Authorities arrested a Connecticut mom and took away her pet monkey after it scratched the Waterbury woman’s 10-year-old daughter. Police said 10-year-old Samantha was injured on a snow day when she ...

Scientists Sakumi Iki and Ikuma Adachi recently spent a lot of time watching monkeys scratch themselves. Self-scratching among non-human primates is known to indicate social tension and anxiety. The ...

Research has shown that human bodily responses and cognitive shifts affect each other in both directions. We feel sorry because we cry, but also cry when feeling sorry. So, what then for our primate ...

Florida has a strange string of invasive species, but the most head-scratching may carry deadly diseases: monkeys. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is warning residents to stay ...

Self-directed behavior, such as self-scratching (hereafter, scratching), occurs in several taxa across the animal kingdom, including nonhuman primates. There is substantial evidence that scratching is ...

This video captures a funny scene of a monkey scratching itself in a playful way. The natural behavior reflects curiosity, comfort-seeking, and the lively side of wildlife. A lighthearted glimpse into ...