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  1. Monkeys: Facts about the largest group of primates

    Feb 14, 2022 · Monkeys are a large group of primates spread around the world with many unique families, species and types, from mini marmosets to massive mandrills.

  2. Monkey - News and Scientific Articles on Live Science | Live Science

    May 19, 2025 · Learn about different species of monkeys; see pictures of monkeys in the wild; and watch intelligent monkeys demonstrate their skills and abilities.

  3. What's the difference between apes and monkeys?

    May 10, 2025 · "While monkeys are capable of complex thinking, they generally have a lower cognitive capacity than apes." Related: What did the last common ancestor between humans …

  4. Facts About Marmosets - Live Science

    Mar 29, 2017 · Marmosets are small monkeys that live high up in the canopies of South American rainforests. There are more than 20 species, and most could fit comfortably in an adult …

  5. Male monkeys on tiny island have way more sex with each other …

    Jul 10, 2023 · The rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago that engaged in same-sex behavior were also found to have more babies, indicating an evolutionary advantage.

  6. Primates have been masturbating for at least 40 million years

    Jun 7, 2023 · Related: Monkeys in Indonesia use rocks as 'sex toys' Their findings showed primates have likely been masturbating for tens of millions of years.

  7. Capuchins have started abducting newborn howler monkeys in …

    May 19, 2025 · Young male capuchins have developed a strange trend of acquiring baby howler monkeys. It doesn't end well for the babies.

  8. Why Haven't All Primates Evolved into Humans? - Live Science

    Jul 14, 2019 · All primates alive today, including mountain gorillas in Uganda, howler monkeys in the Americas, and lemurs in Madagascar, have proven that they can thrive in their natural …

  9. Monkey DNA Points to Common Human Ancestor - Live Science

    Apr 12, 2007 · The fact that rhesus monkeys are further away from humans in evolution will help illuminate what makes humans different from other apes in ways that chimps, which are so …

  10. Florida airport monkeys are the descendants of zoo escapees

    May 21, 2021 · A colony of wild African green monkeys living near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport finally gets an origin story.