A study published in the journal Biology Letters has provided the strongest physiological evidence yet that wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) regularly consume alcohol as part of their natural diet.

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

A clever chimpanzee named Dongdong carefully retrieves a visitor’s dropped glasses and works with a zookeeper to return them, ...

For decades, scientists believed that bonobos, one of our closest living relatives, were among the most peaceful primates.

CHENNAI: Three tiger cubs in Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP), born after a gap of five years, died just days after birth ...

A chimpanzee who has made Kent her home for almost 10 years has died aged 34. Keepers at Wingham Wildlife Park, near ...

Chimpanzee experiments suggest early humans were likely fascinated by crystals because of their unique transparency and ...

Chimpanzees (often colloquially “chimps”) are African great apes in the genus Pan, which has two living species: the common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and the bonobo (Pan paniscus). The common ...

An artist's impression of Graecopithecus freybergi. (Velizar Simeonovski) Around 7 million years ago, a little creature ...

Imagine you’re at a tea party with a bonobo. What kind of tea are you serving? Are there cakes? What is the bonobo wearing?

Scientists call this phenomenon emotional mimicry. Biologists and psychologists consider this automatic matching of another’s ...