Authorities in Puerto Rico are using cages and mangos to try to trap hundreds of marauding monkeys - descendants of escaped research animals - and hope to send them off to sanctuaries or labs, or to kill them. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Zambia President Rupiah Banda has ordered scores of monkeys removed from the grounds of his official residence, after one urinated on him during a press conference. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Monkeys have been found to be fans of heavy metal music after scientists found it calmed them down.

*you ever see a Cottontop Tamarin? They look pretty metal too! picked by chez 3 months ago

Female monkeys may shout during sex to help their male partners climax, research now reveals. picked by Lilo 2 years ago

The dead monkeys found in the forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) might be behind the outbreak of the Ebola virus in DR Congo's southwestern Kassi province, Angola's official news agency ANGOP reported on Tuesday. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

"The monkeys grab their breasts, and gesture at us while pointing at their private parts. We are afraid that they will sexually harass us." They also claim the monkeys make sexually explicit gestures at them. Those are some bad monkeys. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Most monkeys are happy swinging in the trees of tropical jungles but from the look on the face of this one there is nothing like indulging in a hot bath after a long day. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Delhi deputy mayor attacked and killed by a horde of wild monkeys picked by kakana 2 years ago

These silly monkeys past time by cartwheeling down steep hills. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Female monkeys living in a 250-strong colony were observed by scientists teaching their young how to use strands of hair to clean between their teeth. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A young housewife died when she fell off the terrace of a three-storey building here after being attacked by monkeys but a baby she was holding had a miraculous escape. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

If you spend as much time on YouTube as we -- unfortunately -- do, you're going to see a lot of monkeys doing a lot of stuff. But as our quest continued, we came to a humbling conclusion. There really isn't much difference between us and our hairy primate brothers, we realised. We both laugh. We both cry. We both operate motor bikes. picked by cactushair 1 year ago

"Troupes of monkeys are out of control in India's northeast, stealing mobile phones and breaking into homes to steal soft drinks from refrigerators" picked by scobrakid 2 years ago

Two male squirrel monkeys were given gene therapy and now the normally color blind animals are able to distinguish between shades of red and green in color vision tests. In normal situations, female squirrel monkeys can see a full range of colors, but males cannot see red or green. picked by Bingo 2 months ago

What is unique about Addessi's study is that the monkeys didn't just choose between quantities but also showed they were able to represent them using symbols – much as humans use coins to represent value. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A Malaysian villager who was aiming to shoot wild monkeys encroaching on his garden shot his neighbor instead. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

It's a good thing monkeys can't gamble. New research shows these primates are capable of "woulda-coulda-shoulda" thoughts, like those that keep gamblers at the tables picked by bornbad 6 months ago

If you plan to visit the Knowsley Safari Park near Liverpool, England, beware of monkeys. Bad, bad monkeys:

The cheeky monkeys – who are known for tearing off the odd wiper or wing mirror – have been targeting cars carrying the roof boxes before pouncing on the unsuspecting visitors, who are forced to watch helplessly as their things disappear. picked by Bingo 2 months ago

They're Japan's odd couple.

Capybaras and squirrel monkeys, unlikely neighbors in the wild, are living in the same enclosure at a zoo outside Tokyo and so far, they're loving it. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Wildlife officials in India plan to build a special school to improve the behaviour of delinquent monkeys. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago