The monkeys, which live only in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, are still considered endangered. The population survey was conducted over roughly a year. Researchers went to specific locations and ...

the study looked at two groups of capuchin monkeys living in the Caatinga, a semi-arid ecosystem in northeastern Brazil. The scientists discovered that collective interactions such as grooming and ...

and Brazil. Woolly monkeys were once considered four species: the gray, Columbian, silvery, and Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkeys. More recent genetic studies suggest there are only two ...

Natural rafts like the ones that ferried the monkeys have played a key role in ... the discovery of Ashaninkacebus simpsoni in Brazil further expanded our understanding of these ancient voyages ...

From narcos to navigating FARC paramilitaries, Angela Maldonado has been spearheading a campaign to protect the Amazon's night monkeys from an illegal wildlife trade ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys as Brazil swelters. The cold treats are part of the animals’ well-being program, providing thermal ...

Brazil's Health Ministry Friday announced the ... monkeypox is a “sylvatic zoonosis” - that is, a virus that infects monkeys and can, incidentally, affect humans. Infection usually occurs ...

The project was coordinated by Ottoni, who in the late 1990s led the first studies in Brazil on tool use and social learning by capuchin monkeys at the Tietê Ecological Park in the state of São ...

Brazil's Health Ministry Monday launched an awareness campaign on monkeypox, to inform the population about transmission, contagion, and symptoms of the malady. Under the motto “Monkey Pox ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Rio de Janeiro zoo is giving ice pops to a bear, a jaguar, wolves and monkeys as Brazil swelters. The cold treats are part of the animals’ well-being program ...