When it comes to closest living relatives in the animal kingdom, chimpanzees and bonobos top the list. They share a common ancestor and over 98% of our DNA. Both species belong to the genus Pan.

The pygmy chimpanzees “seem to combine calls to convey meaning that… Humans are not the only species to combine concepts to build more complex meaning, a new study found.

Chimpanzees and bonobos are amazingly similar to us—and each other: The two species of great ape have genomes that are nearly ...

A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf of the endangered species to be born at the zoo in the last five years, officials said.

Chimpanzees and bonobos split into different species about 1.7 million years ago. The widely accepted hypothesis is that their common ancestor lived north of the Congo River.

Just a few months after Moo Deng's birth, a female pygmy calf named Haggis claimed social media fame. Born in October 2024, Haggis resides at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo.

Humans and the great apes (large apes) of Africa -- chimpanzees (including bonobos, or so-called "pygmy chimpanzees") and gorillas -- share a common ancestor that lived between 8 and 6 million ...

Scientists found a “pygmy” sea creature with a “crown-like” bump on its head in Sodwana Bay and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto Off the coast ...

A Pygmy killer whale — rarely seen in the shallow waters that surround the Florida Keys — was found injured, sick and stranded just off a beach in the island chain on Sunday, a local marine ...

Pygmy Lush closes this Tiny Desk with “I’ll Wait with You,” a personal request of mine. In years previous, I’ve seen the band howl its catharsis with deafening volume: “To the end,” a ...

According to the BBC, the 31-year-old chimpanzee died after suffering severe injuries in a fight among the Edinburgh Zoo's chimpanzee troop that erupted during the week of July 1.The fight left a ...