Chimpanzees have a reputation for being aggressive, while bonobos are often seen as their peaceful counterparts. This ...

Chimpanzees share more than 98% of human DNA, and decades of field research across Africa show their societies can be intensely violent. Long-term studies at sites like Gombe and Kibale document ...

Dong Dong the chimpanzee has a reputation at Shendiao Mountain Wildlife Park in China for being polite and intelligent Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars.

Punch the monkey ran away with our hearts. Watching him cling to a stuffed orangutan at a Japanese zoo as he struggled to make friends became a collective moment as people around the world grew ...

Scientists learned that wild African chimpanzees consume alcohol by eating fermented fruit, suggesting that human attraction to alcohol may have ancient evolutionary origins.

Punch the Monkey quickly grabbed the hearts of millions around the world. As more photos and videos of the monkey holding onto a stuffed orangutan plushie, struggling to make friends within his social ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jane Goodall, a pioneering primatologist who befriended chimpanzees, is dead at 91. She discovered that chimpanzees make and use ...

The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium is mourning the loss of two animals — a lion and chimpanzee —that recently died, the zoo said on social media. A 20-year-old male lion named Shakarri had been treated ...

Chimpanzees are some of the smartest animals on the planet. However, chimpanzees can be very aggressive as well. As they share 98% of human DNA, it is not surprising that chimpanzee teeth are almost ...

A new scientific census confirms 426 chimpanzees thriving in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, strengthening conservation efforts in one of Africa’s most important great ape habitats.

Chimpanzees at Chimp Haven use donated Dr. Seuss books to spark curiosity and engagement.