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'Lost extinction,' uncovered for the first time, claimed more than 60% of Africa's primatesMore than half of the species in five mammal groups went extinct in Africa about 34 million years ago, scientists recently discovered.
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Leprosy identified in wild chimpanzees for the first timeLeprosy, a disease that was previously unknown in non-human primates in the wild, has been detected in two unconnected populations of chimpanzees in West Africa.
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Which animals sing?It's often assumed that birds are the only animals that sing. But these other divas of the animal kingdom prove otherwise.
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Why do primates carry around dead infants?In a new analysis, researchers compared hundreds of such cases across primate species.
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Chimps use 'hi' and 'bye' greetings, just like humansHumans aren't the only species that show "hello" and "goodbye" behaviors.
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Chimpanzee troop beats and kills infant gorillas in unprecedented clash (Video)Researchers have documented chimpanzees killing gorillas for the first time. The two fatal attacks were caught on film at a national park in Gabon, Central Africa.
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Albino chimp baby murdered by its elders days after rare sightingThe chimp community's initial reactions to the infant were "unusual."
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Man in China dies of rare 'monkey B' virusWhen human cases of this virus occur, they are often deadly.
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This giant, leaf-eating lemur was the size of a human and had paws like a koalaMassive lemurs once clung to Madagascar's trees. Scientists recently sequenced the nuclear genome of one extinct giant, the koala lemur, for the first time.
