The spider monkey’s tail is prehensile, which means “capable of grasping.” It is generally longer than the animal’s body and ...

Learn more about these big-nosed monkeys. Find out why scientists think these primates have such outsized organs.

The prominent noses of male proboscis monkeys, long thought to be merely visual signals, play a crucial role in vocal ...

Discover interesting facts about the origins of primates, what they eat, and if they have thumbs.

The Year of the Monkey, according to the Chinese zodiac, is almost on us. Why do so many Chinese want to have babies in this year? Can monkeys do kung fu? Here are six facts about the monkey in ...

In an experiment with science-fiction implications, two neuroscientists say they have managed to introduce information directly into the premotor cortex of monkeys.