Every animal family should have a life of peace and quiet after a newborn arrives, but rescued animals like these marmosets are especially deserving. They were saved from a federal wildlife ...

Deep in South American rainforests lives the pygmy marmoset, the world's smallest monkey. This tiny primate, weighing just 119 grams, thrives along riverbanks. Its unique diet of tree sap and insects, ...

AMHERST — Researchers at a now-closed University of Massachusetts Amherst monkey laboratory that’s long been a target of animal rights activists euthanized 13 remaining marmosets in May. PETA, the ...

A TREE in Fair Mile, Henley, which is the site of a gravestone for a marmoset monkey has been felled due to safety concerns. Henley Town Council cut down the red maple near the entrance to the Rupert ...

In hopes to better understand Alzheimer’s disease, University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers began studying marmosets. But People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said the monkeys ...

As the founding director of Western Massachusetts Animal Rights Advocates (WMARA) and an alumnus of the University of Massachusetts, I also welcome the invitation to meet with Dr. Lacreuse to have ...

The birth of a baby monkey at Bioparc Fuengirola is a coup, not just for the park’s efforts but for the protection of an endangered species. The baby marmoset was born in perfect condition and is ...

Summary: Cooperative breeding influences brain development in common marmosets and humans, allowing longer periods for social learning. Marmoset brains, like human brains, develop socio-cognitive ...

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 ...

Firefighters in Brazil were able to rescue a truly tiny victim from a forest fire in Pau Furado State Park, about six hundred miles northwest of Rio. In the video, one rescuer can be seen cradling a ...

Drusillas Park in Sussex has reported the birth of a pygmy marmoset, one of the smallest monkey species globally. The newborn was found on August 5 with its mother, Rosie. This marks the first pygmy ...