A shriek broke the dawn on the savanna, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were ...

From working in precarious conditions in the many gold mines of the region, the men have become researchers and observers of ...

In humans, teens do the most dangerous things. In chimpanzees, that honor goes to toddlers. The difference may lie in ...

Great apes share human-like social circles, but chimpanzees and bonobos differ in how selectively they maintain close social ...

These remote mountains in western Tanzania don't get the crowds of Gombe, which Jane Goodall made famous, or other sites in ...

Chimpanzees show physical risk taking peaks in infancy, not adolescence, highlighting the powerful role of supervision in ...

Adolescents are known for risky behavior, with teenagers in the U.S. more likely than younger children to die from injury.

A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest living relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA, highlighting ...

A new scientific paper reports that chimpanzees “are capable of” producing sounds that mimic words they hear from people. It follows recent research revealing that chimpanzees can gesture to one ...

West African-born primate, famed for recognising numbers and colours, passed away in Japan from age-related organ failure ...

Bonobo evolution reveals bonding and group cohesion in response to threats, favoring paths to finding peace instead of ...