The 43 rhesus macaque primates escaped after a caretaker failed to secure doors. All are back at the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee. The last four, recaptured this week, “appear to ...

Using positive reinforcement training (PRT) to encourage animals to voluntarily engage in husbandry or research activities (rather than by using force) is an important way researchers can increase ...

All are key components in grasping. Climbing, like grasping, is an ancient arboreal adaptation for primates. Moving up vertical substrates is well documented across all primates, although ...

Of all primates living today, only we humans walk fully upright. But Lucy and other fossil finds reveal that more than 3 million years ago, a relatively small-brained, ape-faced human ancestor ...

When you first look at them, you don't necessarily think of them as a primate, but they share features with all other primates и [T]heir brains are bigger than other mammals. Their eyes are in ...

Our recent research suggests that twins were actually the norm much further back in primate evolution, rather than an unusual occurrence worthy of note. Despite the fact that almost all primates ...

Our recent research suggests that twins were actually the norm much further back in primate evolution, rather than an unusual occurrence worthy of note. Despite the fact that almost all primates ...

All keepers must abide by a code of ethics which promotes a sense of healthy respect for all the animals which are on loan to them. This includes respect for the species involved as well as respect ...

Dr Russell Mittermeier is a world renowned primatologist, Global Wildlife Conservation’s Chief Conservation Officer and chairman of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Primate Specialist Group.