The ancient monkey puzzle tree has distinctive spiny leaves and intricate scaly branches. Its unusual features, scientists believe, evolved as a defense against towering, long-necked dinosaurs.

But the most unusual find was "an approximately 8-centimeter-high monkey sculpture made of lead[ed] bronze," which was found in the church's nave. Volunteers were unsure what to make of the ...

The earliest reference to the monkey in Chinese literature is a 2,200 ... Photograph by JED WEINGARTEN, Nat Geo Image Collection While the ancient texts do not show exactly how many of these ...

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A sacrificed spider monkey is shedding new light on an ancient Mesoamerican relationship. The remains of a 1,700-year-old monkey found in the ancient city of Teotihuacan outside modern-day Mexico ...

The six-part series is available on CNNgo. You can also access CNNgo via our CNN app. The ancient monkey puzzle tree has distinctive spiny leaves and intricate scaly branches. Its unusual features ...