The bigger the brain, the better we are at finding fruit. But is that true? A new study on wild primates refutes this idea.
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Male proboscis monkeys are known for their large, bulbous nose appendages. It’s a strange feature to evolve – with new research shedding light on their unlikely origin story.
It’s a question of evolution and adaptation.
When resources are tight, mothers bear the costs of playing with their offspring even as they avoid socializing with others.
The scarcity of bat fossils is more than a palaeontological puzzle: it has implications for bat conservation strategies today.
Oceanic dispersal of dinosaurs between Europe and Africa shows how low-probability, high-impact events drive evolution.
Zoo-based research can teach us about the needs of animals in our care.
Does size matter? In the animal kingdom, yes.
A community of macaques in Japan has a high rate of disabled individuals who survive with behavioural flexibility and maternal care. Globally, primate disabilities are often related to human causes.
New fossil studies tell us our ancient ancestors enjoyed a diet of soft, sweet fruits. This would have influenced where they lived and spread to – and even the evolution of colour vision.
Tourists can do a number of things to avoid dangerous encounters with monkeys.
What happened to the three-metre tall apes that once lived alongside orangutans? A new study suggests they were too slow to adapt to a changing world.
Why wild chimpanzees end up as pets and how we can keep them in the wild.
Most of the males in a Puerto Rican monkey colony engaged in homosexual activity, a new study reveals.
Masturbation seems like an evolutionary conundrum. New research has found an explanation.
Early life environments and adult social bonds both have strong effects on survival.
In many animals, including humans, adverse events in youth have lasting negative health effects over the life span. But new research suggests something different is going on in mountain gorillas.
Chimpanzees have been the focus of primate research for decades. But their close cousins, the bonobos, can offer us important insights into human nature too.
Researchers encourage citizen scientists to contribute to datasets on animal deaths caused by infrastructure. This will inform efforts to reduce the human impact on biodiversity.
Most of us have heard of the dangers of deforestation but there are other more subtle ways that human beings can endanger monkeys, apes and lemurs.
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Associate professor, University of South Australia
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Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Liverpool John Moores University
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Asso. Professor in Anthropology, University College London, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, University of South Wales
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Senior Researcher in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University
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University of Hull
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Associate Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Professor of Primate Biology, Liverpool John Moores University
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PhD Researcher, Plymouth Marjon University
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Associate Professor, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of Anthropology, Durham University
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Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Oxford
