Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge Liberia, based in Margibi County and with a set of estuarine sanctuary islands in the Farmington and Grand Bassa rivers, is celebrating 11 years of caring for dozens of ...

The world’s largest-known group of chimpanzees split into two factions that are now engaged in deadly combat ...

Scientists have found post-research homes for dogs, cats, rats, and many other kinds of animals, but adopting them out does ...

The Gombe Stream National Park is a beautiful park in Tanzania, filled with nature, steep valleys, and multiple forest vegetation types. The terrain is only accessible by boat and because of its ...

Scientists say shifting social ties can break up a once unified group of apes and ignite sustained, deadly conflict among former allies.

Animal intelligence can be surprisingly difficult to measure. We often judge other species by our own standards, but ...

A study published in the journal Biology Letters has provided the strongest physiological evidence yet that wild chimpanzees ...

WASHINGTON - Tan belly pressed to glass, Torian, a thigh-high, 4-year-old chimpanzee with a freckled face, wants to be scratched. When his veterinarian pretends to tickle Torian through the thick pane ...

A touching moment unfolds as an elderly chimpanzee reconnects with a longtime human friend, sharing a quiet goodbye shortly ...

Jeannie suffered a nervous breakdown in a biomedical research lab, and was moved with other lab chimps to Gloria’s sanctuary in Canada. The chimps retired to her sanctuary were able to adapt to their ...

There's something about a classic 2000s cartoon that stirs up memories of throwing your backpack on the couch, grabbing a ...

The Primate Rescue Center has been tucked away on private land in Jessamine County for 30 years, yet many central Kentuckians ...