A Sydney mother has revealed how a split second encounter with a monkey at a popular sanctuary in Bali turned into a living nightmare, resulting in a medical bill greater than USD $3967.32. Flavia McDonald, her husband and their 12-year-old daughter Lorena jetted off to the popular Indonesian holiday island on Father’s Day as a … Read more
Move over, fashion week — the hottest accessory of the season is a blade of grass shoved in your ear. Or, for the truly daring: your butt. Chimpanzees at a Zambian wildlife sanctuary are going viral — not for escaping or throwing poo, but for their bizarre behavior that’s as puzzling as it is cheeky. … Read more
Meet the monkey who befriended a dog and loves to cuddle and watch movies with his owner. Michael Robison, 45, rescued Winston four years ago after authorities busted an illegal animal broker. Michael is the founder of SPARTN Sanctuary, a rescue and rehabilitation center for primates, where he has taken in 10 spider monkeys. Among … Read more
ORANGE CITY, Fla. – Residents in one Florida town are on the lookout for monkeys roaming the streets. The Orange City Police Department warned the public on Monday after they received multiple reports of primate sightings within the city limits. The exact number of loose monkeys remains unknown, but officers are urging residents to exercise … Read more
Run, Curious George, run! The animated monkey was in the original script for “Forrest Gump,” director Robert Zemeckis revealed with stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in the latest of “Entertainment Weekly’s Reunions” video series released Wednesday. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Robert Zemeckis. youtube/Entertainment Weekly “I remember that first draft that Eric Roth wrote on ‘Gump,’ … Read more
A new, better Ozempic? Scientists from the University of Copenhagen say they have developed a drug that decreases appetite while increasing calorie burning — without any signs of nausea. “While GLP-1-based therapies have revolutionized patient care for obesity and Type 2 diabetes, safely harnessing energy expenditure and controlling appetite without nausea remain two holy grails … Read more
Could a smaller social circle be the key to longevity? Research shows that many animals, including humans, tend to withdraw as they age, a behavioral pattern known as social aging — and isolation seems to have an evolutionary advantage. A new study from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Research in Animal Behavior found that … Read more
Monkey see, monkey brew. A boozy monkey proved that we’re possibly more alike than once thought after it downed a beer it had scavenged from the garbage as stunned onlookers looked on. A video of the plastered primate is currently blowing up online. In the clip, filmed in Parana State, Brazil, shows two capuchin monkeys … Read more
movie review KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Running time: 145 minutes. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of sci-fi violence/action). In theaters May 10. Fifty-five years, ten films and two TV shows later, “Planet of the Apes,” is, somehow, still as breathtaking as the first time we met Cornelius and Zira. The fantastic “Kingdom of the Planet … Read more
It was like a snapshot of evolution. A cheeky monkey perhaps proved that we’re more closely related than we think after it seemingly took a selfie with two British tourists in Bali, Indonesia. “It definitely was a trip of a lifetime!” Chloe Dennis told Caters News Agency of the primatological photo-op, which occurred while she … Read more
They’re not monkeying around with this breakthrough. Researchers from New York University Langone Health may have finally learned how early humans took a major step away from predecessor primates in the evolutionary process — by no longer growing tails starting 25 million years ago. “Our study begins to explain how evolution removed our tails, a … Read more
A feisty monkey has torn up a tourist’s passport in Bali leaving the woman aghast and unable to salvage it. The video of the unfortunate incident was posted on the Instagram page Idiots in Bali. While it is unknown how the monkey got its hands on the priceless document, the woman in the video did … Read more
So much for yoga being the ultimate path to enlightenment. An increasing number of people are finding the antidote to miserable modern living is going back several rungs on the evolutionary ladder — to live like a chimpanzee. Dubbed the “Tarzan Movement,” a new fitness trend sees proponents walking on all fours, climbing trees, mimicking … Read more
These monkeys are going bananas on one another. Same-sex monkeying around is all the rage among the rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago, a 38-acre island off the coast of Puerto Rico, per a July 2023 study. And the researchers determined that 72% of the 236 male primates enjoy engaging in gay sex. They, too, discovered … Read more
Maybe he just loves that chicken from Popeyes? A loose monkey has been spotted in Central Florida, with the elusive simian recently seen scaring a woman working at a Popeyes drive-thru window. “I look over and I’m like, ‘Is this real? This cannot be possible,’” employee Kimberly Bialobos told FOX 35 after seeing the monkey … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. After announcing their 2023 North American tour in support of their album “The Car” way back in October ’22, Arctic Monkeys are finally hitting the road starting Friday, … Read more
Monkey see, monkey groove. New research has found that orangutans (which are indeed apes, not monkeys) possess beatboxing skills as good, if not more impressive than their primate cousins — us — and it may be a huge clue to the evolution of human speech. “Humans rarely produce voiced and voiceless noises simultaneously. The exception … Read more
How sweet is the open sky? A touching video caught the first time that Vanilla the chimpanzee — a 29-year-old survivor of New York’s infamous Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP) — saw the open sky after arriving at the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida. Vanilla had never been … Read more
Australian influencer Rory Eliza has shared a tearful video about a “cruel” tourist activity in Thailand, warning others not to make the mistake of participating like she did. The 21-year-old, who has 6.9 million followers on TikTok, said she wanted to hold a monkey while holidaying in Phuket and asked around where she could find … Read more
The Kansas City Zoo in Missouri announced on Sunday that one of its Bornean orangutans gave birth to a boy last Monday, nearly a week before Mother’s Day. “We are excited to announce that a critically endangered male Bornean orangutan was born on Monday, May 8, to mother Josie,” zoo officials said in a Facebook post. “Both … Read more