Earlier this year, Sierra Leone’s world renowned Tacugama chimpanzee sanctuary shut down to protest the destruction of ...

Bala Amarasekaran has never felt like running his world-renowned sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees in Sierra Leone was truly work, having come to his calling only after several unexpected twists of ...

Uganda’s Ngogo chimpanzees are well known for their “chimpanzee warfare.” Primatologists have observed their brutal, lethal ...

After gaining new territory through conflict, a chimpanzee group saw higher birth rates and better infant survival due to ...

Esther and Rio, two orphaned baby chimpanzees, clung tenderly to their caregiver's chest at a sanctuary inside one of Sierra Leone's flagship national parks, where unprecedented deforestation and ...

REGENT, Sierra Leone (Reuters) - They can leap playful somersaults or maul a human to death. Meet the chimpanzee, man's closest relative. Today, Philip, a powerful male, plays tricks to earn a juicy ...

The L.A. Zoo announced Thursday the arrival of two new baby chimpanzees -- the first chimpanzees born at the zoo in 12 years. The first baby was born to 35-year-old female Yoshi and 26-year-old male ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Two chimpanzees born at the L.A. Zoo are the first in 11 years Both are unnamed females Two baby chimpanzees have ...