There are 536 species of monkeys in the world today, and the Democratic Republic of Congo has a new one. Named Likweli, this ...

A reported eagle call before a monkey hunt highlights how quickly primates recognize aerial danger—and why the bird’s ...

In 1993, a new species was discovered in the swampy forests of Africa: the Niger Delta red colobus monkey. Within 20 years, ...

Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.

Russell Mittermeier has a running joke about Bill Konstant. The two have worked together, off and on, for more than four ...

Honey is a prized resource across many parts of Africa, but wild bee nests are difficult to find. However, some human honey hunters have an unusual ally: the greater honeyguide (Indicator indicator), ...

Wade Papenfus spends three unforgettable days living alongside a remote monkey hunting tribe, learning ancient survival ...

Tsetse flies transmit some of Africa's most persistent parasitic diseases. They have affected human health, livestock ...

This social behavior might reveal the evolutionary roots of traits that underlie pet-keeping in humans, scientists say, from ...

There are estimated to be fewer than 600 Delacour's langurs left in the wild, making the sighting particularly special.

I spent most of 2013 in the canopy of a cloudforest in Colombia, collecting insects and arachnids from inside bromeliads and mosses. I was studying how their availability influences the diet of the ...