An international research team concludes that gentle touch is not only good for mental health, but also for the evolution of cooperation.

An international research team led by the University of Konstanz and Oxford Brookes University concludes that gentle touch is ...

Colchester Zoo, in Maldon Road, has revealed its yearly animal count round-up results for 2024. In December each year, the animal care team must count each and every resident in the zoo per a ...

Tiny monkeys with a secret skill only a few animals share? Marmosets, those adorable South American primates, have a hidden talent that will blow your mind—they call each other by name! This ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the ...

(WWLP) – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) accepted an invitation from Dr. Agnès Lacreuse to visit the Lacreuse Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where marmosets ...

The final births of the year were two barasingha deer and two Eld's deer, Ms Potter said. The park has 109 different species, including the world's smallest monkeys – pygmy marmosets [West Midlands ...

Safari park animal keepers have carried out a new year count of all their animals, from the tallest giraffes to colonies of the smallest fruit beetles. Annual tallies are carried out at all ...

Torturing marmosets to study menopause is a grotesque misuse of taxpayer funds and an absurd model with no relevance to human health,” Dr. Alka Chandna argues ...

Born to parents Iris and Corwin, Poppy the pygmy hippo is part of Metro Richmond Zoo's conservation initiative, and her name was chosen by fans from 165 countries!

Moo Deng ruled the internet in 2024, but a new baby pygmy hippo may be coming for the crown this new year. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia announced the name of its very own baby pygmy ...

Only a small number of the world’s animals, including lemurs and tamarins, have similar gustatory proclivities. One strange thing about pygmy marmosets, de la Torre has documented, is that their ...