Ape Escape: Indonesian Orangutans Airlifted Back to the Wild
Borneo’s orangutans have plummeted by more than 100,000 since 1999 amid increasing fatal conflicts with people and their jungle habitat
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Human Eye Cells Survived Transplant to Primates in Blindness Study
The retinal cells from a human cadaver’s eye were successfully transplanted into primate eyes, an important step in perfecting surgical interventions to fight blindness, according to new medical research published Thursday.
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From Macaques to Crabs, Wildlife Faces Threat From Face Masks
Masks that helped save lives during the coronavirus pandemic are proving a deadly hazard for wildlife, with birds and marine creatures ensnared in the staggering number of discarded facial coverings littering animal habitats.
Read moreSaving the Amazon’s Orphan Monkeys
Far from the rifle cracks that occasionally rip through the rainforest as local tribesmen hunt mature primates for their meat and soft pelts, a sanctuary in a corner of the Colombian Amazon is offering new life to the orphaned monkeys left behind.
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Zoo Monkeys Prefer Traffic Noise to Natural Sounds: Study
They may be naturally suited to swinging in rainforests, but monkeys in a Finnish zoo have demonstrated a “significant” preference for traffic sounds instead of the noises of the jungle, researchers have found.
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Marauding Monkeys Bring Fear to Historic Indian Tourist Haven
Thousands of monkeys are menacing the historic Indian city of Shimla, where sterilizations and illegal poisonings have failed to blunt their frequent attacks on tourists and farms.
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Troublesome South African Baboon Evicted for Raiding Homes
Kataza already had a lengthy rap sheet with Cape Town authorities, so when he organized a band of others to raid a series of suburban homes, he was captured. Now he sleeps at a local prison, although there is a social media campaign for him to be returned to his old stomping grounds.
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Just Monkeying Around: Primate Takes Phone, Then Selfies
A Malaysian student whose cellphone was stolen while he was sleeping has tracked down the culprit: a monkey who took photo and video selfies with the device before abandoning it.
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Uganda Reports 2 New Gorilla Babies in Bwindi National Park
Two new baby gorillas have been discovered in a Ugandan national park where a beloved primate named Rafiki was killed in June, a wildlife official announced Tuesday, saying the infants are part of a baby boom in the protected forest popular with tourists.
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Uganda Court Jails Killer of Mountain Gorilla for 11 Years
A Ugandan court on Thursday sentenced a man to 11 years in prison for offences including the killing of a beloved mountain gorilla in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
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Rare Subspecies of Gorillas Photographed With Babies
Conservationists have captured the first images of a group of rare Cross River gorillas with multiple babies in Nigeria’s Mbe mountains, proof that the subspecies once feared to be extinct is reproducing amid protection efforts.
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Macaque Attack: Humans Try to Take Back Thai City From Monkeys
Residents barricaded indoors, rival gang fights and no-go zones for humans. Welcome to Lopburi, an ancient Thai city overrun by monkeys super-charged on junk food, whose population is growing out of control.
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Indian Monkeys Snatch Coronavirus Samples
Monkeys mobbed an Indian health worker and made off with coronavirus test blood samples, spreading fears that the stealing simians could spread the pandemic in the local area.
Read moreWayne Newton’s Monkey
Krystal Newton sued entertainer Wayne Newton, claiming she was bitten by his monkey, Boo, in Clark County Court.
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Second Family of Ancient Primates Found to Have Crossed Atlantic for New World
Four fossilized ancient primate molars excavated from the Yuruá River in the Peruvian Amazon have provided scientists new information about the mysterious lineage of early primates in the New World, according to a study released Thursday.
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En Route to Vasectomy in Sydney, Baboons Cut Loose
A baboon scheduled to undergo a vasectomy in Australia made a dash for freedom Tuesday along with his “two wives,” leaving the trio running amok on the streets of the country’s biggest city.
Read moreOrangutan Granted Human Status Settles Into New Florida Home
A 33-year-old orangutan granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina is settling into her new surroundings at the Center for Great Apes in central Florida.
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Evolutionary Gene Loss May Explain Why Only Humans Have Heart Attacks
Humans and captive chimps both consume red meat and live fairly sedentary lifestyles, but only the former develops a plaque buildup in their arteries. Research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday pinpoints a missing gene that may make humans more susceptible to heart disease than our jungle-swinging cousins.
Read moreOrangutan Mother Blinded by Air Gun Pellets in Indonesia
An orangutan mother has been blinded after being shot with at least 74 air gun pellets on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, where threats to the endangered species have increased as the palm oil and paper industries shrink its jungle habitat.
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