Around 450 squirrel-sized marmoset monkeys reside at Texas Biomed's primate center, aiding research on aging, health span and longevity.

Children across Watauga County have penned their Christmas wishes to Santa Claus this year, and their letters reveal equal measures of childhood wonder and creativity.

The zoo announced Friday that on the morning of Dec. 7, zookeepers discovered Kivuli, the black-and-white colobus monkey, had ...

Ant pupae are unable to move, however, so they've developed a unique mechanism that leads them to sacrifice their own life for the betterment of the nest. Researchers in Austria have discovered that ...

In a remarkable display of self-sacrifice, baby ants infected with a deadly fungus deliberately signal worker ants to kill them. This extreme measure prevents the spread of disease, protecting the ...

New research shows that terminally ill baby ants tell other ants to kill them, potentially protecting the rest of the colony from their infection. In a study published today in the journal Nature ...

The Erie Zoo is celebrating the birth of an adorable monkey. The lesser spot-nosed guenon monkey was born on Wednesday to first-time mom Georgia. The zoo says that both mom and baby are healthy and ...

The Erie Zoo welcomed a baby monkey. The baby, a lesser spot-nosed guenon whose gender isn't known yet, was born Oct. 8 to first-time mother Georgia and to father Nemo, zoo officials announced Oct. 9.

New photos show an adorable, rare ‘L’Hoest’ monkey born at Edinburgh Zoo. The baby arrived to parents Sheli and Jamal, after a five month gestation period. The infant is currently unnamed, but keepers ...

This video shows baby monkey Cutis appearing confused and worried as the mother begins signs of labor. The scene highlights the emotional sensitivity of young animals and the natural bonds within ...

Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two different ant species. A team ...

The Louisville Zoo is celebrating the birth of a colobus monkey, the first-ever to be born at the zoo.Zoo officials said 5-year-old Ate gave birth to a healthy infant early Sunday morning. The gender ...