A peep from a bonobo is believed to mean roughly “I would like to…” and a whistle is believed to mean “let’s stay together.” But when combined to make a “peep-whistle,” it’s thought to mean something ...

Scientists study cultural traditions in chimpanzees, revealing dialects used for mating and the impact of human influence on ...

The human body is an amazing thing, but there's no doubt that it's also capable of some pretty gross stuff. There's a reason ...

She has been alone since her herd mate ... Why are humans still doing this? Bill S-15, known as the Jane Goodall Bill, would have prohibited the captivity of elephants and great apes in Canada ...

Disney wasn't the first studio to prominently feature mentor characters: the trope is as old as storytelling itself. But ...

Their biggest threat: humans. No trace of the wild South China ... One way to think of a species, be it of ape or of ant, is as an answer to a puzzle: how to live on planet Earth.

The word "ape" has several different (and sometimes conflicting ... During our species' near-extinction about 70,000 years ago, the number of humans was reduced to 10,000 mating pairs. When it comes ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran ...

DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

The resource is already lending itself to comparative studies that offer new insights into human and ape evolution, and into what underlies the functional differences among these species.

The study found that the most common ways apes adapted to habitat change included foraging for human crops, changing nesting patterns, and traveling along human-made paths. These changes can help ...

Yoo and colleagues’ work elevates the quality of ape genome sequences to the same level as existing sequences for humans, enabling the authors to investigate the evolutionary history of almost ...