Sound familiar? Like human moms, chimpanzees pour immense resources into raising their offspring into healthy adults, which can live up to 40 years in the wild. Though chimp communities—which ...

RED LODGE — Jeanne Rizzotto, Red Lodge developer and “mother” of two pet chimpanzees, made two very different public appearances this week. On Monday, she was interviewed on NBC’s Today ...

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Chimpanzees can “catch” yawns from an android robot imitating human facial expressions, according to a new study that raises more questions about the evolutionary origins of the behaviour.

His mischievous and often satirical images include two male police officers kissing, armed riot police with yellow smiley faces and a chimpanzee with a sign bearing the words, “Laugh now, but one day ...

It has long been known chimpanzees are genetically quite similar to humans. We share a multitude of similarities, from social interactions to the maternal way we care for our young. And now we can add ...

Wiping after using the toilet or cleaning up after sex is basic hygiene for humans. However, researchers have observed some surprisingly similar behavior in chimpanzees, shedding new light on the ...

Chimpanzee staring up at the treetops. Image by Julie Ricard on Unsplash Chimpanzees, it appears, have adopted a sophisticated military strategy by utilizing elevated terrain to gain a strategic ...

LOS ANGELES - A 42-year-old chimpanzee who is toilet-trained and can eat with a knife and fork is believed to be at large in a Southern California forest after escaping his cage. The chimp called ...

Chimpanzees Filmed 'Using Leaves Like Toilet Paper’. Scientists studying chimpanzees in Budongo Forest, Uganda, have observed them wiping their bum using leaves as a form of natural toilet paper.

Elodie Freymann/Cover Images Scientists studying chimpanzees in Budongo Forest, Uganda, have observed them wiping their bum using leaves as a form of natural toilet paper. The primates were ...