Chimpanzee calls become more distinct between populations as the individuals age, suggesting that experience may help shape ...

Scientists studying chimpanzees in Africa honed in on how young voice develops. Their findings indicate that the calls of ...

How can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? Behavioral biologist Michelle Spierings and two students demonstrated that chimps can actually drum and move ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research shows that chimpanzees can mimic human words. Researchers are going bananas. A new scientific paper reports that ...

Observing chimpanzees in their natural habitat offers insight into their intelligence, complex social relationships, and distinctive vocalizations. These primates communicate through gestures, sounds, ...

Human brains do something peculiar when a chimpanzee screams or hoots. Instead of treating those sounds as generic animal noise, a small region in the auditory cortex lights up in a way that looks ...

Learn how grunts, whimpers, and laughter helped researchers uncover chimpanzee accents that differ between communities. A laugh can hint at where someone grew up before they say a word. A drawn-out ...