One of the great mysteries of the monkeypox virus has been pinpointing its ‘reservoir’ hosts — the animals that carry and ...

A chance discovery led to the identification of a possible natural reservoir for the virus formerly known as monkeypox ...

Ancient frescoes like the Greek monkeys suggest Europe and south Asia had trade links as long as 3,600 years ago.

Scientists searched for the mysterious animal host for decades. After years of study, a bit of luck, and one infected monkey, ...

As in much of West Africa, bush meat, from wild animals in the forest, particularly from monkeys, is prized as a delicacy, even though it costs much more than chicken in local markets. The steady ...

KINSHASA - A wildebeest, a gorilla and a giraffe were among the life-size puppets to begin a 20,000-kilometre trek across the ...

Howler monkeys are widely considered to be the loudest land animal. Their howls can reach 90 decibels and be heard clearly for 4.8 km. Monkeys are considered pests by some farmers who have to ...

The trek includes "now 20, later 40, later 70 animals from all over west Africa, Morocco ... such as vervet monkeys in Nigeria, wolves and red deer in Europe, and reindeer in Norway.