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.

Primates—the group of animals that includes monkeys, apes and humans—first evolved in cold, seasonal climates around 66 million years ago, not in the warm tropical forests scientists previously ...

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 ...

AMSTERDAM — Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes around 20 million years ago, according to a study published on Wednesday. Researchers from ...

Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham.View full profile Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. What did early primates munch on to ...

Skulls of 29 million year old primates used in this study Aegyptopithecus on left Parapithecus on right. Credit: Matt Borths Skulls of 29 million year old primates used in this study Aegyptopithecus ...

Modern tarsiers are tree-dwelling primates that live on Southeast Asian islands. The tarsier lineage split off from the anthropoids, the lineage that gave rise to monkeys, apes, and humans, just ...

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Primates - the group of animals that includes monkeys, apes and humans - first evolved in cold, seasonal climates around 66 million years ago, not in the warm tropical forests scientists previously ...

Primates – and this includes humans – are thought of as highly social animals. Many species of monkeys and apes live in groups. Lemurs and other Strepsirrhines, often colloquially referred to as ...