While kissing might feel like one of the most natural things in the world, this familiar behavior is quite mysterious—various animals also kiss, despite a lack of practical benefits and a real risk of disease transmission. To shed light on the smooching enigma, researchers have attempted to reconstruct the evolutionary history of kissing in the […]
Capuchins Are Abducting Baby Howler Monkeys in Strange, Deadly New Trend
A young male capuchin named Joker may just be the world’s first primate influencer. But the trend he started—abducting babies belonging to a separate species—has deadly consequences. Joker is one of many white-faced capuchins living on Jicarón Island off the coast of Panama. Researchers had been using cameras to observe the behavior of these round-headed, […]