Monkey

Moments after a wild chimpanzee was born, an adult chimp snatched the infant away from its mother and cannibalized it, according to a new study that is the first to document this macabre behavior.

After losing her newborn just five days after the little one was born, a macaque mother named Evalyne continued to care for the mummified remains for four weeks, even cannibalizing them.

In a wildlife park in Italy, one macaque mother named Evalyne whose newborn died after just five days spent four weeks carrying around the infant's mummified remains, even cannibalizing the corpse.

Chimpanzees can learn how to play the game rock-paper-scissors about as well as a 4-year-old human child, a new study finds.

A diverse range of technologies, including satellite observation, can combine with data collected on the ground to give a more accurate picture of global biodiversity.

A healthy baby boy gorilla was born at the Philadelphia Zoo.

Chimpanzees that formerly served as laboratory research subjects will receive long-term care on island sanctuaries in Liberia.

Orangutans nurse for a huge chunk of their babies' childhoods, especially when fruit gets scarce.

A morbidly obese monkey named Uncle Fatty is shining light on a growing problem: More and more animals in captivity and the wild are becoming obese from eating human foods.