Langur Monkey News Today

She was born on January 28.

The little baby is already grabbing snacks at mealtimes and keeping mum and aunty busy — and you could be the one to pick its name

A recent study has found that langurs, a species of non-human primates, have the ability to communicate their food preferences through various gestures. Researchers observed langurs making eight distinct begging gestures to convey their desires for specific food items. The study also revealed that langurs can assess the mental state of humans and gauge their reactions to their food requests.

New Delhi officials are doing everything they can to prevent rhesus macaque monkeys from wreaking havoc on the city and the visiting world leaders.

Indian officials preparing for the G20 summit next week have hired teams of "monkey-men" and erected primate cutouts to deter marauding monkeys from munching on the floral displays laid out for global leaders.New Delhi's city council has hired more than 30 "monkey wallahs", or "monkey-men", who mimic the hoots and screams of the aggressive langur monkey -- the natural enemy of the smaller rhesus macaque primates who wreak havoc in the capital's leafy ...

These enhancements come a month after a series of incidents at the zoo including the theft of two animals, the escape of another, and the unsolved death of one more.

These enhancements come a month after a series of incidents at the zoo including the theft of two animals, the escape of another, and the unsolved death of one more.

24-year-old Davion Irvin was booked into the Dallas County jail Thursday and charged with six counts of animal cruelty, police said.

Two monkeys were taken from the zoo this week. An investigation reportedly revealed that their enclosure was cut.

Dallas police said they safely located two emperor tamarin monkeys that had been missing after their enclosure was cut open.