A rescued chimpanzee named Missy eats watermelon during a daily bushwalk at the Chimpanzee Conservation Centre (CCC) on November 26, 2015 in Somoria, Guinea. The CCC is a sanctuary and a ...

Tampa, Florida -- Five-month-old chimpanzee Keeva has learned a lot in her young life. She can laugh, reach out and grasp objects, stand upright while holding on, hang briefly from a tree branch or ...

A similar disorganized attachment can occur in captive chimpanzees, particularly orphans who are raised by humans. A lack of a permanent caregiver can lead to this more fearful behavior. However, in ...

Bala Amarasekaran has never felt like running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone was truly work, having come to his calling only after several unexpected twists of ...

NAIROBI ― Understanding the genetic traits of chimpanzees and how they help them adapt to unique conditions in different habitats is critical to maintaining their resilience and ensuring long-term ...

They can leap playful somersaults or maul a human to death. Meet the chimpanzee, man's closest relative. Today, Philip, a powerful male, plays tricks to earn a juicy passion fruit. But last year he ...

When Brooke Abbruzzese was in sixth grade, she had no idea what to expect when she wrote First Lady Michelle Obama to ask for her favorite vegetarian recipe—or if she’d even get a response. But a ...