Previous studies found that macaques aren’t necessarily deterred by contamination—as long as the payoff is tempting. When presented with a favorite treat (such as a peanut) wild Japanese macaques ...

The Bangka slow loris is one of Earth's most exotic primates, a slow-moving tree dweller that happens to be venomous. It was ...

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"Groups have histories, and those histories show up in behavior,” said Stephan Kaufhold, who led the study as a doctoral ...

The idea that humans evolved from modern monkeys is one of the most common misunderstandings about evolution. Humans and ...

In fact, the overwhelming majority of animals have tails. Only a select few, like us humans, don’t have an external tail. But ...

Japanese macaques that survived a deadly disease outbreak have become more wary of potentially contaminated food, Popular ...

It is October, and in the mountains of Japan, acorns, chestnuts and wild fruits are ripening. "Eat, sleep, get fat" sounds ...

As far as my current-gen upgrade wishlist goes, the Xbox One animal evolution sim Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey certainly ...

Many years ago, evolutionary psychologist Nick Humphrey met a family in Turkey with eight children who were unable to walk upright. Due to a genetic disease, they could only get around on all fours.

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