When Ham set off on his space flight in 1961, he paved the way for the first American to go to space months later.

A unique discovery in Uganda's Kibale National Park reveals a special gesture used by chimpanzee Beryl and her daughter Lindsay. This gesture, which involves placing a hand over Beryl's eye ...

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Zoo said Zuri, a 12-year-old chimpanzee, is expecting her first infant. “We’re very excited for Zuri,” said Tulsa Zoo Curator of Mammals Jordan Piha. “This will be ...

Chimpanzee gestation is about eight months, and the zoo's animal care staff expects Zuri's infant to be born later this spring. Chimpanzee gestation is about eight months, and the zoo's animal care ...

Chimpanzee staring up at the treetops. Image by Julie Ricard on Unsplash Chimpanzees, it appears, have adopted a sophisticated military strategy by utilizing elevated terrain to gain a strategic ...

The same is true of Beryl, a chimpanzee living in Kibale National Park, in Uganda, and her young daughter, Lindsay. When Lindsay wants to climb on her mother’s back and travel, she puts one hand ...

Scientists say that their findings can not only teach us about our own evolutionary history but also about the biology of malaria infection in humans. Chimpanzees are classified as endangered due to ...

The study in 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan shows that, when one chimp pees, others are more likely to follow. “In humans, urinating together can be seen as a ...

In their paper published in the Journal of Human Evolution, the group describes the way chimpanzees choose rocks to use as tools for cracking nuts, and how they compared what they found with prior ...

The study of 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan shows that, when one chimpanzee pees, others are more likely to follow. The researchers documented peeing behaviours ...

Starting on January 29th, 2020, randomchimpevent [3] [4] posted more memes which warned users about the "random chimp event" and implied that the event is an organized attack by a group of chimpanzees ...