This chimpanzee shares nearly 98% of its DNA with humans, but behind its intelligence is a brutally powerful primate capable ...

The more we try to understand chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, the more we find ourselves humbled by the richness and complexity of their lives — and of their intelligence. Today, on World ...

Wild chimpanzees in Uganda split into two separate communities and later engaged in deadly attacks against each other.

The largest group of wild chimpanzees known to scientists has permanently split in two. In a study published in Science, researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and other institutions ...

Spread out across 200 acres in Northwest Louisiana, Chimp Haven is the world's largest chimpanzee sanctuary. Every detail, from the moat to the meal plan, has been designed to ensure the more than 300 ...

New research from a team of cognitive scientists and evolutionary biologists finds that chimpanzees drum rhythmically, using regular spacing between drum hits. Their results, published in Current ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A famous chimpanzee community in Uganda split into two rival factions after years of social strain, giving scientists a rare look ...