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Life with an urban monkey

Living in Dhaka, one rarely expects encounters with wildlife, especially monkeys. However, my home at Shahjadpur, beside an enormous mango tree, became the stage for a rather unusual drama involving a lone monkey!

Locals in Sylhet begin feeding monkeys going hungry amid shutdown

With most places closed down, street animals which occupy urban spaces with us and often rely on scraps from people are having to go hungry. In Sylhet, people have taken it upon themselves to feed the monkeys at the shrine of Chashni Pir at Amberkhana area.

Monkey seen caring for dying mate, grieves after she dies

In one of the first examples of compassionate care and grief in a wild monkey, an alpha male of a group of snub-nosed monkeys and his dying partner spent a final, tender hour together before she passed away.

[WATCH] Monkeys rejoice after untimely shower

Having a hard day at work? Here is a group of jumping monkeys to lighten your day!

World’s tiniest monkey born in England

A tiny Eastern pygmy marmoset, the smallest type of monkey on the planet, is born at Chester Zoo. The mini-monkey is spotted on dad Gumi’s back as it made its debut at the north-west English zoo.

Thieving monkey bound and caged in Mumbai

The captured monkey, its arms tied tightly behind its back, sits crouched over in a Mumbai residential colony trying with its teeth to untie the cord bound around its ankles.

All you need is the love between this monkey and his adopted puppy

Who does not love puppies? It seems everyone in the animal kingdom loses it over puppies and this monkey is no exception.

Monkey cannot own copyright to 'selfie,' US judge says

A rare crested macaque that took a now internationally famous "selfie" cannot own the copyright to the photograph because he is not human, a US judge rules in a suit brought by animal rights group PETA on behalf of the monkey.

Urban monkeys of Dhaka (video)

Taken away their natural habitat, around a thousand monkeys are still thriving in some places of Dhaka city.

June 24, 2024
June 24, 2024

Life with an urban monkey

Living in Dhaka, one rarely expects encounters with wildlife, especially monkeys. However, my home at Shahjadpur, beside an enormous mango tree, became the stage for a rather unusual drama involving a lone monkey!

April 2, 2020
April 2, 2020

Locals in Sylhet begin feeding monkeys going hungry amid shutdown

With most places closed down, street animals which occupy urban spaces with us and often rely on scraps from people are having to go hungry. In Sylhet, people have taken it upon themselves to feed the monkeys at the shrine of Chashni Pir at Amberkhana area.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Monkey seen caring for dying mate, grieves after she dies

In one of the first examples of compassionate care and grief in a wild monkey, an alpha male of a group of snub-nosed monkeys and his dying partner spent a final, tender hour together before she passed away.

March 8, 2016
March 8, 2016

[WATCH] Monkeys rejoice after untimely shower

Having a hard day at work? Here is a group of jumping monkeys to lighten your day!

February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016

World’s tiniest monkey born in England

A tiny Eastern pygmy marmoset, the smallest type of monkey on the planet, is born at Chester Zoo. The mini-monkey is spotted on dad Gumi’s back as it made its debut at the north-west English zoo.

February 6, 2016
February 6, 2016

Thieving monkey bound and caged in Mumbai

The captured monkey, its arms tied tightly behind its back, sits crouched over in a Mumbai residential colony trying with its teeth to untie the cord bound around its ankles.

January 24, 2016
January 24, 2016

All you need is the love between this monkey and his adopted puppy

Who does not love puppies? It seems everyone in the animal kingdom loses it over puppies and this monkey is no exception.

January 9, 2016
January 9, 2016

Monkey cannot own copyright to 'selfie,' US judge says

A rare crested macaque that took a now internationally famous "selfie" cannot own the copyright to the photograph because he is not human, a US judge rules in a suit brought by animal rights group PETA on behalf of the monkey.

November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015

Urban monkeys of Dhaka (video)

Taken away their natural habitat, around a thousand monkeys are still thriving in some places of Dhaka city.

April 23, 2015
April 23, 2015

Ebola drug cures infected moneys

An experimental drug cures monkeys infected with the Ebola virus, US-based scientists say. The treatment, known as TKM-Ebola-Guinea, targets Makona strain of the virus.