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Adorable monkeys caught commiting grisly act of cannibalism
Cannibalism is rarely observed among primates, but it's not unheard of.
Building blocks of language evolved before humans split from chimps and monkeys
The ability to understand how groups of words relate to each other is foundational to language, and dates to an ancestor we shared with primate relatives at least 40 million years ago.
Robot 'spy' gorilla records wild gorillas singing and farting, because nature is beautiful
An undercover animatronic gorilla captured astonishing footage of wild mountain gorillas singing while they ate.
Starving monkey 'gangs' battle in Thailand as coronavirus keeps tourists away
Video from Lopburi, Thailand shows two gangs of monkeys brawling in the street over a scrap of food. Coronavirus may be to blame.
Neuroscientists discover 'engine of consciousness' hiding in monkeys' brains
No one knows how consciousness works in the brain, but a team of neuroscientists seems to have found an engine that keeps it going.
Single lightning strike kills 4 endangered mountain gorillas
Lightning strikes kill wild animals relatively often, but the deaths of four rare gorillas represent a huge loss for the species.
First Pig-Monkey Chimeras Were Just Created in China
What’s got the body of a piglet and cells from a monkey? This pig-monkey chimera.
Game Over: These Monkeys Just Crushed Humans on a Computer Game
While playing a game, monkeys switched strategies each round, while humans stuck to a set of inefficient rules.
