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 ...

What chimpanzees teach us about trust, power, and connection—plus 3 strategies to build stronger relationships. ... This is something very common in chimpanzees, for example.

Chimpanzees and bonobos, share close genetic ties with humans but exhibit distinct physical and behavioral traits. Chimpanzees display male-dominated, aggressive tendencies, while bonobos are ...

To the point. Language Connection: Researchers discovered a neuronal connection related to language in chimpanzee brains, previously thought to be unique to humans. Arcuate Fasciculus: The arcuate ...

A new study finds chimpanzees drum against tree roots with rhythm, suggesting they share an evolutionary trait with humans passed down by a last common ancestor.