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Baby mandrills doing well at Tata zoo

Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 13:43

The two newborn baby mandrills, the largest of all monkeys and easily identified by the blue and red skin on their faces, are doing well at the Tata Steel zoo here.

Oldest evidence of split between Old World monkeys and apes uncovered

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 12:40

Discovery of two fossils from the East African Rift has provided new information about the evolution of primates, according to a study.

Monkeys conform to social norms: Study

Last Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013, 18:31

The human tendency to adopt the behaviour of others when on their home territory has been found in non-human primates, according to scientists at the University of St Andrews in UK.

Monkeys` lip-smacking sounds resemble human speech

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 14:13

The vocal lip-smacks that gelada monkeys use in friendly encounters have surprising similarities to human speech, a study has revealed.

Monkeys damage crops on 15,596 hectares of Agri land: J&K Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 17:00

Monkeys have been annually damaging various type of crops covering over 15,000 hectares of land in Jammu division of the state.

Monkeys avoid selfish others: Study

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 18:26

Capuchin monkeys judge the social interactions of others and hold biases against individuals behaving selfishly, new research has found.

It`s evolutionary difference that makes for human brains

Last Updated: Monday, February 25, 2013, 15:01

Humans have two functional networks in their cerebral cortex not found in rhesus monkeys, which may have been added during evolution from primate ancestor to human.

Coldplay’s `Clocks` crowned past 10 years’ greatest hit

Last Updated: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 18:07

Coldplay’s track ‘Clocks’ beat Arctic Monkeys’ ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ and Elbow’s ‘One Day Like This’ to emerge as the BBC Radio 6 Music’s greatest hit of the past ten years.

Monkeys synchronize movements with peers just like humans

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 16:25

Primates modify their body movements to be in tune with others, just like humans do, according to Japanese researchers.

`Being popular runs in the family for monkeys`

Last Updated: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 22:20

Scientists have found that being popular actually runs in the family - at least for monkeys!

Lady Tarzan? Woman `raised by monkeys in jungle`

Last Updated: Monday, October 22, 2012, 13:11

Marina Chapman learnt how to catch birds and rabbits with her bare hands after being abandoned in the jungle by kidnappers.

China to artificially breed rare golden monkeys

Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 21:00

China is now turning its attention to the golden monkeys and is set to establish the country`s first artificial breeding base for the endangered species.