His viral stardom and the scramble for stuffed orangutans show how quickly — and cravenly — trauma becomes trend.

A Japanese macaque named Punch has gone viral. A biologist explains how his journey from abandonment to social integration ...

Born Free, the wildlife charity, has warned that Punch's viral fame could do more harm than good—for him and for his species.

Primates are a group of mammals that includes humans and our close relatives, such as apes, monkeys and lemurs. Monkeys, such as capuchins and macaques; prosimians, like lemurs and tarsiers; ...

Like viral sensation Punch and his orange stuffed orangutan, Project Chimps has a resident that can't get enough of her Grinch toys, the sanctuary's executive director says.

The Oregon National Primate Research Center will explore a potentially federally supported transition with the National Institutes of Health ...

A monkey descending a tree trunk often keeps its head up, moving almost like a cautious climber backing down a ladder.

The facility has been fined more than $158,000 since 2007, according to PETA, and is the nation's largest academically affiliated primate laboratory, housing more than 11,000 primates.