Roman military officers stationed in Egypt kept pet monkeys imported from India as a symbol of wealth, according to a new study of an ancient animal cemetery containing the bodies of dozens of ...

For decades, animals have been used in scientific and medical research. Naturally, some supported research on animals, while others wanted nothing more than to set the animals free. For those in the ...

Most of the time, troops of macaque monkeys live together in harmony. However, in macaque societies, dominance and troop rank determine everything from access to food to mating rights. So, it’s ...

On the morning of New Year's Day, Florida wildlife showed up in non-woodsy places. Perhaps, they were taking advantage of humans sleeping in to venture outside their comfort zone. This was especially ...

WINCHESTER, United Kingdom -- It was the great escape for some monkeys at a zoo in the United Kingdom. The zoo was put on lockdown after two adult monkeys escaped from an enclosure. Some zoo-goers ...

It was a typical Florida story. In January 2014, Missy Williams stood at the edge of a park-and-fly in Dania Beach near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. She watched the boundary where ...