There has been in recent years a substantial increase in the variety of enhancement devices available for nonhuman primates in captivity, and the task of properly outfitting a housing unit can be ...

Nonhuman primates are wild animals whose behavioral and psychological needs are irreconcilable with the realities of a captive life as pets. They can also pose a serious threat to the people around ...

The total number of nonhuman primates in research in the United States was 71,921 in 2021 (the most recent year for which figures are available), according to the US Department of Agriculture. This ...

Social media makes it easy to believe luxury pets live better than most humans, but behind the glam shots is a reality that’s ...

Jeanna Trieder, owner of the Lubbock lemur sanctuary RingTail Ranch, said injuries and regret are common for Texans who buy ...

Primates are masters of life in the trees, primarily due to their grasping hands and feet. Body size is a complicated variable across primate locomotor studies (Napier, 1968; Fleagle & Mittermeier ...

Customers find them irresistible, but these primates don’t fare well as pets ... University examined a hundred online videos of pet lorises and concluded that all the animals were distressed ...

Charlie the mountain lion at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the lucky ones. He found a forever home after being rescued.

In the past, he’s done dental work on primates in Indonesia ... Antin: My most memorable pet: “My first dog, his name was Bruno, and he was a Doberman/German shepherd mix from a rescue.