Best pri-mates! Baby Olive and her monkey friend Bobo playfight over a cuddly toy in adorable footage Olive, one, and rescue monkey Bobo are best friends and enjoy playing together Mother Beth Ann Loftin caught adorable moment they play fight over cuddly toy Video shared on TikTok where channel shows duo growing up together in … Read more
Scientists have inserted a human gene in the brains of monkeys to make them larger and more wrinkled in disconcerting lab experiments. Experts found the insertion of the gene, called ARHGAP11B, resulted in a larger neocortex in the foetus of a common marmoset. The neocortex is the deeply grooved outer layer of the brain that is … Read more
Scientists have inserted a human gene in the brains of monkeys to make them larger and more wrinkled in disconcerting lab experiments. The team of international researchers found the insertion of the gene, called ARHGAP11B, was found to result in a larger neocortex in the fetus of a common marmoset. The neocortex is the deeply grooved … Read more
Monkey laundering: Wild animal stuns woman by hand-washing her clothes in Indonesia Ayu Sarasyani had left a bowl full of dirty clothes soaking in water and detergent While inside her South Kalimantan home, a cheeky monkey decides to help out The primate imitates the woman by soaping, scrubbing and rinsing the clothes By Sabi Phagura for … Read more
Get me a banana, stat! Monkey ‘gives mouth-to-mouth’ to prone female in hilarious game reserve pictures Vervet monkeys were photographed in the Gaborne Game Reserve, Botswana Monkey looks like it’s giving CPR but it’s actually grooming the prone female The images were taken by Botswana-based wildlife photographer William Steel By Ryan Fahey For Mailonline … Read more
A new monkey species found on a volcano in Myanmar is already close to extinction with fewer than 250 left and its habitat under threat, researchers claim. Named Popa langur, the new species was discovered after an extensive genetic study by the German Primate Center and Fauna and Flora International. Working from an extensive field survey … Read more
Heartwarming moment fishermen save exhausted monkey from drowning and give it a ride on their oar They spotted the tired howler monkey in Tres Vendas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil They helped the monkey by using an oar and left it near a tree branch Howler monkeys are endangered species of Central and South America By Aliki … Read more
Cheeky monkey: Zoo visitor has a tug of war with inquisitive squirrel monkey after it makes a grab for his camera The guest was filming the cheeky squirrel monkeys at Newquay Zoo in Cornwall Two of the animals were fascinated by the camera and came over for closer look After three unsuccessful attempts, one finally … Read more
Something to sing about! Dance Monkey singer Tones and I tops the list of most-streamed Australian songs By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:31 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 11:31 BST, 15 October 2020 Tones And I exploded onto the scene in 2019 with her hit single, Dance Monkey. And on Thursday, … Read more
Small fossils have been unearthed in China that belonged to a monkey about 6.4 million years ago. The remains were found a southeastern Yunan Province mine, making them the oldest to be found outside of Africa. Researchers from Penn State University have obtained a heelbone and jawbone with teeth that are believed to have been … Read more