Category: primate

VIDEO: Spider Monkey Climbs Into Tourist’s Arms, Cuddles With Him Adorably in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

While relaxing in a hotel room in Mexico, one tourist was approached by a wild spider monkey who proceeded to snuggle up with him in his arms. Brittany Malott was shocked to witness the native primate land on the balcony in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, at The Fives Beach Hotel only to wind up cozying…


Chinese Lab’s Purchase of US Land for Primate Breeding Facility Draws Scrutiny

A Chinese firm’s purchase of land in Florida to build a lab monkey breeding facility is drawing scrutiny over the company founders’ ties to the Chinese military. JOINN Laboratories CA Inc., the California subsidiary of a biotech firm headquartered in Beijing, in July purchased more than 1,400 acres of land for building a primate facility…


Fossil Teeth Offer New Insights Into Human and Primate History

A new window into human history has been opened up by a global team of scientists who have discovered an innovative method to identify ancient seasonal climates using teeth. The scientists have developed a novel way to establish the role that ancient seasonal climates and behaviours played in the development of both primates and humans,…