‘Monkey city’ tattoos and sterilises macaques to end their reign of terror
The animals have been central to Lopburi’s identity and a major attraction for curious tourists, but long-suffering locals are fed up
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The animals have been central to Lopburi’s identity and a major attraction for curious tourists, but long-suffering locals are fed up
Runaway macaque is surrounded by search team and downed by a tranquiliser dart after enjoying a snack left out for the birds
Japanese macaque was spotted in village gardens and by an aerial camera earlier this week
The Japanese macaque, nicknamed Kingussie Kong, was captured on aerial camera after it fled a wildlife park into nearby villages
Chinese scientists used same method that made Dolly the Sheep in 1996 but macaque has lived longer than any other cloned primate
The daughter of Marina Chapman – who says she lived with capuchins as a child – has returned to her mother's jungle home
Couple banned from keeping animals for 10 years after RSPCA found their marmoset ‘screaming and rolling around’ at Welsh home
Gene-editing tool that removed mutated areas of DNA in rhesus macaques could be harnessed for use in humans
Study on macaque monkeys finds that Parkinson’s treatment could reduce alcohol dependency
Three women arrested in Britain as part of global investigation into trading of videos showing macaques being abused in Indonesia
Lack of government action has forced crop owners in India to take matters into their own hands to tackle simians destroying their fields
Outraged animal rights activists fear the monkeys could meet ‘a terrible fate’ in Chinese testing labs or restaurants
Nimble-fingered animals can be tricked, but the less dextrous are unimpressed, Cambridge University study finds
When long-tailed macaques use rocks to open nuts, pieces of stone shear off, leaving shards identical to those seen at hominid sites
US investigation could disrupt imports of animals required by regulators for early research on the safety of vaccines and drugs
Unidentified ‘mystery’ primate is believed to be a blend between two different species that are competing for forest space in Borneo
Proclivity of humans to consume alcohol stems from fruit-eating primates gorging on naturally-occurring ethanol, study finds
US scientists produced 'chimera' cells using human stem cells – but critics say the work 'poses ethical challenges'
The Popa langur has been around for at least a million years, but only 200 to 250 are left in the wild today
The montage of selfies showed the monkey from various angles as it explored the trees and other foliage
Monkeys can contract Covid-19 and then infect humans in turn, according to scientists
Four tooth fossils of newly-discovered species of Parapithecids primate discovered in Peruvian Amazon