Human Malaria Parasite Arose from Gorillas, Not Chimps

Researchers have discovered the skull of a 29 million-year-old animal that could be a common ancestor of Old World monkeys and apes, including humans.

We are just two guys on a farm in the North West province of South Africa that rescue and care for abused and injured Vervet monkeys. Most of the monkeys here on the farm were rescued from small cages or were chained to poles in people's back yards, where they did not have contact with other monkeys. There are hundreds of these monkeys that needs to be rescued from this life of pain and suffering. They are very social creatures and needs to be with their own kind to be happy and healthy....

Infants Able To Identify Humans As Source Of Speech, Monkeys As Source Of Monkey Calls http://ow.ly/15WzH0

The Snake Detection Theory posits a fascinating relationship between serpents and primates

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Bonobos yell out their food ratings using at least five distinct vocalizations, the study found. Since the calls are tonally similar to certain other primate sounds, such as the human exclamations "Yum!" and "Ewww," the scientists think there might be a somewhat universal primate language when it comes to food.

Whereas I look at the polygamist sect in Texas with intrigue, as they seem to mimic the mating system of quite a few animals (sending out young males so that the dominant males can freely reproduce with lots of females),...

Think you're smarter than a fifth-grader? How about a 5-year-old chimp? Japanese researchers pitted young chimps against human adults in tests of short-term memory, and overall, the chimps won.

..the first evidence of cognitive dissonance in monkeys..