Because the savanna consisted of a mix of woodlands and grasslands, the apes gradually began walking upright, in order to better traverse the open spaces. All of that having been said, not everyone ...

The shift from lizard-like sprawl to upright walking in mammals wasn’t a smooth climb up the evolutionary ladder. Instead, it was a messy saga full of unexpected detours. Using new bone-mapping tech, ...

Footage of a man taking a pet monkey for a walk on a leash has sparked criticism and concern on social media. Animal enthusiast Kyle Thomas took to TikTok earlier this January to share a video with ...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- A young monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking on its hind legs only -- aping humans -- after a near death experience, the zoo's veterinarian said Wednesday. Natasha, a ...

Climbing is for the forest, and walking is for the savannah. That's the basic premise behind one of the biggest theories of human evolution, which holds that our ancient ancestors transitioned from ...

One of the most famous fossils in human evolutionary history is known as "Lucy," who belonged to an extinct species called Australopithecus afarensis—an early relative of Homo sapiens who was among ...