The bearded capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus) is a nimble little monkey found in the forests of northeast Brazil. S. libidinosus is not a particularly picky eater, and will happily chow down on flowers, ...

Tool use in animals is well documented, but researchers recently discovered some monkeys in Indonesia that appeared to be using stones in a very specific way: as sex toys. While studying a population ...

Brazilian capuchins have been monkeying around with stone tools for hundreds of years, Oxford University scientists have discovered. The primates have been observed using stones as hammers and anvils ...

Most people are assuming that apes and monkeys are the same because they look somewhat similar and both belong to the primate family. But if you look sharply, they have many key differences in how ...