No monkey business here — just sweet, sweet freedom! Like POWs sprung from behind bars, three chimpanzees emerge into freedom — feeling the grass beneath their feet and smelling fresh air for ...

A 2014 photo shows Tommy, a chimpanzee, smiling at his home in Gloversville, N.Y. A chimpanzee is not entitled to the rights of a human and does not have to be freed by its owner, a New York ...

So it’s hardly surprising these ­laboratory chimps look a little excited as they get their first taste of freedom since being cruelly snatched from the jungles where they belong. They hug each ...

A chimpanzee is not entitled to the rights of a human and does not have to be freed by its owner, a New York appeals court ruled Thursday. The three-judge Appellate Division panel was unanimous in ...

Researchers describe cases of chimps tending to others’ wounds, as well as a chimp that freed another from a snare ...

The second episode of BBC America's new series, "Dynasties," follows David, the alpha male of the Fongoli savanna group of chimpanzees. Watch "Dynasties" this Saturday, Jan. 19 on BBC America at 9 ...

Here is some news worth sharing widely -- research chimpanzees "owned" by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will finally be retired. Much of the information and the events leading up to this ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – A New York appeals court will decide whether chimpanzees should be declared "persons" rather than "things" so the animals can be freed from what critics call inhumane imprisonment.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chimpanzees do not deserve the same rights as people, a New York state appeals court unanimously concluded on Thursday, as it refused to order the release of two of the ...

Bonobos and chimpanzees seem to recognise photos of former group members – even animals they haven’t seen for over 20 years. This means that these apes have the longest social memory ever ...