Beagles are bred for animal testing in part because of their docile and kind nature. GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The Humane Society of the United St...

  Silverback mountain gorillas are powerful creatures. Typically, one adult male leads a band of females and juveniles. Males without a floc...

Mandrill – Mandrillus sphinx Introduction Many people mistake the Mandrill for the Baboon but they are different. Yet they do look similar t...

  SAN DIEGO (CBS Los Angeles) – Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo have received a COVID-19 vaccine, it was reported Thursday. The four or...

The Japanese macaques, more commonly known as snow monkeys, attract many tourists and Japan natives alike every year. Where are these monkey...

Like us, gorillas live in close-knit families. They care for their own, they snuggle each other at night, and they share about 98% of their ...

The Dracula Simia or “Little Dragon Monkey” as its translated are a quirky orchid found in the forests of Ecuador, according to the American...

Let’s be honest: most of us could probably use a bigger paycheck. We work the jobs we do to makes ends meet, but there aren’t many people ...

WAUCHULA, Fla. (AP) — A orangutan named Sandra, who was granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina and later found a new home in Flo...

Pet Primates The worst kinds of animals to keep as pets are the ones that endanger human lives and that cannot survive outside of the wil...

The first thing you must do if you’re thinking of having Capuchin monkeys as pets is to check the laws for exotic pets in your State. It...

Pet lions and crocodiles could soon become illegal in Arlington, Virginia. Surprised they aren't already? Turns out, many D.C.-area ...

This is the bizarre moment a drunk monkey picked up a kitchen knife and began terrorizing men in a bar. The capuchin became aggressiv...

Tiny monkeys no bigger than a thumb are being sold illegally in China and used as accessories by the country's nouveau riche. The...

Saint-Aignan (France) - Two families of endangered monkeys were stolen from a zoo in central France over the weekend, the sanctuary's...

Customs officials have seized what is being described as a 'zoo in a suitcase' from a woman accused of smuggling 108 exotic anima...

Rancagua (Chile) (AFP) - As the enormous lion prowls atop the roof of the safari vehicle, his pale pink tongue licking out from his massiv...

Two critically endangered monkeys died at a Louisiana zoo last week after a caretaker forgot them outside in the cold. A third monkey surv...

Scientists often talk about how primates are some of the smartest non-human animals, but very rarely do you hear about a species surpassi...

Gainesville, FL - Hyperbaric chambers have been used for decades to treat divers with the bends, burn victims and people with traumatic i...