The University of Wisconsin African Studies Program welcomed assistant professor in anthropology Margaret Bryer March 4 as a ...

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The order Primates consists of not only our closest relatives on earth, the seven great apes, but also over 450 species of monkeys, lemurs, lorises, and galagos. Primates are fantastically diverse, ...

The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time itself. These creatures, ranging from massive gorillas to tiny mouse lemurs, ...

After some social media footage of wild monkeys climbing on roofs in Central Florida's Groveland and Clermont went viral, many are wondering — Do monkeys actually live in the Sunshine State? Despite ...

Thirteen million years ago, a group of medium-sized monkeys known for guarding their territory among the treetops with fearsome "howls" started doing something new. These monkeys, among the oldest ...

For decades, scientists believed that bonobos, one of our closest living relatives, were among the most peaceful primates. Nature seemed to reassure us that, within the world of primates, aggressive ...

Humans perceive emotional expressions displayed by non-human primates and spontaneously mimic these expressions, according to ...

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