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Baby chimpanzees are some of the cutest babies in the animal kingdom. Newborns are only around 4 pounds at birth, which is ...
Charla Nash was gruesomely attacked by a friend's chimp in 2009 and left with no face or hands. Now, thanks to a ...
The animal realm also has its stories. Animals are a critical component of our environment, both domesticated and wild and they do have some amazing stories! Wonderbot Animals is the place for you ...
For those who aren’t familiar with the infamous story, Charla Nash, who is now 71, was attacked at her friend Sandra Herold’s ...
The woman, whose friend's chimpanzee named Travis attacked her after trying to escape, received a face and hand transplant.
A new study challenges a prominent evolutionary theory about why women live long after their childbearing years. Leonora, a 46-year-old female in the Ngogo community of chimpanzees in Kibale ...
Chimpanzees — they’re just like us. Female chimps, it turns out, go through menopause, and go on to live long (and, one hopes, fulfilling) lives afterward. A new paper published today in ...
A female chimpanzee was born at the Maryland Zoo on June 10. Now she’s waiting for a name. The infant will join Maryland Zoo’s three other juvenile chimps as chimpanzees learn from birth how ...
New evidence shows chimpanzees experience the hormonal shift, but what they do afterward remains a question of interest. Females from few species live long past their reproductive years—but a ...
An adult female chimpanzee cracks an oil palm nut with a stone hammer and anvil while her infant son looks at the camera. Some chimpanzees appear to be more skilled nutcrackers than others.
Humans are known for their ability to create sophisticated cultures, but chimpanzees display some of the same ability as well. A new study from the University of Zurich uses markers of genetic ...
Western chimpanzee juvenile female "Joya," aged 6 years, playing with young male "Peley," aged 12 years. (Image credit: Fiona Rogers via Getty Images) ...