Finger monkeys, or pygmy marmosets, are all the rage now. People who like to have exotic pets want to adopt these little critters and keep them under their care, and this has caused a sudden explosion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to primate species from across the globe, they don't get much cuter than the pygmy marmosets of the Amazon ...

Weighing less than an apple, pygmy marmosets are the tiniest monkeys on earth. They have the ability to leap over 30 times their body length across the treetops in the Amazon jungle. (wildlife ...

Marmosets may have more sophisticated communication than we first thought, with individuals even having names. The monkeys have been observed using special vocal calls, dubbed "phee calls," to ...

Marmoset monkeys use distinctive, whistle-like “phee calls” to address specific monkeys, similar to how humans use names, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. The discovery ...

Deep in the rainforests of South America lives a monkey so tiny it can fit in your palm. Known as the pygmy marmoset, this remarkable primate holds the title of the world’s smallest monkey. Weighing ...

Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium announced the debut of a baby marmoset monkey born at the aquarium earlier this year. The baby monkey is now out in her habitat inside the ...

Primates often exhibit advanced and intricate ways of communicating with one another. Many monkey species use vocalizations in order to communicate, but understanding the nuances of monkey ...

Marmoset monkeys make complex vocalizations. Macaque monkeys don't. And the reason could help explain how the human brain evolved to produce speech. Some monkeys have astounding vocal abilities; ...