Amazonia has welcomed a baby emperor tamarin to its collection of primates. It is the first time the endangered species of monkey has been bred by the team at the Lanarkshire family attraction.

From walruses using whiskers to find food to emperor tamarins using moustaches for species recognition, facial hair aids survival and social interaction. Bearded pigs, orangutans, ibex ...

The emperor tamarin displays one of the animal kingdom's rarest and most splendid moustaches, which sweep back from their muzzle on both sides ...

The Racine Zoo welcomed a new member to its animal family. The zoo announced Missy, a Linnae's two-toed sloth now calls ...

Davion Irvin, 24, is charged with the theft of two emperor tamarin monkeys. Police have also linked him to sabotage of the enclosures of a snow leopard and langur monkeys. A fourth incident ...

Other creatures, like the emperor tamarin and orangutan, sport unique facial hair to aid in social interactions and to signal dominance or attract mates. In the wild goat family, species like the ...