Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) are native to the forests and savannas of central and western Africa. These creatures are our closest living relatives and share approximately 98.8% of our DNA. Similar ...

Chimpanzees use a variant of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change their minds, new research suggests. When tasked with finding a tasty ...

On Friday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced that all chimpanzees are now protected under the Endangered Species Act. The shift means that chimps, both in the wild and held in ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on July 7, 2025. Click here for that audio. Scientists studying chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest of Uganda noticed the creatures seem to be administering a ...

A recent study performed on chimpanzees demonstrates that chimpanzees possess cognitive flexibility similar to that of humans. When circumstances or evidence change, chimps appear to do the thing ...

The researchers were hoping to understand whether our own species' long documented appreciation (bordering on obsession) with ...

Chimpanzees and people already share much when it comes to our evolutionary history, and the latest research shows we have a similar appreciation for fairness as well. A study published in the ...

Boozy chimps down the equivalent of two glasses of wine every day in their native habitat, according to new research. A survey of the ethanol content of fruits eaten by the primates suggests they are ...

Sept. 18 (UPI) --Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found chimpanzees eating fermented fruit in their native habitats consume the equivalent of nearly two alcoholic drinks per day.

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