In chimpanzee communities, strong social ties can be a matter of life and death not just for the adults who form them, but ...

When it comes to closest living relatives in the animal kingdom, chimpanzees and bonobos top the list. They share a common ancestor and over 98% of our DNA. Both species belong to the genus Pan.

A new study shows that both chimpanzees and young children are drawn to watching social interactions—sometimes even at a cost ...

Children and chimpanzees both prefer watching social interactions over individual behaviors, revealing shared evolutionary ...

From playgrounds to primate sanctuaries, a new study by the University of California in Santa Barbara in the US and the and ...

Chimps share with children sense of curiosity for social interactions – study - Researchers found that both chimpanzees and ...

A myth repeated so often in museums, textbooks, and nature documentaries that most people accept it as dogma is that humans ...

One chimpanzee had a pale, flesh-colored face instead of the dark color common in adults. It gave me a slightly eerie feeling when I first saw him close to, and ever after that he was “Count ...

Chimpanzee moms are like us: They mourn, dote, and take 'me' time. New research is revealing more about chimp motherhood, vital knowledge that can help conserve the endangered species.

The Dallas Zoo is hand-raising baby Makutu, the first chimpanzee born at the institution in more than a decade. The team tasked with his care says what they're ...