Chimpanzee’s Drum Solo Offers Clues to Origins of Music
Researchers who analyzed dozens of spontaneous performances by a captive male chimpanzee named Ayumu say the animal’s steady…
Chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Now only two are left.
Their work inspired others to try and replicate their results, including a Columbia University professor named Herbert Terrace.…
Humans Evolved from African Ape-Like Ancestor, Research Suggests
In new research, paleoanthropologists from the United States and Canada analyzed the morphology of a hominin talus (large…
China zoo bans visitors from showing short videos to baby chimpanzee over eyesight concerns
A zoo in eastern China has become the focus of online chatter after banning visitors from showing a…