Deep in the forests of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a story of animal intelligence and social cooperation has unfolded over ...

Spider monkeys share food knowledge by changing groups, helping everyone find fruit faster in forests across seasons and landscapes.

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Spider monkeys possess a sophisticated social system, sharing "insider knowledge" about the best fruit trees in the forest rather than foraging randomly, new research has found. Scientists discovered ...

When spider monkeys want to tell others about the best fruit trees in the forest or ones they've missed, they do so by changing their social groups to share what they know, according to a new study ...

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UC Davis scientists uncovered Aptostichus ramirezae, a new trapdoor spider species living under California’s dunes. Genetic analysis revealed it was distinct from its close relative, Aptostichus simus ...

ST. LOUIS — Nearly a week after reports of vervet monkeys roaming in north St. Louis first surfaced, the city is still obsessed with the "monkey mystery." What began as neighborhood sightings quickly ...

A young spider monkey named Violeta is enjoying her new home at the Oakland Zoo after being rescued alongside rattlesnakes during a drug bust last month. Credit: Oakland Zoo via Storyful ...