In the ancient Roman mine underneath Carmona, Spain, researchers discovered a new species of isopod named Baeticoniscus carmonaensis, or the Carmona isopod. This tiny crustacean, with its segmented ...

A rare cultural behavior spreads among young male capuchins and baby howlers, raising questions about animal traditions and ...

Scientists have found surprising video evidence of what they call monkey kidnappings – and they’re trying to figure out why.

Researchers have discovered a weird, new behavior among capuchin monkeys, and it involves kidnapping howler monkey infants.

Camera traps on Panama’s Jicaron Island show young male capuchins repeatedly abducting baby howler monkeys, a baffling social trend detailed in Current Biology ...

Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism ...

Scientists studying footage from Jicarón Island spotted something unusual: a capuchin monkey carrying an infant howler on his ...

Biologists documented five male capuchin monkeys carrying at least eleven different infant howler monkeys -- a behavior never before seen in wild primates. Rise and spread: The sightings were remotely ...

A baby howler monkey clung to the back of an older male monkey, its tiny fingers grasping fur. But they’re not related and ...

Scientists on Panama's Jicarón Island were mystified by photos and videos of young male capuchins carrying howler monkeys on their backs for days at a time ...

Capuchin monkeys have been caught on camera abducting the babies of another primate. The "weird" fad, which led to the deaths of several baby howler monkeys, was started by a male capuchin named Joker ...

Plus, researchers could hear adult howler monkeys calling back and forth with the infants, who would sometimes try to crawl ...