Nearly two-thirds of all primates are in danger of disappearing, including 100 that have only been described by science in ...

Staff at Colchester Zoo in north Essex have announced the arrival of a new male chimpanzee called Napoleon to help with a breeding programme.

At first glance, it’s easy to dismiss the ecological significance of Mbalmayo Forest Reserve in southern Cameroon, one of ...

"All of a sudden the entire team let out a yell of excitement." Researchers stunned by rare sight caught on trail camera deep ...

The Maryland Zoo has announced the birth of an endangered lemur, called a Coquerel’s sifaka, marking the first arrival of ...

But we’re not the only ones. For the first time, wild chimps have been recorded indulging in alcohol together. (Just swap out the bottle of wine for a volleyball-size fermented breadfruit.) ...

They are social, group animals, and with good care in captivity, they can live up to 60. The chimpanzee is listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. With ...

Since alcohol can sometimes reduce stress levels, the fruit may be encouraging social behavior in the chimps, according to a recent study Anna Bowland/Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project/University of ...

Wild chimpanzees were filmed sharing fermented fruit containing alcohol in a first-of-its-kind video, researchers said. Anna Bowland / Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project / University of Exeter In what ...