In recent years, scientists have shown that chimpanzees favor certain peers by picking whom they prefer to groom and ...

Chimpanzees are known as animals that are very close to humans. Since we have many opportunities to see them in zoos and on ...

Yet, despite this immense physical and psychological toll, chimpanzee and bonobo mothers frequently refuse to let go. Indeed, ...

A new scientific paper reports that chimpanzees “are capable of” producing sounds that mimic words they hear from people. It follows recent research revealing that chimpanzees can gesture to one ...

Spanish researchers conducted a series of experiments at a sanctuary near Madrid: presenting crystals to chimpanzees. The ...

Chimpanzees are handy with tools. They’re known to use sticks to “fish” for ants and algae, make sponges from moss or leaves, and fashion simple spears for hunting. But exactly how the animals pick up ...

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Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on July 7, 2025. Click here for that audio. Scientists studying chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest of Uganda noticed the creatures seem to be administering a ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de ...

Friendship, it turns out, may run deeper in chimpanzees than a simple preference for grooming partners. A new study from the University of California, Berkeley has found that chimpanzees steal less ...

New research highlighted by the Jane Goodall Institute is shedding light on the complex social lives of chimpanzees, suggesting that behavior often viewed as uniquely human may have deeper ...

Taiwan's Taipei Zoo revealed two chimpanzees were tranquilized after escaping from their enclosure and wandering into public areas.