Monkey

New monkey species, orange-lipped Likweli monkey, known as 'branch shaker,' identified in DRC

An FAU statement described the monkey as “draped in glossy black fur with cape-like shoulders, a long sweeping tail and a vivid orange-cream patch around the mouth and nose.”

Two 'Likweli' monkeys of a newly-identified species of Colobus monkey, discovered in Lomami National Park, sit on a tree branch, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in this undated handout image.
MACAQUES HOLD food while an infant sits between them at the Rock in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, July 27, 2019.

Gibraltar's monkeys find clever way to avoid junk food bellyache

Image from Apes and monkeys, Their life and language; illustrative.

Newly discovered fossil challenges idea of ape origins in east Africa - study

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026.

Viral baby monkey Punch finds girlfriend


Investigation uncovers global network of sadistic monkey torture

The investigation included BBC journalists going undercover in one of the torture groups on Telegram. At least 20 people are now under investigation, including three women who have been arrested

Macaque at Sacred Monkey Forest, Bali, Indonesia

Do baby chimps acquire language like human children do? - study

Researchers observed a group of 28 semi-wild chimps, aged between 1-11 years old in northern Zambia.

A baby chimpanzee nicknamed 'Saidia', which means 'Help' in Kiswahili, arrives at Nairobi's Wilson Airport after being rescued from southern Sudan by wildlife workers late October 15, 2003. Despite laws against the killing of wild animals and trade in endangered species, the ongoing conflict in Suda

Primitive language among chimps discovered by scientists using fake snakes - study

The snake model used for the study was manufactured from the skin of a dead python.

 Wild chimpanzee Fiona shows a leaf to her mother.

Monkeys have ability to think complexly and deliberate decisions - study

New research challenges the long-held idea that only humans possess the ability to think deeply about a problem and consider factors including costs, consequences, and constraints.

Mother Liz is seen caring for her newborn baby Javan langur monkey at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo.

Spinning reportedly able to influence monkeys' state of consciousness - study

You may have watched more than once monkeys frolicking and spinning on trees, and it turns out that there is an interesting explanation for this.

Northern brown howler monkey

Raising teenagers is like living with chimps, and it's scientifically proven

In a current study, researchers found that adolescent chimpanzees are very similar to human teenagers, and even manage to be nicer than them.

An adult male chimpanzee rests in the dry and open woodland vegetation which dominates the Issa Valley savanna - mosaic habitat.

Young chimpanzees less impulsive than human counterparts, study finds

Young chimpanzees and human teens share risk-taking behaviors, American psychologists and anthropologists find.

 A chimpanzee. One of the closest animals to humans on the evolutionary ladder (illustrative).

Monkeys made stone tools 50,000 years ago that were discovered in Brazil - study

The researchers also state that they're "confident that the early archeological sites from Brazil may not be human-derived but may belong to capuchin monkeys."

Northern brown howler monkey

Did early humans walk upright in trees? - study

Our earliest ancestors may not have evolved to walk on two feet while on the ground, despite earlier research suggesting that this was the case.

A female chimpanzee carries her infant on her back as she navigates the crown of a large woodland tree during foraging.

WATCH: Monkey attacks Miss Peru after she poses for a photograph

It's not the first time something like this happened: A model posed next to a macaque monkey, but it got a bit too fascinated by her strapless dress.

Macaque at Sacred Monkey Forest, Bali, Indonesia