Stocky Monkey in Himalayas Becomes Newest Primate Species
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Scientists from India working in the Himalayas have discovered a new species of monkey.
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Scientists in India have found what they believe to be a new species of macaque monkey. The simian was first observed on Aug. 19, 2003 in the extreme northeastern area of India âs Arunachal Pradesh territory
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GENEVA - The most common type of gorilla is now "critically endangered," one step away from global extinction, according to the 2007 Red List of Threatened Species released yesterday by the World Conservation Union.
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A new type of shrew-like creature with a snout similar to an elephant's trunk has been found in the mountains of Tanzania, the first new species of the mammal found since the 19th century, scientists said.
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Dozens of new species of animals and  plants including a catfish with protruding teeth and a tree  frog with striking bright green eyes have been found in the  past year in the forests of Borneo, a WWF report said on  Tuesday.
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A large population of grey-shanked douc monkeys has been found in central Vietnam, raising hopes that the endangered species could be saved from extinction, wildlife scientists announced Tuesday.
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SYDNEY - Following the spectacular discovery of a new species of human on the remote island of Flores in Indonesia, scientists said yesterday they expect to discover more species of hominoids on neighbouring islands.
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Dozens of new species of animals and plants including a catfish with protruding teeth and a tree frog with striking bright green eyes have been found in the past year in the forests of Borneo, a WWF report said on Tuesday.
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A team of University of Pittsburgh scientists has produced the world&#39;s first cloned monkey embryos with the help of the South Korean scientists who created the first mature human cloned embryos.
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A new species of flightless bird has been discovered on Calayan, a remote island in the Philippines, by an Anglo Filipino expedition.
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In a rare discovery of a new species of mammal, zoologists on Thursday said they had identified a shrew-like creature called a grey-faced sengi living in a small community in remote Tanzania.
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Cambridge, England, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- British and Filipino researchers have found a new bird species on a remote island in the northern Philippines, which is a relative to the familiar Moorhen.
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Indonesia is returning 17 rare pygmy kangaroos to the Papuan rain forest after rescuing and acquiring them in recent years from illegal traders and private zoos, officials said Monday. It is unknown how many of the mammals, which can grow up to three-feet long and weigh 25 pounds, still survive in the wild.
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Scientists successfully inject male monkeys with a protein that renders the chimps temporarily infertile. The research may provide a new birth-control option for men in the next decade.
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THE discovery by Australian scientists on the Indonesian island of Flores of an entirely new humanoid species - colloquially dubbed &quot;hobbits&quot; because of their diminutive stature â-uts a new piece in place in the long scientific mission to understand
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In Spain scientists have discovered 13-million-year-old fossils of a new species of ape. The species may have been the last common ancestor of humans and all great apes living today. Includes photo gallery.
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London zoo celebrates the birth of a Panay cloud rat, a very rare tree-living rodent from the Philippines.