LOS ANGELES - Movies have been messing with apes since a Hollywood director captured and chained that great gorilla on Skull Island and brought him to Broadway in 1933's "King Kong." The reason, of ...

The terms “ape,” “great ape,” “monkey,” “primate,” and “gorilla” are often used interchangeably, but they describe very ...

A slope-faced, big-toothed creature from the distant past has inspired scientists to recalibrate the ancient evolutionary split between apes and Old World monkeys. Discoverers of a partial apelike ...

Primatologist Mireya Mayor breaks down 10 monkey and ape attacks in movies, including "King Kong," based on realism. Mayor debunks common misconceptions about the behavior and appearance of the great ...

Apes and monkeys: what’s the difference, right? Different names for the same thing? Or different names for a slightly different thing that might as well be the same thing, because honestly? Scientists ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. At first glance, monkeys like this baboon (left) may seem similar to apes like this gorilla ...

The oldest ape and Old World monkey fossils have been unearthed in a riverbed in Tanzania, a new study reports. Researchers found a tooth from the newfound species Nsungwepithecus gunnelli, the oldest ...

Non-human primates may enjoy watching someone else trip on a banana peel, according to new research on laughter, which found that apes might appreciate slapstick humor. The research also helps to ...

A slope-faced, big-toothed creature from the distant past has inspired scientists to recalibrate the ancient evolutionary split between apes and Old World monkeys. Discoverers of a partial apelike ...