Monkeys are part of a fascinating group of animals known as primates, which are genetically the closest to humans. Their brain and body structure are quite similar to ours, which is why there's so ...

From Curious George to Aladdin's sidekick, Abu, monkeys with weird and wonderful names have been staple features of cartoons for years. Now, a study has revealed that monkeys even have names for one ...

Marmoset monkeys have been found to use specific calls to name each other, a behaviour previously thought to exist only in humans, dolphins and elephants. Naming other individuals in a population is a ...