As members of the exclusive primate family, we humans know just how special this mammalian order is. Even our most distant primate relatives share about 96 percent of their DNA with us, proving we may ...

An 18-million-year-old jawbone discovered in Egypt challenges the long-held view that East Africa was the cradle of our ...

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A recent study has shown how some species of monkeys have complex social hierarchies and how some are prone to taking risks ...

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, ...

A jaw bone discovered in Egypt is changing the way scientists think about the origins of the ape family tree. The specimen, ...

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

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, ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida zoo welcomed a new species of monkeys on Thursday, which are vulnerable to extinction. The Brevard Zoo announced it is now home to two black-and-white Colobus ...