Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KEITHVILLE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The chimpanzee of Chimp Haven had the opportunity to enjoy ‘floral themed enrichment’ featuring ...

When there isn’t much food to go around, most chimpanzees stop playing altogether to conserve energy, but mothers continue to spend lots of time playing with their young. Play is vital for the ...

More than three years after an Alberta man set out to free a young chimpanzee from an Iraqi zoo near ISIS-held territory, Manno is taking the first steps towards living with his own kind. It's been ...

Young chimpanzees learn their communication style from their mother and maternal relatives, but show little similarity to the communication behavior of their father and paternal relatives, according ...

Humans are known to invent private hand gestures. Chimps in the wild do, too, a new study suggests. By Brandon Keim Parents and their children, or people who know each other well, often share some ...

Language has always been the strangest feature of the human race, but an extraordinary discovery in Kibale National Park, Uganda has really shaken up this perception. A chimpanzee mother, Beryl, and ...

Wild chimpanzees have been studied for more than 60 years, but they continue to delight and surprise observers, as we found during the summer of 2017 in Kibale National Park in Uganda. We were ...

A chimpanzee mother (Xela) nursing her offspring (Xort). Researchers have for the first time identified distinct mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees. Have you ever wondered how your ...

A chimpanzee mother vocalizes while her offspring looks on. Young chimpanzees learn their communication style from their mother and maternal relatives, but show little similarity to the communication ...