The Los Angeles Zoo has welcomed a new primate baby, the first of its kind at the zoo in nearly 15 years. The zoo announced that one of its Bornean orangutans, 43-year-old Kalim, had given birth to a ...

Familiar faces make childbirth less traumatic for moms, according to new research. The presence of relatives or friends lowers stress levels for new mothers, say American scientists. Most animals - ...

GALVESTON, Texas — It’s a boy! Moody Gardens in Galveston is showing off a baby primate that weighed just over 8 ounces at birth. The rare pygmy slow loris was born in Moody Gardens' Rainforest ...

Human babies are born remarkably helpless, a deliberate evolutionary advantage. This early dependence allows for extended ...