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DHAKA, BANGLADESH - NOVEMBER 11: A monkey carrying a puppy are seen around the park in Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 11, 2022. A monkey was spotted carrying a puppy around the park. The monkey also carried the puppy on its lap and was seen jumping from a tree's branches. Even though monkeys and dogs do not necessarily bond, a different animal friendly relationship was seen in Dhaka. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Monkeys sometimes have ‘pets’ like humans

Pair of Olive Baboons (Papio Anubis) in Serengeti, Tanzania. (photo by: Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Monkeys are surprisingly good at geometry

An orangutan smiling.

Great apes (including us) have been giggling for 15 million years

By Laura Baisas

an orangutan mother and child stare down at researchers from a tree

Endangered Species

Orangutan poop holds surprising clues about how long they breastfeed

By Margherita Bassi

a sleeping baby gorilla

Endangered Species

Pregnant gorillas undergo ultrasounds and the results might look familiar

By Margherita Bassi

purple crystals

Humans’ love of crystals goes back at least 6 million years

By Laura Baisas

a chimpanzee laying on its back in a forest

Chimpanzees love alcohol and their pee proves it

By Laura Baisas

a monkey with white and black fur and a blue-ish face sits in a tree

Endangered Species

Blue-faced, puffy-lipped monkey scores a rare conservation win

By Margherita Bassi

a small primate with large eyes clings to a branch

Endangered Species

This wide-eyed baby primate is cute, cuddly—and venomous

By Margherita Bassi

Yellow bananas arranged against a blue background

Penis size may matter more to men than women

a monkey with a red face sits in a hot spring while it snows

Snow monkeys love hot springs. They’re also good for them.

By Laura Baisas

a young chimpanzee hanging upside down in a tree

Baby chimpanzees like to free fall through trees

By Margherita Bassi

Close up of young rhesus macaque monkey eating peanut

Escaped lab monkey finds new home at New Jersey animal sanctuary

a chimpanzee in green grass

Chimpanzees shock biologists with rational thinking

By Margherita Bassi

a baby chimp on an adult chimpanzee's back

Chimpanzees’ brutal battle for territory leads to a baby boom

By Laura Baisas

a lemur in a tree

Lemurs keep evolving new species, even after 50 million years

By Margherita Bassi

Mother and child orangutan in tree nest

Endangered Species

Baby orangutans spy on mom to build cozy treehouse nests

A large female black mountain gorilla on all fours turns her head to the camera, while its young offspring with fluffy black fur rides on its back, also looking toward the camera. They are surrounded by dense green foliage in a natural habitat.

Female mountain gorillas wield a lot of power

By RJ Mackenzie

Three photos of early hominin and primate skulls

Human teeth evolved to fit our diet

Cissy, a Sumatran orangutan mother, is taking a nap in her day nest.

Orangutans sacrifice sleep to socialize–but naps can help

By Lauren Leffer