For decades it had remained a mystery why females of this primate species, though smaller than males, tend to claim high positions in their troop hierarchy.

Whiel the weather forced the ABQ BioPark to postpone one of their Great Ape-ril discovery days from Saturday to next weekend, ...

For the first time, wild chimps have been recorded indulging in alcohol together. (Just swap out the bottle of wine for a volleyball-size fermented breadfruit.) ...

Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...

An unusual convoy is nearing Argentina’s lush border with Brazil, after snaking through traffic-snarled roads for hours ...

Videos of chimpanzees sharing alcoholic fruit suggest that this behavior could have led to feasting in humans, a new study ...

Human-like apes split off from chimps about 5.5 to 6.3 million years ago ... number of diseases that affect only people. In examining great ape genetic diversity, the researchers looked for ...

Human-like apes split off from chimps about 5.5 to 6.3 million years ago ... may be key to understanding a number of diseases that affect only people. In examining great ape genetic diversity, the ...