The order Primates consists of not only our closest relatives on earth, the seven great apes, but also over 450 species of monkeys, lemurs, lorises, and galagos. Primates are fantastically diverse, ...

Scientists researching primates, called "primatologists," have learned a lot over the years about our closest evolutionary ...

The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time itself. These creatures, ranging from massive gorillas to tiny mouse lemurs, ...

As members of the exclusive primate family, we humans know just how special this mammalian order is. Even our most distant ...

Primate social organization is more flexible than previously assumed. According to a new study, the first primates probably lived in pairs, while only around 15 percent of individuals were solitary.

A new list of the 25 most threatened primates has been published by the International Primatological Society, which held its 30th congress in Madagascar in July. More than 40% of primate species are ...

Most people imagine our early primate ancestors swinging through lush tropical forests. But new research shows that they were braving the cold. As an ecologist who has studied chimpanzees and lemurs ...