For wounded chimpanzees, help sometimes comes in the form of first aid — care rendered not by humans but by other chimps. New research reveals the nature and prevalence of these rarely witnessed ...

Wild chimpanzees have been observed self-medicating their wounds with plants, providing medical aid to other chimps and even removing others from snares left by human hunters, new research suggests.

When the task was easy, the chimps performed worse when there were more people watching. But on the most difficult task, all six of the chimps did better as the size of the audience grew.

Why the chimps do this remains a mystery, but Ms. Onishi and her colleagues have several hypotheses. “Contagious urination might help reinforce group connections, boosting overall social ...

Chimpanzees eat their lunch at the Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Center, 45 km from the city of Bukavu in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Guerchom Ndebo/AFP via Getty Images) ...

Overall, adult chimps played on about 40 percent of the days the researchers observed them, and mostly when food was more available. Some sessions involved objects, although most did not.

By CHRISTINA LARSON. Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a new study shows.. Related Articles. Confederacy group sues Georgia park for planning an exhibit on ...

In the 1997 movie “Buddy,” Rene Russo plays a wealthy, eccentric collector of wild animals. Hoarder might be a more fitting description. Chimpanzees are among the animals in her possession.

HBO's "Chimp Crazy," a docuseries premiering Sunday from "Tiger King" director Eric Goode, is less about the animals in question than the people who own them.

Chimpanzees Asanti and Akuna vocalizing. A new study shows that wild chimpanzees use a variety of call combinations to expand messaging. Liran Samuni / Taï Chimpanzee Project ...