From Chimpan-A to Chimpanzee, These Apes May Have Humanlike Culture Researchers describe a link between genetic relatedness and sophisticated tool use in primates in East and Central Africa ...

One expert argued that chimpanzees have dense fur, so giving them clothes would adversely affect their ability to regulate their body temperature.

Researchers are going bananas. A new scientific paper reports that chimpanzees “are capable of” producing sounds that mimic words they hear from people. It follows recent research revealing ...

Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a form of ancient communication The new work showed that chimps from different regions of Africa drum with distinctly different ...

In experiments, human wounds took more than twice as long to heal than those on other mammals—including chimpanzees, which are one of the closest relatives to Homo sapiens.

Chimpanzees are humans' closest living relatives. But does much of their communication resembles ours? According to a new study published earlier this week in the journal Current Biology ...

The species is considered critically endangered, with the IUCN crediting deforestation, pet trade and unsuitable habitats for its decline.

The bat-eared fox is an adorable fox species native to the plains of Eastern and Southern Africa, known for its oversized, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A baby howler monkey clung to the back of an older male monkey, its tiny fingers grasping fur. But they're not related and not even the same species. Scientists spotted ...

Footage from Gabon’s Batéké Plateau National Park reveals a rare moment of an endangered chimpanzee using a tool, the first-of-its-kind footage from Gabon ...