Jimmy Hammonds, 62, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison for trafficking protected primates while on probation for trafficking.

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into the behavior of these large, elusive mammals.

Acrossthe halfcenturyor so that seafarers and scientists have spent studying the habits of sperm whales, some of the most ...

A hidden macro camera captured an extraordinary close-up of two damselflies engaged in a delicate mating formation on a single leaf. Their bodies form a unique shape as they remain perfectly balanced, ...

Biruté Galdikas was the third of the so-called Trimates, alongside Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. She spent thousands of hours ...

Everyone's favorite baby monkey, Punch, the Japanese Macaque, may have just found love! In a recent TikTok update shared by ...

Punch, a baby Japanese macaque who became an online sensation for clinging to a plush orangutan after being rejected by his ...

Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. And his zookeeper has told CNN that the seemingly ...

Chiba, Japan (CNN) — Images of him being bullied by his enclosure-mates, retreating to safety and clinging to a plushie look-alike for comfort won hearts around the world. But finally, Punch the ...

Punch is making friends, learning to play and even standing up to some of the bigger monkeys.