The cute creatures are chatty, family oriented—and facing a shrinking habitat in the remote forests of Ecuador ...

Pygmy marmosets are the world's smallest monkeys, measuring just five inches in body length and weighing only four ounces. From their adorable facial expressions to their remarkable social skills, you ...

Scientists studying the behaviour of marmoset monkeys believe the creatures are able to call one another by name. The monkeys were found to use calls - known as “phee calls” - which were ...

Marmoset monkeys have been found to use specific calls to name each other, a behaviour previously thought to exist only in humans, dolphins and elephants. Naming other individuals in a population ...

A monkey's uncle may actually be its father, according to a new study showing that germ-cell chimerism is rampant in marmosets. These animals often carry another individual's sperm or egg cells ...

Bearded dragons were among the most common ... In April last year officers rescued a marmoset monkey after it was spotted for sale on a social media site. They found Lola living in "hugely ...