Fifty five million years ago, a tiny, proto-primate species weighing less than one ounce (28.35 grams) lived, ate, mated and died amongst the lush vegetation and tree-ringed lakes of a … [Read full article]
Tag: monkeys
Justin Bieber's Monkey Held In Germany
Oops – it looks the Biebs fell prey to a pet impulse purchase. His very young Capuchin monkey has been placed in a German animal shelter, after authorities confiscated it … [Read full article]
Scientists Discover New Monkey Species in Amazon
Scientists on an expedition backed by WWF-Brazil to one of the last unexplored areas in the Brazilian Mid-west have discovered a new species of monkey.
Spider Monkeys Invent Medicinal Tools.
[social_buttons] For years and years, humans considered themselves the one and only makers of tools. Homo sapien literally means “wise man” because we were so intelligent that it was us … [Read full article]
Nine Snow Monkeys Escape from Oregon Animal Testing Lab
Nine monkeys escaped from an Oregon Health & Science University animal testing lab after a cage was left unlocked. Four were shortly re-captured and four others have been spotted on … [Read full article]
Primate Revolt Continues: Circus Monkey Escapes into Woods
In the ongoing worldwide revolt of non-human captive primates, a circus monkey in central Florida made an escape into the woods after his captor forgot to attach a leash. Today, … [Read full article]
Primates Attack: Monkey Kills Abusive Owner With Coconut
Following the news of a 31-year-old chimp who evidently likes to plot out attacks on his Swedish zoo visitors, a monkey in Thailand became tired of his owner beating him … [Read full article]