Toddlers and Chimpanzees Share a Surprising Unspoken Language
Prior to developing the capacity for speech, toddlers communicate their desires, demands, and discontent using a…
Extinct Gibbon Species Found in Tomb of Ancient Chinese Noblewoman
A certain Chinese noblewoman—potentially Lady Xia, grandmother to the first emperor of China—had a menagerie buried…
Chimp Beds Are Way Less Filthy Than Human Beds
In a twist that rivals cinema’s best, a new study published Tuesday in Royal Society Open Science suggests a horrible…
Did Scientists Just Discover the Last Common Ancestor of All Apes?
Fossils of ancient apes are even rarer than those of ancient humans, so very little is known about these important…
RIP Chantek, the Signing Orangutan Who Was Just Like Us
There is no permanent good in this world. One minute, everything seems fine. The next minute, the forces of darkness…
These Researchers Made Their Own Horror Films To Study Memory in Apes
When Japanese researchers wanted to see if chimps could learn things from simply viewing a situation just once, they…
Climbers Helped a Zoo Make Sure Its Orangutan Habitat Is Escape-Proof
The Kansas City Zoo didn’t have the best track record when it came to penning-in its primates—two gorillas got out in…
Wild Chimps Look Out For Traffic Before Crossing Busy Road
This remarkable video was shot as part of a 29-month study of chimps crossing what’s often a dangerously busy road in…
Don't Let Your Halloween Candy Kill Orangutans
Sumatra and Borneo are the only places in the world where orangutans – the so-called "red apes" – live in the wild.…
Everyone's Favorite Ape Villain Could Return To Planet Of the Apes
The scariest ape to ever fire a gun while grinning may return to the Planet of the Apes franchise. Or at least director…
Understanding Chimpanzee Intelligence Can Shed Light On Our Own
It's hard to study intelligence in humans — our cultures are incredibly complex, and what counts as "smart" is defined…
Behind-The-Scenes Look At Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Is Stunning
Wow, the more we see from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the more we fall in love with it. And this behind-the-scenes…
All The Apes Are Talking In New Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Trailer
If you thought Dawn of the Planet of the Apes couldn't look much better, watch this new trailer and prepare to be…
Here's How Humanity Falls In Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Been confused as to how the apes seen at the end of Rise of the Planet of Apes have managed to decimate the human race…
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Reveals The Human Behind the Ape
Check out this gorgeous behind-the-scenes footage from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. This modern day adaptation’s…
10 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes Pics Raise Expectations Even Higher
We cannot wait for the next Apes movie to hit theaters. Today, 10 new images from the production were released to the…
Andy Serkis Built a New World for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
What has happened to the mighty leader of the apes since we last saw him in Rise of the Planet of the Apes? In our…
The First Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Clip Gave Us Chills
Fox took the stage at CinemaCon, with one of the most impressive movie rollouts we've seen thus far. We saw a massive…
First Look at the Ape Headquarters in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
A whole host of new Dawn of the Planet of the Apes pictures has revealed what happened after the Apes took the Golden…
What killed off the world's largest apes?
At 10 feet tall and up to 1,200 pounds, the aptly-named Gigantopithecus blacki were the largest apes the world has ever…