Putting your own life on the line to save another is one of the most selfless and brave acts that not many people are willing ...

A Colombian couple allegedly strapped three baby monkeys to their underwear in a twisted bid to smuggle them into the ...

Two tiny new arrivals are already drawing crowds at the Houston Zoo, and one of them has a name that Astros fans will instantly recognize. On Wednesday, the zoo announced the debut of two baby ...

Caring for newborn animals in a zoo setting is a delicate process, especially when those animals require constant attention in their earliest days. For species that depend heavily on bonding, ...

Jose Altuve now has a baby monkey named Tuve at the Houston Zoo. The zoo announced the debut of two baby primates on Wednesday, including a howler monkey named in honor of Jose Altuve. The baby monkey ...

Caring for newborn animals in a zoo setting is a delicate process, especially when those animals require constant attention in their earliest days. For species that depend heavily on bonding, ...

In human societies, authoritarian regimes tend to frown on playful behaviour in adults, whereas egalitarian societies have more tolerance for humour, creativity and frolic. Martina Francesconi at the ...

California families welcoming newborns will soon receive hundreds of free diapers under a first-in-the-nation program ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Tiny, tooth-sized fossils have just reshaped the story of our deepest ancestry. Paleontologists have discovered the southernmost remains ever found of Purgatorius—the earliest-known relative of all ...

A new bipartisan bill could end the import of primates for U.S. research, targeting the roughly 20,000 monkeys brought into the country each year for laboratories or their suppliers. Sponsored by U.S.