Chimps Are Manipulative Dicks, New Research Confirms
As humans, we like to think we’re the only species capable of using others to get what we want. New research shows…
Primate Relationships Are Messier Than We Thought, New Research Suggests
When it comes to figuring out which individual among a group of primates is the most dominant, some scientists simply…
Toddlers and Chimpanzees Share a Surprising Unspoken Language
Prior to developing the capacity for speech, toddlers communicate their desires, demands, and discontent using a…
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…
A 2-Year-Old Chimp Named Betty Died From Common Cold Virus We Didn't Even Know Chimps Could Catch
Since time immemorial, humans have had a knack for being complete and utter dicks to the other animals we share our…
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…
Signs of Alzheimer’s Detected in Brains of Chimps For First Time
Humans are the only animals known to develop Alzheimer’s disease, an age-related brain disorder that causes impaired…
Scientists Have Finally Figured Out Why Chimps Are So Damn Strong
Humans may have big, bulbous brains, but when it comes to pure muscle power, we’re often considered the weakest of the…
An Edible Vaccine For Wild Apes Could Revolutionize the Way We Fight Ebola
Like humans, gorillas and chimpanzees can get infected by Ebola. To protect our closest relatives from this dreaded…
Human Wearing Chimp Suit Chased and Captured During Batshit Zoo Stunt
It was only a drill. Staff at the Tama Zoological Park in Tokyo recently chased an unlucky coworker dressed in a droopy…
This Chimpanzee Wearing a VR Headset Should Make You Very Uncomfortable
This week, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, the founder of The Institute for Greatly Endangered and Rare Species, posted an…
Dan Harmon Will Produce Surreal Stop-Motion Tale of Michael Jackson's Pet Chimp, Bubbles
There is hope for original ideas in Hollywood after all! Isaac Adamson’s Black List-topping script told from the point…
The NIH Is Retiring All of Its Research Chimpanzees
The National Institutes of Health has announced that it’s bringing its chimpanzee testing programme to an entire halt,…
Video Footage Captures Mommy Chimp Caring For Disabled Baby In the Wild
Nature is not known for its tender compassion. But for the very first time, biologists have captured footage of a…
Chimps Are Eating Clay to Detox Themselves
A group of chimpanzees has been observed eating clay. Scientists think that they’re after the clay because it contains…
It's About To Get A Lot Harder To Experiment On Chimps
The Jane Goodall Institute, in collaboration with other animal welfare groups, has successfully petitioned the U.S.…
Even Wild Chimps Like To Get Drunk Now And Then
Turns out that African apes and humans have more in common than previously thought. Observations made in the jungles of…
A New York Judge Has Granted Legal Person Rights To Chimpanzees [Updated]
For the first time in U.S. history, a supreme court has granted a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of two lab…