Tag: primate
30 million years ago, a group of monkeys sailed from Africa to South America
It's one of the craziest explorer stories you'll ever read.
Gorillas and humans treat their territory the same way, study finds
They defend the center of their land, but generally tolerate other gorillas.
Pair bonding may be the foundation of human and primate societies
1+1 = society, eventually.
‘Cursed’ yet adorable aye-aye has a sixth ‘pseudothumb’
The aye-aye is the craziest primate out there -- and it just got a lot more interesting.
Fossil Friday: tiny tooth belonged to the smallest monkey ever found
Size isn't everything.
Fossils reveal that primates initially had nails and claws, we just lost the latter ones
Tighter social groups and a three-borne lifestyle likely prompted the switch.
Tiny, fossilized ape skull brings us closer to the common human-ape ancestor, fuels debate over humanity’s place of birth
Not bad for such a small thing.
Tinder-like app for orangutans lets females in zoos chose who they mate with
Swipe, swipe, swipe, banana.
Violence might be deeply embedded in our genes, study finds
This is no excuse to get violent, though.
What doesn’t kill you, makes your life shorter: Baboons with rough childhoods die earlier
Studies show that childhood trauma like abuse, neglect, physical accidents and other hallmarks put people at greater risk of dying ...
Meet the aye-aye: the strangest looking primate in the world
Exclusively found in the north-eastern parts of Madagascar, these peculiarly looking primates may both be the strangest and adorable looking ...
An ancient monkey skull hints to how primate brains might have evolved
Duke University researchers made micro CT scans of the skull of ancient monkey and found its brain, though tiny by ...
Woman’s face look more attractive when they ovulate, but it’s not the blushing
Women's faces are more attractive to men when they hit peak ovulation, past research showed. It's not clear what the ...
The cost of culture and learning is disease, but it’s been worth it
Transferring knowledge from one individual to the other forms the basis of all human cultures, whether we're talking about learning ...
Our early ancestors first metabolized alcohol 10 million years ago, a find that helps shape primate evolution
Have you ever wondered why you crave for a drink from time to time or why you can drink alcohol ...
Tiny primate fossil holds clues to human divergence from apes
At 55 million years old, it represents the earliest known member of this broad group of animals that includes humans. ...
The last place to go for a primate on the brink of extinction
The northern white-cheeked crested gibbon is running out of places to live in - literally. Perhaps the only habitat they ...
Reclusive primate (loris) caught on tape for the first time
The first picture EVER taken of the Horton Plains slender loris Wildlife researchers from Sri Lanka ...