As members of the exclusive primate family, we humans know just how special this mammalian order is. Even our most distant primate relatives share about 96 percent of their DNA with us, proving we may ...

Monkeys are one of the most varied types of creatures in the world. In fact, some species are so extraordinary that they can ...

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The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time itself. These creatures, ranging from massive gorillas to tiny mouse lemurs, ...

The order Primates consists of not only our closest relatives on earth, the seven great apes, but also over 450 species of monkeys, lemurs, lorises, and galagos. Primates are fantastically diverse, ...

One night, 10-year-old Sebastián Montilla heard a creature moving over a tree branch on his father’s farm in Pijao, Quindío department, one of Colombia’s renowned coffee-growing regions. As he pointed ...

The next time you visit Fort Worth Zoo, you can now head over to the World of Primates exhibit. The upgraded habitat will feature some new species, including a two-toed sloth named Olive.