The illicit great ape trade operates within the same forces destabilizing chimpanzee habitats: armed conflict, extractive ...

After more recent exposés on the experience of chimpanzees in the southwest, it's worth looking back at the interview series ...

Researchers found that male chimpanzees were more likely to direct attention and support toward their own offspring than ...

It's a trend that's taken a troop of chimpanzees by storm: a blade of grass dangling from an ear. The "grass-in-ear behavior," as scientists have termed it, seems to be one of the first times that ...

Chimpanzees in Need, supported by Dr. Jane Goodall, has facilitated the rescue of 30 chimpanzees from the now-closed Wildlife Waystation near Los Angeles Stephanie Wenger is a TV Writer/Reporter at ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de ...

Humans are not merely adept at communicating danger — it is seemingly built into our brains. That may be true for most social animals, but not all animals can communicate using specific nouns or verbs ...

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About ten years ago, Stephen Ross began getting more and more calls from chimpanzee owners who wanted to get rid of their pets. Ross is the director of the Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation ...

Showing chimpanzees dressed in clothes and clowning around in films and commercials may not be particularly dignified, but it fosters sympathy for the species and makes people want to protect them in ...