The find could shed light on the region's evolutionary history.
After Wednesday's successful satellite launch, Iran sets its sights on putting a monkey into space this summer.
The gene, identified as TRIM5, appears to offer protection from the deadly virus.
This is the first time a primate has been observed digesting like a cow.
So much for the wonders of technology and medicine, for all our advances, human mortality rates are on par with chimps.
Dumb blonde jokes don't apply to wild blonde capuchins.
The math talent helps fish seek protection in larger-sized groups of fish.
Score one for nature: It seems girls' preference for dolls extends to chimps where females use sticks as dollies.
A once paralyzed monkey has become the first case in which a small primate recovered from a spinal injury.
Market forces govern a baby's value among vervet monkeys and sooty mangabeys.