Apes and humans share an ancient laughter rhythm dating back 15 million years
A laugh can feel spontaneous, messy, almost impossible to pin down. But deep inside that burst of sound,…
Chimpanzees in Uganda’s Kibale National Park wage lethal ‘civil war’
Uganda’s Kibale National Park is home to the largest-known group of wild chimpanzees in the world. Amid the…
My sleepless night in a chimpanzee nest
(Meet Tatu and Loulis—the last of the ‘talking’ chimpanzees) The anthropologist David Samson has dedicated much of his…
Wild chimpanzees in Uganda are drinking the equivalent of a beer a day
One of the boozy chimps. Credit: Aleksey Maro/UC Berkeley Since you can’t exactly breathalyze a wild ape, Aleksey…
Scientists are amazed after spotting chimpanzees start their own fashion trend
While Paris buzzes with the glitz of Haute Couture Fashion Week, another kind of fashionista is stealing the…
Conservationists connect with chimps in a Ugandan rainforest as they seek a sense of communion
KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda — The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the…
How a Ugandan won the trust of a rainforest chimp leader
KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda (AP) — The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow…
Chimps that kill for territory gain reproductive advantages
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Renowned British chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for…
Jane Goodall, who transformed understanding of humankind by studying chimpanzees, dies at 91
Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that…
Blame it on the bananas: Chimps may be behind our love of booze
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 — Chimpanzees consume the equivalent of at least one alcoholic drink per day as they…
‘Chimp Crazy’ star Tonia Haddix sentenced to prison for lying that primate had died
A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” has been sentenced to nearly four…