Ancient frescoes like the Greek monkeys suggest Europe and south Asia had trade links as long as 3,600 years ago.

On October 23, 1923, Hinton—a patent attorney—was awarded the first of a series of U.S. patents for his “jungle gym,” and the monkey bars were born. These days, hardly anyone is aware of ...

Woolly monkeys were once considered four species: the gray, Columbian, silvery, and Peruvian yellow-tailed woolly monkeys. More recent genetic studies suggest there are only two species—the ...

Osgood Perkins' adaptation of the Stephen King short story centres on twins Hal and Bill (Theo James), who discovered a toy drum-playing monkey in their father's belongings when they were children.