Chimpanzees from the Western group attacking members of the Central group in 2019. Aaron Sandel Since 1995, scientists have kept a watchful eye on the Ngogo chimpanzees in Uganda’s Kibale National ...
My experience tracking chimpanzees in Kibale National Park on May 6, 2026, was surreal. It instantly brought back memories of ...
Between 2000 and 2023, more than 6,000 African primates were traded internationally in 50 countries, according to a newly published report. Endangered chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and critically ...
Scientists are studying a rare, large-scale war between formerly friendly chimpanzees in central Africa in the hope that it could shed light on the belligerent nature of the apes’ closest biological ...
It was a rainy morning at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, and at the chimpanzee exhibit, it was the children who were hooting and hollering. The apes themselves were placid, ignoring their rowdy ...
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Anthropology Professor Jill Pruetz long suspected that man-made changes influenced the aggressive behavior researchers have observed among chimpanzees. However, her ...
A new study has described a phenomenon researchers refer to as 'contagious urinations.' The study in 20 captive chimpanzees living at the Kumamoto Sanctuary in Japan shows that, when one chimp pees, ...
It may seem unusual to think of chimpanzees as doctors, but they more closely resemble human healers than you may expect. Wild chimpanzees were once thought to be incapable of healing themselves. It ...
A new study reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on January 20 is the first to describe a phenomenon researchers refer to as “contagious urinations.” The study in 20 captive chimpanzees ...