Glow-in-the-Dark Cockroach Among Top 10 New Species
A glowing cockroach, a monkey with a blue behind and a meat-eating sponge snagged spots on a list of top 10 new species named in 2012, scientists announced today (May 23). Full story
Bieber will have to pay for German monkey business
Justin Bieber has just hours to reclaim his pet monkey from the animal shelter where it has been since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday, but he will have to pay thousands for the two-month stay even if he doesn't take the animal back. Full story
Idaho man sentenced to seven years for killing zoo monkey
(Reuters) - An Idaho man who admitted to breaking into a Boise zoo last year and killing a monkey was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday, court records show. Full story
Oldest Fossils Reveal When Apes & Monkeys First Diverged
The oldest ape and Old World monkey fossils have been unearthed in a riverbed in Tanzania, a new study reports. Full story
Monkey given pigs liver in China
Doctors in China believe the success of a liver transplant from a genetically modified pig to a macaque monkey could be a futuristic solution for human transplant surgery. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Monkeys at Risk as Harvard Terminates Center: Op-Ed
Brian Hare studies the cognitive abilities of primates and dogs as associate professor of Evolutionary Anthropology and Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University and received his Ph.D. from Harvard. He recently co-authored the New York Times best-seller "The Genius of Dogs" with Vanessa Woods. He co Full story
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Woman claims she was raised by monkeys
In a new book, Marina Chapman is claiming that after being kidnapped and left in the Colombian jungle, she was kept alive by capuchin monkeys, surviving on their discarded fruit and nuts, forgetting her name, and living as a monkey for years. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
Justin Bieber’s pet monkey seized in Germany
Customs officials seized Justin Bieber’s pet capuchin when the pop star arrived in Munich for his European concert dates last week , and put the monkey in quarantine when Bieber was unable to produce the correct paperwork for it.
Extreme animals: Fennec fox, spider monkey
Animal expert Jeff Musial shows off five animals that each have a unique, extreme feature, including fennec foxes with extremely large ears, spider monkeys with very long arms and legs, and a skink that looks like it has two heads.
Monkey rodeo star wows crowds in Texas
A 27-year-old Capuchin monkey named "Whiplash" is a fan favorite as he rides a border collie and rounds up sheep at a rodeo in Texas. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.
Iran claims success with monkey's trip to space
Iran's state news agency reports on the successful launch and return of a monkey sent into space on a Kavoshgar rocket. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
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