A Japanese macaque named Punch has gone viral. A biologist explains how his journey from abandonment to social integration ...

In mammals, social behavior and social status can substantially influence the survival, reproductive performance, and health of individuals. However, it is not yet fully understood how the translation ...

"Primate mothers are some of the best mothers you will find in the animal kingdom," one expert said. So what happened with ...

Cooperative behaviour and prosociality in nonhuman primates constitute a vital area of research that illuminates the evolutionary origins of complex sociality. Studies indicate that primates employ a ...

The observation of homosexual behaviors in animals has long raised questions about their origins and functions. A recent study, focused on primates, shows that these behaviors are not random but are ...

Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their ...

A new study explains how climbing down trees helped shape upright posture in early primates and changed the course of evolution.

A monkey descending a tree trunk often keeps its head up, moving almost like a cautious climber backing down a ladder.

Adaptation and behavior in the primate fossil record / Callum F. Ross ... [et al.] -- Functional morphology and in vivo bone strain patterns in the craniofacial region of primates: beware of ...

Learn about the different ways mammals descended from trees and what this can tell us about early primate evolution.