Wild orangutans in the Borneo rainforest have been observed washing themselves with soap – but researchers weren't sure why ...

Interbreeding between distantly related species is "rarely observed in the wild," according to the study. The hybrid monkey could be an "alarming symptom" of an ecosystem out of balance, the study ...

BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia — As the small red car came to a halt, the window slid down and a hand emerged, tossing some yellow crackers on the ground. Seconds later, a group of southern pig-tailed macaques ...

Tour guide Brenden Miles was in the Malaysian part of Borneo when he noticed a unique-looking monkey six years ago. Hence, he snapped a few photos of the primate. “At first, I thought it could be a ...

Of all the monkey species around the world, one stands out with its large, bizarre nose. But why evolve such a strange ...

A monkey that comes out at night and has a bite so poisonous it could kill a human has been discovered by scientists. The new species, which is a type of slow loris, releases poison from glands at its ...

We lurched along an unpaved road in the night, walls of trees and knotted vines on either side. In the darkness lurked some of the world’s most unusual mammals, and I had come to Borneo to fulfill a ...

An unidentified "mystery monkey"could be a rare hybrid of two different species, a new study says. Interbreeding between distantly related species is "rarely observed in the wild," according to the ...

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