For years, anthropologists have watched wild chimpanzees "go ape" and attack each other in coordinated assaults. But until now, scientists were unsure whether interactions with humans had brought on ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Anthropology Professor Jill Pruetz long suspected that man-made changes influenced the aggressive behavior researchers have observed among chimpanzees. However, her ...

Chimps in the wild engage in deadly battles with rival troops to increase their reproductive success, suggests new research. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & ...

Ainebyona and others involved in chimp conservation in this remote Ugandan rainforest say they aim for the kind of communion ...

Researchers have found two important building blocks of human speech in wild chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives. A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic ...

Troy Kotsur attends the Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2023. He stars in the new horror film "Primate." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Oct. 16 (UPI) --A family's pet ...

They have sharp teeth, strong muscles and don’t like it when you sneak into their territories. But what makes primates even more dangerous is they are smart and more violent than other animals. Today ...

there are some people in this world that are completely enamored with chimps people who want to own them dress them up and love them like children but chimps are not children and pretending like they ...

Behind the scenes at a Chicago zoo, chimpanzees who spent years entertaining humans are learning to befriend their own kind. Behind the scenes at a Chicago zoo, chimpanzees who spent years ...

Al and Kamaka, two old friends who are both in their 50s, are experiencing a whole new world. Part of what's novel: females. "Right off the bat, they were just enamored with the ladies in the group," ...