Deep in South American rainforests lives the pygmy marmoset, the world's smallest monkey. This tiny primate, weighing just ...

As with other marmosets, only one female breeds, and they usually give birth to twins - with each weighing around half an ...

Drusillas is turning Halloween on its head this year, swapping goblins and ghouls for something far more adorable: a baby boom of 5 spook-tacularly cute new arrivals, just in time for Halloween ...

St Andrews Aquarium in Fife is thrilled to welcome its newest and tiniest residents, six adorable pygmy marmosets, the world’s smallest monkeys. The three males and three females arrived yesterday and ...

A new, locally produced children’s book is on the shelves at the Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens Gift Shop. “A Monkey’s Tale: Maria’s Seven Rainforest Marmosets” was written by Sarah Marie Riley, ...

Every parent delights in a baby’s babbling, those streams of sounds that fill the air. To the untrained ear, it may seem like sweet but meaningless noise. In reality, these exchanges shape the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It’s here! The John Ball Zoo says Penelope, a pygmy hippo, birthed a calf on Wednesday. The unnamed baby weighs 11 pounds and is the first pygmy hippo calf born at the zoo ...

Could a baby’s still-growing brain help set the stage for learning language? Princeton neuroscientists find surprising clues from chatty monkeys who share the power of babble. PRINCETON, N.J. — When a ...

The genome of a small, remarkable sea horse offers a surprising lesson in nature’s creativity. Origins The genome of a small, remarkable sea horse offers a surprising lesson in nature’s creativity.

Marmosets used to study aging and menopause at a UMass laboratory were euthanized two months before the facility's closing at the end of July, according to People for Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Thirteen marmoset monkeys used in a University of Massachusetts laboratory to study aging and menopause were euthanized two months before the facility closed at the end of July. The National ...