On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee named Ham became the first great ape to travel to space ... and after spaceflight. Ham was ...

Chimpanzee team leader Alasdair Gillies said: “Introducing Peter and Chippie for the first time was naturally ... Chippie was born here 37 years ago and had never actually met another male ...

"It is the first time she was outdoors with more than ... This new freedom is a long cry from where Vanilla started. The adult chimp was born into captivity at a lab specializing in HIV and ...

reached forward from her mother Beryl’s back to cover the older chimp’s only eye. At first, it seemed like a fleeting moment of play. But the scientists would later learn that Beryl ...

Two weeks later, the newborn primate died, and Natalia has refused to part with the baby chimpanzee's body since, the zoo told PEOPLE. Reuters was first to report the news. According to the park ...