Chimpanzees are among the most intelligent primates, but that intelligence is paired with extreme physical strength and aggression. Documented attacks show that they can inflict severe and sometimes ...

Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...

A study published in the journal Biology Letters has provided the strongest physiological evidence yet that wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) regularly consume alcohol as part of their natural diet.

Why did ancient humans collect crystals they never used? Experiments with chimpanzees hint that the answer may lie in a deep evolutionary attraction to the unusual geometry and transparency of ...

In an attempt to understand our own fascination with the shiny minerals, researchers gave some to chimps. A chimp named Toti attentively observes a quartz crystal at a rehabilitation facility in Spain ...

KETIHVILLE, La. (WAFB) - If your kids have outgrown the rhythmic rhyming of Dr. Seuss, there are some chimpanzees living in northwest Louisiana that could enjoy them. Chimp Haven, a chimpanzee habitat ...

Insects may be small, but they dominate more environments than any other group of animals on Earth. Today we take a closer look at a surprisingly controversial group - the lacewings and antlions - ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A young male chimpanzee lying down on a forest path in Kibale National Park, Uganda. The common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) is a ...

Kanzi, whose name means "treasure" in Swahili, was born in 1980 and died in 2025 at the age of 44. His favorite food was onions and his favorite game was chase. (Great Ape Trust) The ability to ...