Some trees are remarkable simply because of how long they have been standing. The monkey puzzle tree, known scientifically as Araucaria araucana, belongs to a lineage so ancient that its ancestors ...

A curious toddler's encounter with a vervet monkey in South Africa turns comedic as the cheeky primate swipes his lollipop, ...

July 19 (UPI) --Firefighters in Indiana came to the rescue of a monkey that escaped from its owners at a rural campsite and ended up getting its leash tangled in a tree about 30-35 feet above the ...

The Orange County Fire Department had to deal with some monkeying around this week ... literally. According to a Facebook post from fire officials, around 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, they were called to a ...

A monkey at the top of a tree in Africa seemed to have no way of escaping a leopard that had climbed halfway up the tree and was closing in. But the monkey had a clever plan. The monkey outsmarted the ...

The monkey puzzle tree has thick branches covered with sharp, triangular leaves. The leaves overlap like tiles and give the ...