— -- Unseen by anyone else on a hike, a snake crosses your path. What would you do? Chimps, our closest animal cousins, emit soft hoots to warn their unaware friends about the unseen danger. But ...

When I talk about my time in the field, and how wonderful and fascinating chimpanzees are, one thing that often surprises people is that chimps eat meat. Listeners are truly shocked—"Wait what?" they ...

New research on chimpanzees is forcing scientists to rethink where the line between human and animal minds really lies. In carefully designed experiments, chimps are not just grabbing at treats or ...

You are never too old to play — a maxim that even adult chimpanzees seem to follow. Young chimpanzees are already known to get many benefits from playing. But it seems to also be more important among ...

Evolutionary or comparative, knowing the rational capabilities of our closest evolutionary relatives is highly relevant. You can't compare an unknown to a known; you can't tell when traits evolved if ...

Onesmas Ainebyona tracks chimpanzees in a Ugandan rainforest. He has built trust with a chimp leader named Jean. It took Ainebyona four years to connect with Jean. The chimp now feels ...

Ena Onishi, a doctoral student at Japan’s Kyoto University, has spent more than 600 hours watching chimpanzees urinating. She has a good reason for all that peeping, though. She is part of a team of ...

A new study found that chimpanzees drum to communicate with one another across great distances, suggesting this innate human ability to make music is deeply embedded in our genes. A research team from ...

Filmmaker Alastair Fothergill spent three years in Western Africa, following a group of wild chimps. His Disney nature film Chimpanzee showcases a... Following The Lives Of Chimpanzees On Screen The ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.