A shriek broke the dawn on the savanna, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were ...

Chimpanzees, like humans, move to higher elevations to gather information about rival groups in territorial conflicts to avoid risky confrontations, a study published in PLOS Biology has found.

A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were ...

Chimpanzees use a variant of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change their minds, new research suggests. When tasked with finding a tasty ...

Chimpanzees are known for their remarkable intelligence and use of tools, but could their cultures also evolve over time like human cultures? A new, multidisciplinary study suggests that some of their ...

Chimpanzees use high ground to conduct reconnaissance on rival groups, often before making forays into enemy territory at times when there is reduced risk of confrontation, a new study suggests.

Baltimore, MD (WHTM) Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are an endangered species; since 1900, the wild chimpanzee population in Africa has dropped from two million to only about 150,000. Reasons for the ...

BLUE RIDGE, Ga. — A Georgia animal nonprofit nestled in the mountains is holding a special medical event for one of its exotic residents at the end of January. Project Chimps, located in Blue Ridge, ...

Our new observations of physical risk-taking in chimpanzees suggests that the rise in risk-taking in human adolescence isn’t due to a new yen for danger. Rather, a decrease in supervision gives teens ...

Chimpanzees have protective genetic adaptations against malaria, according to a new study that could provide important insights into developing more effective malaria vaccines for humans. In the ...

“I would give anything that I have, possession-wise, for that child. I would give my life for him,” Tonia Haddix says in a trailer for HBO’s “Chimp Crazy” docuseries. She’s talking about Tonka, the 32 ...