It may seem unusual to think of chimpanzees as doctors, but they more closely resemble human healers than you may expect.

Female chimpanzees that forge strong, grooming-rich friendships with other females dramatically boost their infants’ odds of ...

Apes include a rather broad range of simians (higher primates) from the Old World. Generally, if it’s not a monkey, people ...

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.

While laughter is often considered uniquely human, tied to language and sense of humor, all great apes produce remarkably ...

A new study shows that both chimpanzees and young children are drawn to watching social interactions—sometimes even at a cost ...

Children and chimpanzees both prefer watching social interactions over individual behaviors, revealing shared evolutionary ...

From playgrounds to primate sanctuaries, a new study by the University of California in Santa Barbara in the US and the and ...

Researchers found that both chimpanzees and young children prefer to watch videos of social interactions than videos of a single individual.

A baby chimp cuddles with its mother. The great apes share about 99 percent of their DNA with humans. Photograph by Eric Gevaert, Alamy ByGrant Currin May 6, 2021 •6 min read ...