Japanese researchers uncovered a surprising behavior among chimpanzees that may shed light on the social dynamics of these primates. A team led by Professor Shinya Yamamoto from Kyoto University ...

Compared to children, adults don't play as much, but social play into adulthood is considered a universal human trait. Play has a role in building tolerance, cohesion, bonding, and cooperation. By ...

Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, prominent primatologist, conservationist, and humanitarian, has died. Announced by the Jane Goodall Institute on Wednesday, Goodall passed in her sleep at 91. Tributes have ...

Chimpanzees display human-like conversational skills. BBC reports that Chimpanzees, like humans, have quick, turn-taking conversations waiting only a fraction of a second to 'speak' in response to ...

Picture a baby chimp clinging to its mother's back, wide eyes taking in everything around it. Just like human babies, these little ones start life completely helpless, relying on their mom for ...