Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. common marmoset monkey, Callithrix jacchus Marmosets are small, adorable monkeys native to South America, but it would be unwise ...

The human facial action coding system, or FACS, has been developed as a tool for cross-species systematic comparisons of facial muscles to help interpret the resulting facial expressions of the common ...

Common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) are New World primates that are found within the coastal rainforests of North East (NE) Brazil. They are a multisensory species, relying on all their senses to ...

The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is increasingly becoming a key species in behavioral and biomedical research. Because of this, research focused on improving the behavioral and physiological ...

Two baby mongooses at the Daktari orphanage are getting a lot of attention from a common marmoset named Thor. Male marmosets play a role in raising their young–which may explain his affection for the ...

In common marmosets, the brain regions that process social interactions develop very slowly, extending until early adulthood, like in humans. During this time, all group members are involved in ...

Source: Dario Sanches, via Wikimedia Commons. Marmosets and other small, tree-dwelling monkeys must be vigilant to survive in the wild. After all, predators ranging from snakes to raptors to cats want ...

Learning to make sounds by listening to others is a skill that helps make us human. But research now suggests a species of monkey may have evolved similar abilities. Marmosets have the capacity to ...

Kyoto, Japan -- How could a human mother tell that her child is upset? Humans can distinguish the meanings of facial expressions of our fellow species either explicitly through speech or implicitly by ...