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A prehistoric hominin that lived more than four million years ago in Ethiopia may have climbed like a chimp and walked a bit ...

Could a chimpanzee raised from infancy by a human family bridge the gap between species--and change the way we think about the boundaries between animal and human? Here is the strange and moving ...

A groundbreaking ten-year study on the behavior of chimpanzees, reported in the journal Current Biology, reveals that humanity's closest living relative expresses a propensity for human-like warfare.

A Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Friday that chimpanzees are not human, and will not be granted release from a zoo in the ...

Dr. Jane Goodall, who passed away at the age of 91, revolutionized primatology with her research on chimpanzees in Tanzania.

A Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Friday that chimpanzees are not human, and will not be granted release from a zoo in the ...

The Michigan Court of Appeals has denied a writ of habeas corpus for seven chimpanzees currently at the DeYoung Family Zoo in ...

Chimpanzees consume daily alcohol equivalent to two cocktails from ripe fruits, shedding light on human evolutionary ties to ...

Scientists estimate chimps’ alcohol consumption for the first time, and find they seem to prefer boozier fruit.

Zoo Knoxville's chimpanzee, Lu, recovers after a landmark spinal surgery that removed a benign tumor, in collaboration ...