On an island in Panama, a fad that one researcher called “viscerally disturbing” has recently taken off among a group of young male monkeys. These adolescents and juveniles have started to kidnap the ...

White-faced capuchin monkeys on Jicarón Island have started abducting baby howler monkeys, surprised scientists report. It’s possible this behavior comes in waves, but it had not been detected in the ...

Howler infant number 5 on the back of a juvenile capuchin carrier, who is using stone tools at an anvil site in a stream bed. Usually, this behavior in females is described as adoption, thought to be ...

A group of male capuchin monkeys kidnapped baby howler monkeys – a different species – on a small island of Panama. Video shows the howler monkeys clinging to the male capuchin monkeys’ backs, but the ...

Two of six spider monkeys illegally brought into California are shown above with their troopmates where they are now living at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo. (U.S. Attorney's Office) A Texas man was busted ...

It's no secret that humans and primates share many common traits (and the vast majority of our DNA), but some monkey behaviors still leave scientists baffled. One of these behaviors was seen as ...

(KRON) — A baby monkey was likely abducted from her mother by poachers before she became someone’s illegal exotic pet in California, Oakland Zoo officials told KRON4. The adorable five-month-old ...

An Arkansas zoo’s newest addition doesn’t have any thumbs — but it’s considered an advantage. The white-furred monkey was welcomed into a tight-knit group of Angolan colobus monkeys Oct. 30, marking ...

It’s baby fever at the San Diego Zoo’s monkey habitats. Four infants — across three species of monkey — have been born in recent months, according to San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance officials. Two ...

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, located in Palm Desert, Calif., shared with PEOPLE that it welcomed the addition on May 3, 2025. She represents the third generation of females at the zoo.