Wild chimpanzees in Senegal were filmed doing something researchers have long debated whether apes are even capable of: ...

In recent years, scientists have shown that chimpanzees favor certain peers by picking whom they prefer to groom and ...

John Mitani spent years studying a huge community of chimpanzees in Uganda. But then things took a dark turn – and his findings stunned the scientific world ...

How likely is a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) to steal food from another chimp? It depends on whether they’re a friend or a ...

Wild chimps aren't just watching and learning—they're literally handing down the tools of the trade. New camera footage from ...

“This study is reminding us how similar we are to other species walking on the planet,” said Laura Simone Lewis, a comparative psychologist at UC Berkeley. “And therefore, how important it is to ...

Is there anything more human than gathering in groups to share food and partake in a fermented beverage or two (or three, or….)? Researchers have caught wild chimpanzees on camera engaging in what ...

Sept. 18 (UPI) --Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found chimpanzees eating fermented fruit in their native habitats consume the equivalent of nearly two alcoholic drinks per day.

To measure nut cracking ability in chimps, the research team broke it down into five types of ability: how long it took, number of strikes per nut, success rate, number of times a strike moved a nut, ...

The post Chimps and Bonobos Form 'Hug Trains' to Avoid Food Fights appeared first on A-Z Animals. Food is often the source of conflict among wild animals. Just watch any nature show where food is ...

Chimpanzees may look like smaller, hairier versions of humans, but when a full-grown chimp decides to throw its weight around, the difference is stark. Their strength is not just a gym-rat talking ...

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