After you step out of Lungi International Airport, you need to take a ferry or small speedboat across the Atlantic to reach Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.It's only a couple of kilometres at sea ...

An 18-month-old spider monkey named Violeta has been rescued during a narcotics-related search warrant executed at a Vallejo, ...

DEEP in the South American jungle, a shaman in ceremonial robes whispered incantations, a bundle of smoking herbs in one hand and a wad of cash in the other. The money had been sent from the UK by ...

I’M suddenly nervous. “Is this definitely safe?” I stutter, as I grip the axe behind my head, before flinging it through the ...

A new study suggests that drumming could be one of the earliest forms of communication shared by chimpanzees and humans, The ...

Violeta the baby spider monkey is beginning a new chapter at the Oakland Zoo after she was rescued by authorities during a ...

The illustrious British ethologist and conservationist extols hope as the main force for the global defense of nature ...

Despite 35 years of awareness campaigns, palm oil plantations still devastate the landscape of this biodiversity hotspot and the animals who depend on native forests.

Professor emerita of biology Susan McConnell describes biology and photography as twin passions rooted in her love of animals ...

Previous research has shown that chimps have their own signature drumming style. A new analysis of 371 bouts of chimpanzee ...

Violeta, an 18-month-old spider monkey, was rescued after law enforcement executed a search warrant on a Northern California home allegedly tied to a drug case.

A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution provides fresh clues on the origin of human ...