A rare and deliberate signal between a mother chimpanzee and her daughter raises new questions about ape communication, culture and the meaning of sharing a language ...
A new look into the private lives of chimpanzees has found that the primates settle disagreements with close friends by ...
Bonobos, often seen as the “make love, not war” apes, are famous for using sexual behavior to smooth over conflicts. Chimps, ...
We don't just have sex to reproduce—new research suggests that using sex to manage social tension could be a trait that ...
Young female chimpanzees make their nests earlier and more often than young male chimps, demonstrating their independence ...
We share more than 97% of our genetic makeup with primates such as chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans. But that doesn’t ...
On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first great ape to travel to space. His mission was crucial in proving ...
CGI primates from “Better Man” and “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” face off in this year’s Oscars race for best visual effects.