Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international ...

Chimpanzees mirror human thought processes in new study - The primates can critically assess the quality of evidence when ...

The experiment suggests that the animals are “not just driven by simple, emotional responses” but “have rather complex ...

Scientists studying a 4.4-million-year-old fossil named Ardi may have uncovered the evolutionary step that turned ancient ...

Researchers found that chimpanzees update their beliefs based on evidence, showing a human-like ability to reason and reflect ...

Chimpanzees can change their minds when the facts no longer support their previous beliefs – a rational level of thinking ...

A groundbreaking ten-year study on the behavior of chimpanzees, reported in the journal Current Biology, reveals that humanity's closest living relative expresses a propensity for human-like warfare.

Chimpanzees may have more in common with human thinkers than previously thought. A new study published in Science by an international team of researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can ...

The Sunset Zoo in Manhattan reports that one of its more well-known residents has died. The Sunset Zoo issued a press release ...

A Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Friday that chimpanzees are not human, and will not be granted release from a zoo in the ...

Sunset Zoo in Manhattan announced on Wednesday the passing of Susie the Western chimpanzee.S usie had been under close ...

Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered “persons” with human rights, according to the state’s Court of Appeals.