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Some primatologists say the practice is bad for the animals and many tourists aren’t that interested in the monkey tricks, but the macaques' handlers say they’re preserving a unique part of Morocco’s ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Despite his yellow teeth, orange eyes and odd spiky ‘do, the crested black macaque is undeniably engaging, not the least to primatologist Maura Tyrrell, a PhD candidate in the ...

A. Self-action (left) and other’s action (right) during the role-reversal task. B. Schematic illustration of responses of a neuron with its spatial representations of self-action and other’s action ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new study documents the “hyperabundance” of two generalist mammals around oil palm plantations in Southeast Asia, highlighting the indirect ...