Aug 5, 2021 · A 9-year-old Japanese macaque named Yakei has become one of the first and only known female monkey bosses, a role historically held by males.

Yakei’s 20-year-old mother, named as Bikei, was the lead of a social group making her matriarch before Yakei shoved her out earlier this year to be the head of the female monkeys. Yakei was …

James Michael Cronin MBE (15 November 1951 – 17 March 2007) was the American co-founder in 1987 of Monkey World in Dorset, England, a sanctuary for abused and neglected primates.

Oct 18, 2019 · What makes a great leader? Grace Davis and Lucia Torrez lead a team working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute to understand leadership in capuchin and spider …

Aug 5, 2021 · On Friday, Takasakiyama Zoo crowned Yakei as a female Japanese monkey boss, the first time the title did not go to a male since the zoo opened 53 years ago. The 9-year-old …

Aug 2, 2021 · Yakei, a 9-year-old female, has become the leader of the "Group B" troop comprising 677 macaques at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden in the city of Oita. The …

Mar 18, 2025 · A spider monkey at Brevard Zoo was involved in a freak accident that led to the amputation of the 10-month-old simian’s arm. The incident occurred last week when Sully …

Sep 17, 2023 · Brevard Zoo announced that they made the difficult decision to euthanize the leader of their black howler monkey troop, 19-year-old Stormy, due to advanced kidney failure.

Oct 17, 2019 · Data dump: Grace Davis, graduate student at UC Davis, captures GPS data showing where a monkey has travelled during the last few days as part of her doctoral …

Jul 28, 2019 · Gain insight into twelve species and their unique leadership traits. Follow Kris, a zookeeper who has to make it from one end of the zoo to the other - meeting each animal …