and are therefore a vulnerable species. It is best to look at these monkeys from a distance. The slow loris is, without question, the cutest monkey on this list. With massive eyes and an extremely ...

Woolly monkeys were once considered four species: the gray, Columbian, silvery, and Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkeys. More recent genetic studies suggest there are only two species—the ...

Despite being dubbed the "Australia of America" with its various dangerous critters, monkeys aren't on Florida's list of native animals. However, there are two species you could come across in the ...

For example, a rhesus monkey named ''Miss Sam'' was launched in 1960 in a Mercury capsule that attained a velocity of 1,800 mph (1,900 kph) and an altitude of 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) . She was ...

The newly discovered Popa langur monkey species in Myanmar's central forest is critically endangered, with only 200-260 remaining. They face threats from hunting, illegal pet trade, deforestation ...

Unlike Old World monkeys, howlers and other New World species have wide, side-opening nostrils and no pads on their rumps. Howlers also boast a prehensile tail. They can use this tail as an extra ...

For years, researchers speculated about an undiscovered species due to the DNA in wild monkey droppings. A team of primatologists combined data from field surveys, DNA samples from similar species ...

A taxocene, for example, is a subset of species sharing a common taxonomic classification. The monkeys and apes of Kibale National Park is an example of a taxocene: they are classified within the ...