Researchers describe a link between genetic relatedness and sophisticated tool use in primates in East and Central Africa, suggesting their culture is cumulative. By Sofia Quaglia It’s amazing what ...
A century ago, millions of chimpanzees roamed across Africa, sharing 98.6 percent of our DNA and even crafting their own ...
Raised in a biomedical research lab in New York, a chimpanzee named Vanilla spent her early life looking through the bars of a tiny birdcage. Vanilla tasted freedom in 1995, when she and 30 other ...
Wild chimpanzees have been studied for more than 60 years, but they continue to delight and surprise observers, as we found during the summer of 2017 in Kibale National Park in Uganda. We were ...
Wild chimpanzees have been studied for more than 60 years, but they continue to delight and surprise observers, as we found during the summer of 2017 in Kibale National Park in Uganda. We were ...
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 ...