— -- Unseen by anyone else on a hike, a snake crosses your path. What would you do? Chimps, our closest animal cousins, emit soft hoots to warn their unaware friends about the unseen danger. But ...

New research on chimpanzees is forcing scientists to rethink where the line between human and animal minds really lies. In carefully designed experiments, chimps are not just grabbing at treats or ...

Ainebyona and others involved in chimp conservation in this remote Ugandan rainforest say they aim for the kind of communion that at first irks chimps. Habituating chimps can take several years. The ...

When I talk about my time in the field, and how wonderful and fascinating chimpanzees are, one thing that often surprises people is that chimps eat meat. Listeners are truly shocked—"Wait what?" they ...

A new study found that chimpanzees drum to communicate with one another across great distances, suggesting this innate human ability to make music is deeply embedded in our genes. A research team from ...

You are never too old to play — a maxim that even adult chimpanzees seem to follow. Young chimpanzees are already known to get many benefits from playing. But it seems to also be more important among ...

Filmmaker Alastair Fothergill spent three years in Western Africa, following a group of wild chimps. His Disney nature film Chimpanzee showcases a... Following The Lives Of Chimpanzees On Screen The ...

Evolutionary or comparative, knowing the rational capabilities of our closest evolutionary relatives is highly relevant. You can't compare an unknown to a known; you can't tell when traits evolved if ...

After being cloistered in a basement cage for nearly a year, Tonka just wanted to be outside. Though caretakers had set up a cozy space filled with hammocks and blankets for the chimpanzee, upon ...

The study of rhythmic structures, which appears in the journal Current Biology, analyzed the drumming patterns of chimps from the rainforests in East and West Africa. The trees in those rainforests ...

Ena Onishi, a doctoral student at Japan’s Kyoto University, has spent more than 600 hours watching chimpanzees urinating. She has a good reason for all that peeping, though. She is part of a team of ...