Look, we know not all of these are technically monkeys—some are gorillas, some are chimps, maybe even an orangutan or two—but let’s not get hung up on primate taxonomy. The important thing is: they’re ...

Dear Ann Landers: You recently printed a couple of letters about monkeys, including one involving your twin sister, who once received two monkeys as a gift. I, too, have a funny monkey story. My ...

This playful video captures Cutis stepping in to help a baby monkey avoid a bit of silly trouble. With quick thinking and ...

Monkeys in Central and South America have amazingly diverse faces, from the white-mustached visage of the emperor tamarin to the boiled-lobster-red skin of the bald uakari. Now, research reveals that ...

When I was first explaining what I wanted this blog to be like in 2008, I shared with some folks at NPR a theory I have had for some time about writing about popular culture. It goes like this: If you ...

If you've consumed coconut oil or coconut meat lately, there's a reasonable chance it was imported from Thailand. And if it was, there's an even better chance the farmer who grew that coconut had a ...