News tagged with monkey species
Looking out for the Myanmar snub-nosed monkey
A new genetic study has shed light on how the newly discovered Myanmar snub-nosed monkey evolved.
May 25, 2012 |
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Tonkin snub-nosed monkey sighting in Vietnam
As one of the most endangered primate species in the world, sightings of the elusive Tonkin snub-nosed monkey are rare. It’s no wonder a recent sighting of a group in Vietnam has proved cause for celebration.
May 21, 2012 |
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Species, threats grow in Mekong region: WWF
Scientists identify a new species every two days in the Greater Mekong region, the WWF said Monday, in a report detailing 2010's more unusual finds such as a leaf warbler and a self-cloning lizard.
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Scientists discover new monkey species in Amazon
Scientists on an expedition backed by WWF-Brazil to one of the last unexplored areas in the Brazilian Mid-west have discovered a new species of monkey.
Aug 26, 2011 |
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Face time with a female aids males bent on monkey business
Male monkeys looking for a good time might benefit from spending a bit longer getting to know a potential mate, according to a new study published online in the scientific journal Proceedings of the Royal So ...
Apr 06, 2011 |
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New snub-nosed monkey discovered in Northern Myanmar
An international team of primatologists have discovered a new species of monkey in Northern Myanmar (formerly Burma.) The research, published in the American Journal of Primatology, reveals how Rhinopithecus strykeri, ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Ancient Lemurs Take Bite Out of Evolutionary Tree (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- About 40 miles outside Cairo, Egypt, National Science Foundation-supported paleontologists from three American universities are revealing features of a newly discovered African primate and ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Researcher studies monkeys in Africa to better understand virus evolution
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite the importance of AIDS in human health, scientists still know very little about the diversity and ecology of AIDS-like viruses in nature.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Bangladesh leopard renews hopes for species survival
Bangladeshi conservationists said Thursday the discovery of a rare leopard captured by villagers in the southeast of the country renewed hopes for the survival of the critically endangered species.
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Small evolutionary shifts make big impacts, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the developing fetus, cell growth follows a very specific schedule. In the eye's retina, for example, cones -- which help distinguish color during the day -- develop before the more light-sensitive ...
May 20, 2009 |
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Here's looking at you, fellow!
(PhysOrg.com) -- Already Charles Darwin investigated facial expressions of monkeys in order to find out how closely related humans and monkeys really are. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological ...
Mar 02, 2009 |
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