A unique discovery in Uganda's Kibale National Park reveals a special gesture used by chimpanzee Beryl and her daughter Lindsay. This gesture, which involves placing a hand over Beryl's eye ...

Chimpanzees are adapted to live across diverse habitats in Africa, but little is known about the potential adaptation of chimps in different environments. A new study has found that these apes ...

A new study has found that chimpanzees may be far from shy bathroomgoers. A team of researchers spent more than 600 hours studying 20 captive chimpanzees to determine that chimps may experience ...

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, sharing over 98% of their DNA with humans, and the scientists say that their findings, published in Science, can not only teach us about our own ...

Chimpanzee gestation is about eight months, and the zoo's animal care staff expects Zuri's infant to be born later this spring. Chimpanzee gestation is about eight months, and the zoo's animal care ...

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats, some of which may protect against malaria, according to a study by an international team ...

But, interbreeding would change the human genome, which likely continued until Neanderthals went extinct around 40,000 years ago. And even today humans are left with some Neanderthal genes, many of ...

This thought experiment is also a useful way to think about deciphering the communication of other species. I study bonobos, chimpanzees and macaques – none of which can answer me if I ask them: “What ...