It may seem unusual to think of chimpanzees as doctors, but they more closely resemble human healers than you may expect. Wild chimpanzees were once thought to be incapable of healing themselves. It ...

Source: Charles Patrick Ewing, via Flickr. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license. Researchers with the Ozouga Chimpanzee Project have been studying a group of about 45 chimpanzees in Loango National ...

Chimps in the wild use medicinal leaves to perform “First Aid” on their friends and family, reveals new research. They also use leaves to clean themselves after sex – which may help prevent infections ...

The Indianapolis Zoo confirmed its president and CEO suffered an injury while feeding a chimpanzee last week. In a statement ...

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Zoo said a baby chimpanzee died shortly after being born on April 22. Pregnant chimpanzee Zuri gave birth to a male infant in the morning and was a first-time mother. Staff ...

A chimpanzee that escaped its enclosure has been recaptured, the Indianapolis Zoo has confirmed. Indianapolis fire crews were called to the zoo in response to an "animal bite" about 10:10 a.m. Nov. 14 ...