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  1. Monkeys: Facts about the largest group of primates

    Feb 14, 2022 · Monkeys are a large group of primates spread around the world with many unique families, species and types, from mini marmosets to massive mandrills.

  2. Monkey - News and Scientific Articles on Live Science | Live Science

    May 19, 2025 · Learn about different species of monkeys; see pictures of monkeys in the wild; and watch intelligent monkeys demonstrate their skills and abilities.

  3. What's the difference between apes and monkeys? - Live Science

    May 10, 2025 · On its face, a comparison of monkeys and apes seems straightforward: Modern primates have defining physical features and behaviors that clearly sort them in different …

  4. Male monkeys on tiny island have way more sex with each other …

    Jul 10, 2023 · The rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago that engaged in same-sex behavior were also found to have more babies, indicating an evolutionary advantage.

  5. Capuchins have started abducting newborn howler monkeys in …

    May 19, 2025 · Young male capuchins have developed a strange trend of acquiring baby howler monkeys. It doesn't end well for the babies.

  6. Jane Goodall, famed primatologist who discovered chimpanzee …

    Oct 1, 2025 · Dame Jane Goodall, the world's preeminent chimpanzee expert, died of natural causes.

  7. Primates: Facts about the group that includes humans, apes, …

    Apr 15, 2025 · Primates are a group of mammals that includes humans and our close relatives, such as apes, monkeys and lemurs. Monkeys, such as capuchins and macaques; prosimians, …

  8. Chimps Kill, Mutilate and Cannibalize Member of Own Group

    Feb 1, 2017 · Chimps usually don't kill their own community members, but one community did just that when an exiled alpha male tried to return to the fold.

  9. Monkeys in Indonesia use rocks as 'sex toys' - Live Science

    Aug 19, 2022 · Monkeys in Indonesia get their rocks off using actual rocks, supporting what's known as the sex toy hypothesis, a new study finds.

  10. Why Haven't All Primates Evolved into Humans? - Live Science

    Jul 14, 2019 · "The reason other primates aren't evolving into humans is that they're doing just fine," Briana Pobiner, a paleoanthropologist at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., …