WASHINGTON (AP) — A baby howler monkey clung to the back of an older male monkey, its tiny fingers grasping fur. But they're not related and not even the same species. Scientists spotted surprising ...

On an island in Panama, a fad that one researcher called "viscerally disturbing" has recently taken off among a group of young male monkeys. These adolescents and juveniles have started to kidnap the ...

A baby howler monkey clung to the back of an older male monkey, its tiny fingers grasping fur. But they're not related and not even the same species. Scientists spotted surprising evidence of what ...

Credit: Christian Ziegler/Brendan Barrett / Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior/Cover Images A capuchin monkey named ‘Joker’ has sparked a bizarre and cruel fad among his kind on an island off the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Roger Williams Park Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its beloved howler monkeys. Ramone passed away peacefully surrounded by his caretakers on May 20, according to the ...

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A young male nicknamed Joker was probably the first to start carrying a howler monkey baby on his back for days on end. Then a group of other young males started to copy him. Here a white-faced ...

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — A day after announcing the death of an American black bear, the Cape May County Park & Zoo welcomed a 6-year-old male black howler monkey named Diego. Diego arrived in April ...

This photo provided by researchers shows a baby howler monkey clinging onto a young adult male capuchin monkey on Jicarón Island, Panama in September 2022. (Brendan Barrett/Max Planck Institute of ...