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![A baboon stands alert.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5VRpoZoyUuepUJi5kFTzmC-320-80.jpg)
Facts About Baboons
By Alina Bradford published
Baboons are the world’s largest monkeys. They have distinctive faces and butts.
![colo the gorilla in 2015](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PE9fgFxpVDHNqGt5nkCPhY-320-80.jpg)
Goodnight, Colo! Oldest Gorilla in the US Dies in Sleep
By Tia Ghose published
Colo, the world's oldest known gorilla and the first gorilla born in captivity in the U.S., has died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 60.
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Baboons Vocalizations Hint at Origins of Human Speech
By Kacey Deamer published
Baboons use distinct vowel-like sounds in their calls.
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New 'Skywalker' Gibbon Named for 'Star Wars' Hero
By Kacey Deamer published
May the force be with this new 'Skywalker' gibbon species, which scientists say is endangered.
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Colo, World's Oldest Gorilla, Turns 60 (Photos)
By Christine Lunsford published
Born in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Colo, the oldest gorilla in the world, celebrates her 60th birthday on December 22, 2016.
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Happy Birthday, Colo! World's Oldest Gorilla Celebrates 60th
By Mindy Weisberger published
The first gorilla born in human care turned 60 years old on Dec. 22 at her home in the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.
![Portrait of a Baby Rhesus macaque monkey (Macaca mulatta).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MnGwTWR8rhXWfSDZwHnBQK-320-80.jpg)
Why Don't Monkeys Talk Like Us?
By Jen Viegas published
You just can't unhear new recordings showing what monkey speech would sound like if a human brain were in control.
![Turns out, chimps remember each other's butts as well as they recognize faces.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NyRizpfnteDxcVjtMDKfE8-320-80.jpg)
Rump Recognition: Chimps Remember Butts Same as Faces
By Kacey Deamer published
Are chimps experts at recognizing butts?
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