A small island off the coast of Puerto Rico, known as Monkey Island, is home to nearly 2,000 Rhesus macaques. In 2017, ...

A recent study by behavioral biologists from Wageningen University & Research and the German Primate Research Center has ...

On Tuesday, scientists in the United States and Spain said the human hand may be more primitive than that of our closest living cousin, the chimpanzee. In fact, human hands are likely more similar to ...

Chimpanzees in West Africa hold onto trees with their hands while kicking against roots with their feet, emitting powerful sounds that travel long distances, sometimes over a half mile. “ ...

In “one hand washes the other” at New City Arts, Vibha Vijay endows art with emotional import, incorporating secondhand fabric and materials belonging to family members—a practice that allows her to ...

sediba and H. naledi were likely using stone tools. The structure of their hands and wrists is more common with modern human dexterity than that of chimpanzees and gorillas. "Since stone tools are ...

Read More: Chimps, Like Humans, are Fast Talkers - With Their Hands In contrast, the calls of chimpanzees appear to be remarkably complex. Analyzing thousands of vocalizations from 53 wild chimps in ...

Two studies of wild chimps point to the evolutionary roots of human language. The studies found that chimp communication often relies on rhythmic structures and call combinations.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo confirmed its president and CEO suffered an injury while feeding a chimpanzee last week. In a statement sent to FOX59/CBS4 Tuesday night, the zoo said ...

When Lindsay wants to climb on her mother’s back and travel, she puts one hand over Beryl’s eye — a gesture that no other chimpanzee is known to make. It’s their own private sign.