"In theory, you could break any link." Scientists discover concerning behavioral changes in chimps first appeared on The Cool ...

As a group of scientists from Panthera gathered around to watch trail camera footage from Gabon’s Batéké Plateau National Park, they were hoping to catch a few glimpses of lions and leopards, the main ...

A new book edited by chimpanzee experts Drs. Lydia Hopper, Assistant Director of the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, and Stephen Ross, Director of the Center, called ...

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Chimpanzees consistently choose crystals over ordinary rocks, suggesting a curiosity that may echo early humans.

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, and this adds to the fascination of learning how they behave and interact with each other. We know that they, like humans, live in social groups and that ...

The chimpanzee was sick. It had diarrhea and tapeworms — not unusual for a wild chimpanzee in the Budongo Forest of Uganda. What intrigued the watching research team was what the ape did about it.

Bonobos for years have had the reputation of being the cool hippies of the simian world, with a "make love, not war" ethos, ...

Learn how comparing aggression in chimpanzees and bonobos challenges the long-held belief that chimpanzees are the more violent of our closest ape relatives.