What features distinguish primates from other mammals? This question is of central importance to Biological Anthropology - the study of primate adaptation and evolution. In addition to having ...

Researchers have widely accepted that what sets humans apart from nonhuman primates are prefrontal cortex–driven behaviors ...

The upper body of living apes (including humans) is quite different from those of other primates. All of these upper body features are related to brachiation and arm suspension (Keith, 1923 ...

Researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical features in a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee ...

For many of us, it may be hard to imagine that if we went back far enough in time—more than 55 million years, when the first primates are thought to have lived—that our great-a-million-times ...

Primates are mammals with sophisticated cognitive development and abilities, grasping hands and feet, and forward-facing eyes, among other features. This distinction between monkeys and apes may ...

In a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee brains, researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically modified to carry a human gene—for studying hepatitis B virus.

The database was designed to help those in the field of phenomics — the study of animals’ physical characteristics. Studying ...

Large seeds and fruits eventually became the main food source for many animals, including our primate ancestors. However, this theory hasn’t been demonstrated through fossil records.

Recent developments regarding imports of endangered long-tailed macaques for experimentation underscore the role that financial incentives play in the primate trade, and shed new light on industry ...