Just like us, these apes invest most of their time in a few close friends while keeping looser ties with the rest.

Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international ...

Researchers describe a link between genetic relatedness and sophisticated tool use in primates in East and Central Africa, suggesting their culture is cumulative. By Sofia Quaglia It’s amazing what ...

CHICAGO -- Jane Goodall, the world's best-known observer of chimpanzee behavior, watched the chimps at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo on Saturday while a crowd of zoo-goers gathered to watch her. "She's ...

Social grooming between two chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest. (Photograph by Dr. Elodie Freymann). (CN) — Chimpanzees in Uganda’s Budongo Forest have been spotted treating their wounds using leaves ...

May 14 (UPI) --New research sheds light on how chimpanzees self-medicate wounds with plants and provide aid to other chimps. A new report published Tuesday in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and ...