Wildlife trafficking is one of the world's biggest illegal trades, and the U.S. creates much of the demand for pet primates. Now there's a proposed ban on privately owning and breeding these animals.

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

Hundreds of monkeys can now safely cross roads in Alta Floresta, a city in the southern Brazilian Amazon. Seven canopy ...

White-cheeked gibbons, native to Southeast Asia, are considered critically endangered, as seen on the IUCN Red List. This is mainly due to habitat loss from deforestation. According to zoo officials, ...

Filmhouse returns Filmhouse opens its doors to the public on Friday morning at 10am. The cinema with its café and bar has ...

In the charming mountain town of Blue Ridge, Georgia, there’s a place where the mythical meets reality – Expedition Bigfoot, ...

Chipmunks are members of the same family as squirrels. The small rodents spend most of their time aboveground, eating seeds, ...

You may know a ton of fun facts about animals, but we bet you haven't heard these jaw-dropping truths Are you up on your fun facts about animals? For every extraordinary creature on the planet, there ...

The Amazon Rainforest, the world's largest tropical rainforest, is home to some of the most extraordinary and diverse ...

A pair of animal rights groups are working to open a museum detailing primate suffering. The museum will be located between two primate research labs at UW-Madison, and the animal rights groups say it ...

These odors are "behaviorally irrelevant to a carnivore such as the dog, but presumably behaviorally relevant for us primates," Laska explained. This leads him to believe that an animal's ability to ...

Giants is to go on show at the National Museum of Scotland in January, featuring life-sized 3D models and nearly complete skeletons on a journey through time. The exhibitions will span from 66 ...