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

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

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

President Donald Trump’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving to end animal testing practices involving beagles, ...

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

MONROVIA ― Second Chance Chimpanzee Refuge Liberia, based in Margibi County and with a set of estuarine sanctuary islands in ...

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

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 ...

Chimpanzees have a reputation for being aggressive, while bonobos are often seen as their peaceful counterparts. This contrast has frequently been used to explain different sides of human nature.

In an attempt to understand our own fascination with the shiny minerals, researchers gave some to chimps. A chimp named Toti attentively observes a quartz crystal at a rehabilitation facility in Spain ...