Monkeys

Do You Know About America’s Monkey Island?

by Arnold Carreiro

The mysterious 500 acre forest of Morgan Island holds a massive colony of nearly 4,000 rhesus monkeys, but strangely enough, this island is just off the coast of South Carolina! How did the monkeys get there? Why are there so many of them? Why didn’t you know about this?

by Arnold Carreiro

When you’re trying to sleep in on the weekend, you might feel like that singing blue jay happily perched right outside your window is the loudest creature alive. Consider yourself lucky, as nature has plenty of much louder and more obnoxious animals that really tick off their neighbors!

Meet the animals that end up in Floridian backyards!

by Arnold Carreiro

Escaped exotic pets, farm animals allowed to run free, and other wily species have taken advantage of Florida’s subtropical climate for hundreds of years. You might be surprised to learn about the animals living in my backyard:

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DiCaprio's Wolf Can't Monkey Around With PETA

by Ron Callari

On the heels of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) roaring back at Katy Perry's recent top 40 hit video "Roar" for animal mistreatment, the activist group is once again up in arms against the entertainment industry. This time they have focused their crosshairs on Leonardo DiCaprio's role in holiday blockbuster, "The Wolf of Wall Street," featuring a chimpanzee in a co-starring role.

by John P. Barker

There are certain things you see in life that define the word "stupid." This is one of them. But in this case the word would be written like this: STUPID.

by Arnold Carreiro

Meet Chino, the brown capuchin monkey! Chino lives in South Africa’s International Primate Rescue sanctuary, where he and around 100 of his simian friends are given the special love and care that they need. Chino is so thankful, he decided to share the secret to crushing leaves with your bare hands!

by Arnold Carreiro

That’s right, gamers: You can make the world a better place for our animal friends by meeting certain challenges set in the newest installment of the hit videogame franchise Zoo Tycoon recently released for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. Pass the controller, it’s time to save the planet!