videos of monkeys grabbing cameras or mimicking human ...

Over the past few weeks, a baby macaque at Japan’s Ichikawa City Zoo named Punch has taken the internet by storm. Viral ...

Viral baby monkey’s new behavior sparks questions about imitation.

A new study suggests AI systems could be a lot more efficient. Researchers were able to shrink an AI vision model to 1/1000th ...

Noses are usually something we take for granted. Breathing, smelling, maybe a sniff of a flower, that’s about it for most humans. But in the animal world, a nose can be a lot more than that. Some ...

In the age of endless scrolling, these clips seem almost ordinary. A penguin walking away from its colony across the Antarctic ice. A baby monkey clut.

Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. But finally, Punch the monkey is fitting in.