Researchers working in Africa are the first to observe monkeys preying on bats. The unusual behavior, which may have something to do with loss of habitat, could explain how dangerous diseases such as ...

For the first time, researchers have recorded African monkeys eating bats. And both are known to harbor diseases that can spread to people. These so-called zoonotic diseases include Ebola virus ...

The idea that eating less can prolong life has been gaining traction in recent years, thanks to studies on many organisms that correlate fewer calories with longer life. A group called the Calorie ...

Just as human travelers often adopt the local cuisine, wild monkeys learn to eat what those around them are eating, new research finds. A study of wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) in South ...