Monkeys

WATCH: Tiny Monkey Eating Pasta

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.05.2013 | UK Comedy

A tiny pygmy marmoset monkey eating a piece of piece of pasta. I think that's everything covered......

Noisy Cockerel? Stone Throwing Monkey?

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK

Being abroad can be a troubling time for many of us Brits - lost money, sunburn and finding a fish and chip shop even though you're in the heart of th...

Bieber's Monkey Detained After Star 'Snuck' Him On Plane

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 30.03.2013 | UK Entertainment

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber had his pet monkey Mally detained by German customs officials on Friday night after apparently trying to 'sneak' in th...

Ape Escape? Mystery As Student Captures Picture Of ‘Primate' On The Loose In Dorset Park

BNPS | Sara C Nelson | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK

A student has told of the moment she saw an ape-like creature bounding across a park on all fours. Terri Leigh Cox was looking out her bedroom win...

Monkey Controls Robot 7,000 Miles Away With Its Mind

Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech

Not to be outdone by the moths, who can drive robots pretty well it turns out, the monkeys have gone one better. One has driven a robot... with his...

Monkey Controls Robot 7,000 Miles Away With Its Mind

Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK Tech

Not to be outdone by the moths, who can drive robots pretty well it turns out, the monkeys have gone one better. One has driven a robot... with his...

WATCH: A Monkey In The Snow, Wearing A Jacket

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.01.2013 | UK Comedy

On the day that these rather sad pictures of the Iran space monkey appeared, we think it's only right that we rectify the balance and bring you a rath...

Monkey Sanctuary Devastated By Flooding

PA | Posted 27.12.2012 | UK

A monkey sanctuary which cares for sick and injured primates caught up in the UK pet trade is appealing for help after being devastated by flooding. ...

'Gruesome' Military Experiments On Monkeys And Pigs On The Rise

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.12.2012 | UK

Almost 10,000 experiments were conducted on animals, including monkeys and pigs, at a top-secret military research facility last year. The number o...

New Species Of Monkey Discovered

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK

A new species of monkey has been identified in Africa, researchers have said. The species, known locally as the lesula, was discovered after a youn...

Really Great Apes: Gorillas Seen Destroying Poachers' Snares In Rwanda

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 25.07.2012 | UK

Poachers’ snares pose one of the biggest threats to mountain gorilla populations according to campaigners – and it seems that the gorillas themsel...

WATCH: Experiment Sees Monkeys Playing Vintage Synths

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 28.05.2012 | UK Tech

Vintage synthesisers are among the most beautiful and most beloved vintage tech around. And according to some, with their pliable buttons, knobs an...

PHOTOS: Monkeying Around In The Rain At Longleat

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.04.2012 | UK

It may appear that summer is still a long way away but the recent downpours have definitely failed to dampen the spirits of a troop of monkeys at a sa...

WATCH: Meet Kenichi Ito, The Fastest Man On Four Legs

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 19.04.2012 | UK Comedy

Most people aren't inspired by monkeys, day to day. Japan's 'Monkey Man' Kenichi Ito isn't like most people - what with him holding the world record f...

They Choke Chimpanzees Don't They

David McAlmont | Posted 04.06.2012 | UK Entertainment
David McAlmont

After the concert I mention the monkey business. There is a prompt harrumph from the Hartlepudlian gentleman who is manning the hotel bar after hours for our delectation.

Four Monkeys, Star Wars And A Cow Parade: Pictures Of The Day

Posted 09.04.2012 | UK

Characters from Star Wars pose for a photocall to promote the release of Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace 3D at The London Eye. In Northe...

Would You Buy Paintings By An Artistic Capuchin Monkey Called 'Pockets Warhol'? (PICTURES) (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alastair Plumb | Posted 13.12.2011 | UK Comedy

Story Book Farm is a primate sanctuary a little north of Toronto, Canada. Living on Story Book Farm is the artist known as "Pockets Warhol" - an artis...

Shakespeare and Monkeys

Sanjeev Chandran | Posted 05.12.2011 | UK
Sanjeev Chandran

While I was in India last week, I read an article about how some "virtual" monkeys had recreated the works of Shakespeare.

Monkeys Invent A Unique 'Do Not Disturb' Sign

Telegraph | Posted 05.10.2011 | UK

The mandrills - the largest member of the monkey family - put their hands over their eyes when they want to be left alone. Its a gesture thats neve...