We focused specifically on female macaques, because they have the most stable long-term relationships in this population. With the help of several dedicated research technicians, we followed these ...

In 2015, on Japan’s forested island of Yakushima, a male macaque jumped up onto the back of a female sika deer and started trying to mate with it. At the time, researchers believed that the male ...

Barbary macaque troops are also matriarchal, with dominance determined by relatedness to the top-ranking female. Males form coalitions, or friendships, and are often invited into social ...

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A romance between a pair of critically endangered monkeys has resulted in a new arrival at Drusillas Zoo just in time for Valentine’s Day.

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The female rhesus macaques made their escape from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee, S.C., in early November, surviving an uncharacteristically brutal winter outside the facility.

The research facility where the troop of monkeys first escaped has confirmed that all of the escaped monkeys have been ...