NAGOYA, Japan - About six months after the death of Ai -- a female chimpanzee celebrated as a "genius" for her ability to ...

Our closest animal relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees, share a quick hug or a pat on the back before having their meal, to ...

Physical touch may be an important evolutionary tool to help manage social tension and keep the peace. That is according to a ...

This behavior is further evidence of chimpanzees' deep interaction with their environment," added Morgan "On a daily and ...

Around midnight on June 12, a pair of chimpanzee siblings arrived safely at Chattanooga Zoo after traveling from their home ...

Researchers now have compared laughter in humans to laughter in the various great apes - chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and ...

We have changed from wanting animals to understand human language to wanting to understand how they communicate with each ...

A new protein analysis of Homo naledi skeletons reveals a curious twist—none of them seem to have Y chromosomes.

Goodall also launched projects under JGI to support young African girls by offering them access to reproductive health ...

Rockhampton Zoo's chimpanzee, Sile, dropped baby Cassie in the hours after birth, fracturing its femur. The newborn is now in a cast and staff are hand-rearing it. Despite the fall, keepers say mum ...