In a study published in 2022, researchers discovered how primates reacted to that shift, looking at the behavior of bonobos, chimpanzees, western lowland gorillas, and olive baboons, and finding that ...

Tonia Haddix has recently gained notoriety as the focus of new viral HBO docuseries “Chimp Crazy,” which explores her actions and broader issues related to the private ownership of exotic animals.

In July, a pygmy hippopotamus was born at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng – her name translates to bouncy pork – became a star overnight. You will have seen the memes while ...

Chimpanzees are fascinating primates known for their intelligence, social behavior, and unique personalities. These great apes come in all shapes and sizes, but few compare to the largest chimpanzee ...

Credit: Tetsuro Matsuzawa Chimpanzees may refine cultural behaviors over time, with advanced toolsets spreading through migrating females, suggesting early stages of cumulative culture. Chimpanzees ...

In this new study, the researchers investigated the actions of wild chimpanzees -- our closest relatives -- whilst using tools, and whether these appeared to be organised into sequences with ...

Bonobos, endangered great apes that are among our closest relatives, might be more vulnerable than previously understood, finds a genetics study led by a UCL researcher that reveals three distinct ...

A beautiful inhabitant of the Indian Ocean, the African pygmy angelfish (Centropyge acanthops) typically grows to just 8cm/3 1/2” and is arguably one of the best pygmy angelfish for home aquaria. It ...

Fossils of 600-million-year-old "tiny humanoids" were discovered in Antarctica. A story perpetuated in some social media ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Nov. 29, 1961, Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited ...

While some of them enjoy celebrity status, some others are merely footnotes in history. Enos, a chimpanzee, was among those that convinced biologists (on the American side in this case) ...