Animal world
Discover colorful monkeys
Scientists have discovered monkeys with colorful fur living in forests in the central Democratic Republic of Congo and they claim they are species that scientists have n…
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Animal world
Gibbon species have the ability to sing like professional opera singers
A new study shows that gibbons can control vocal cords as professional opera singers.
Animal world
Animal intelligence
Monkey species in general seem to be able to do addition operations. They plan, fight and restore peace. They can express empathy, sharing. That's why Duke University sc…
Animal world
Detecting rare and precious snub-nosed monkeys in Ha Giang
The FFI team said they saw about 80 upturned snub-nosed monkeys, of which 16 were born. According to FFI, primate species in general, including the upturned snub-nosed m…
Animal world
Discover rare and precious langurs in Pu Huong Nature Reserve
The precious call of gray langur (trachypithecus crepesculus) named in the World Red Book and Vietnam Red Book has been discovered by officers of Pu Huong Nature Reserve…
Animal world
Primate animals also nest
Usually new birds nest. But recently, scientists have studied the nesting behavior of apes such as orangutans and chimpanzees in forests of Indonesia and Guinea and West…
Animal world
Social position also affects health
Recent research on macaque monkeys, a fairly common short-tailed macaque in Asia, has helped solve a long-standing question in the scientific world about the link betwee…
Animal world
Vietnam: Rare and endangered langurs
The white-headed langur (Cat Ba langur), one of the world's rarest primates, is at risk of extinction due to natural tree hunting.
Animal world
The primate 'talks' with ultrasound
AFP quoted a study by US and Philippine scientists published on February 8, saying that one of the world's smallest primates Tarsius syrichta communicates with each othe…
Animal world
The first picture of the extremely rare upturned nose-nosed monkey
This species, called the Rhinopithecus strykeri, was first described by scientists from a dead specimen obtained from a local hunter in 2010.
Animal world
Out of food, the orangutan hunts loris
When fruits are scarce, orangutans (which are herbivores) switch to hunting other small primates to eat meat.
Animal world
Red-shanked douc langur fell sharply in Son Tra
From 2007 to 2010, the number of red-shanked douc langur in Son Tra forest has decreased by about 15%.
Animal world
Monkey controls the touch screen
British scientists decided to teach golden monkeys to select images on the computer's sensor screen to solve their problems.
Animal world
The monkey also has blood 'red black'
Just like people, they are also willing to take risks. Amidst a safe choice is a small piece of fruit on hand, and an adventure is beneath a mysterious cup containing a…
Animal world
Drop Ha Tinh black langur to the forest
On November 21, the Animal Research and Rescue Center of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park has just released 2 individuals of Ha Tinh black langur to its natural environ…