macaques

Why Macaques Minimally Interact In Palm Oil Plantations

Faced with constant threats, macaques acted more aggressively and showed reduced social bonding inside palm oil plantations, research shows.

For Macaques, The Popular Girls Have Less Cooties

Female macaques who are more central to their social networks were found to have less lice as they are groomed more often.

Monkeys Harbor Diverse Astroviruses, Including Human Strains

The discovery that monkeys in Bangladesh and Cambodia can harbor viruses normally found in pigs, birds and humans challenges the paradigm that astroviruses are species-specific.