National parks that protect monkeys around the world, why parks work, what to expect on a visit and the rules that keep both monkeys and visitors safe.
How climate change affects monkeys: shifting fruiting seasons, heat stress, drought, disease spread, upslope range shifts and which species are most at risk.
The main threats to monkey habitats: deforestation, agriculture, roads, mining, fire and fragmentation, plus how each one affects primates and what works to stop it.
Mountain monkeys and how they survive altitude: geladas, snub-nosed monkeys, Japanese macaques, Barbary macaques and the adaptations that make cold highlands liveable.
How monkey social hierarchy works: alpha males, matrilineal female rank, grooming as currency, coalitions, reconciliation and the real health costs of low status.
Why monkeys swing, leap and run through trees: the anatomy behind canopy travel, which species truly brachiate, and how prehensile tails change the mechanics.
Monkey play behavior explained: the types of play, the play face signal, how play builds motor and social skills, and why loss of play signals poor welfare.
Monkeys live in groups for predator protection, food defence and infant care. Learn the four main group types, the costs of group living and why size varies.
Monkeys throw sticks, fruit and faeces for defence, display, frustration and communication. Here is what research says about why, and what to do if it happens to you.
Tamarin monkey guide covering the emperor, golden lion, cotton-top and saddleback tamarins, their size, claws, twin births and cooperative infant care.