"These animals are highly sensitive and easily startled," the Yemassee ... and the Caribbean. Species include marmosets, ...

has long been intrigued with animal behavior, particularly how nonhuman primates are remarkably similar and dissimilar to humans. This curiosity drove her to study neurocognitive aging in marmosets, ...

This is not the first monkey escape in the S.C. Lowcountry. And of course, there's a Murdaugh crime saga connection.

Marmosets are highly social and live in small family groups of around two to eight animals. They spend most of their time in trees and have a wide variety of social calls. To record the calls ...

Researchers have uncovered how social interactions influence brain development in common marmosets, drawing parallels with ...

From a monkey that weighs only a few ounces to a 100-pound rodent, get to know some of these adorable creatures.

These brain regions only reach maturity in early adulthood, allowing the animals to learn from social interactions for longer ...

A recent study indicates that these monkeys also vocally label other individuals, shedding light on the origins of human ...

The development of primate brains is shaped by various inputs. However, these inputs differ between independent breeders, ...

In common marmosets, the brain regions that process social interactions develop very slowly, extending until early adulthood, like in humans. During this time, all group members are involved in ...

Alcohol — and animals that love to consume it — is far more common in the natural world than scientists once believed, a study has found. Because ethanol — the kind of alcohol that forms ...

Human beings live every day with the understanding of our own mortality, but do animals have any concept of death? It's a question that has long intrigued scientists, fueled by reports of ants ...