“Primate” is a horror movie focused on a pet chimpanzee named Ben that contracts rabies and goes on a gruesome killing spree.

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison ...

Compared with humans, chimp infants appear to act as daredevils earlier in life, according to a paper published today in ...

In humans, teens do the most dangerous things. In chimpanzees, that honor goes to toddlers. The difference may lie in ...

A chimpanzee named Juma turned out to be quite the trendsetter. He picked up a blade of grass and stuck it in his ear, a trend that was followed by several other chimps. Then, days later, he stuck ...

Great apes share human-like social circles, but chimpanzees and bonobos differ in how selectively they maintain close social ...

A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were ...

Adolescents are known for risky behavior, with teenagers in the US more likely than younger children to die from injury.

The work suggests it may be because human parents and caregivers are able to keep a closer eye on human babies, while chimp mothers can curtail their children’s behavior for only as long as they can ...