The more we try to understand chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, the more we find ourselves humbled by the richness and complexity of their lives — and of their intelligence. Today, on World ...

Chimpanzees collaborate with conspecifics in their daily life. However, the cognitive processes underlying partner recruitment aren’t fully understood. In the current study, chimpanzees needed to ...

The future of chimpanzees depends on smart conservation strategies, and that requires data, lots of data. Ecologist Adrienne Chitayat has conducted research on chimpanzees in Tanzania and is the first ...

The future of chimpanzees depends on smart conservation strategies and that requires data, lots of data. Ecologist Adrienne Chitayat conducted research on chimpanzees in Tanzania and is the first to ...

Chimpanzees are humans’ closest living relatives, sharing over 98% of our DNA. They are endangered, with fewer than 250,000 left and an annual decline of between 1.5% and 6%. This is due to habitat ...

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Jane Goodall, the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, has died at the age of 91, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) confirmed in a statement on Wednesday (Oct. 1). Goodall died of natural causes in ...