REGENT, Sierra Leone (Reuters) - They can leap playful somersaults or maul a human to death. Meet the chimpanzee, man's closest relative. Today, Philip, a powerful male, plays tricks to earn a juicy ...

Tampa, Florida -- Five-month-old chimpanzee Keeva has learned a lot in her young life. She can laugh, reach out and grasp objects, stand upright while holding on, hang briefly from a tree branch or ...

An orphan chimpanzee has been rescued from the illegal bushmeat trade in the Republic of Congo and delivered to her new home at a UK animal sanctuary by courier. Chocolat spent 20 years in Kenya, ...

The amount of information a small child can absorb and retain about wildlife is fearsomely impressive. At least once a day I fail pop quizzes on dinosaurs and/or cheetahs and raptors, administered by ...

(CNN) A baby chimpanzee rescued from poachers in the Congo had his flight to freedom recorded and it is the cutest thing you’ll see all week! It’s a baby chimpanzee flying to his new home after being ...

There's nothing more touching to see than a new mom bonding with her newborn. Whether it's an adult or animal, mom instincts kick in immediately most of the time, and you can see and feel the love ...

The North Carolina Zoo welcomed a new baby chimp on Monday, and while it’s not clear yet whether it’s a boy or a girl, the baby and its mother are doing well. In a news release issued Tuesday, the zoo ...

Sometimes, the joy of a holiday gift isn't in the gift itself but in the thrill of opening it. Nowhere is that exuberance on ...

Baby chimpanzees are some of the cutest babies in the animal kingdom. Newborns are only around 4 pounds at birth, which is smaller than most human babies. Baby chimps live in family groups in the ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Zoo has announced the tragic passing of a baby chimpanzee who was born at the zoo last month. The baby chimpanzee was born to Kianga, a 17-year-old chimpanzee. She ...