Watching videos of pet monkeys online is an enjoyable pastime and it looks like lots of fun – but is it a good idea? Watch this compelling video if you have ever considered keeping a monkey for a pet.

The real question is not the legality of having a pet monkey, but the ethics of keeping these creatures in captivity. From ...

In one of the most widely read posts on the Animals and Us blog (here), I discussed whether a troop of hamadryas baboons living in a garbage dump at Taif, Saudi Arabia kidnap puppies and raise them as ...

In a previous Psychology Today post (here), I argued that humans are the only species to keep pets. (Calm down — I know about Koko's kitten, etc. While long-term odd couple attachments between species ...