NIH announced that all remaining chimps at the Alamogordo Primate Facility in New Mexico would be transferred to Chimp Haven in Keithville, La.

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KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, Uganda (AP) — The man tracking chimpanzee movements in a rainforest is required to follow the primates wherever they go — except up in the trees. Onesmas Ainebyona stalks the ...

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is caring for the young animals at its Nairobi Nursery and plans to return them to the wild once the rhino and zebra are ready Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She ...

A deadly conflict between rival groups of chimpanzees in Uganda led to comprehensive victory and a bounty of territory and food — does it show why humans go to war? When you purchase through links on ...

A chimpanzee broke out of her enclosure at the Indianapolis Zoo Friday morning, sparking a lockdown that trapped dozens of visitors — including 37 schoolchildren on a field trip. Jake Oakman, the ...

A chimpanzee got loose inside the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday. According to CBS4 in Indianapolis, guests were asked to head back to their cars or shelter in secure locations.An Indianapolis Fire ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A chimpanzee was on the loose inside the Indianapolis Zoo on Friday as guests were asked to head back to their cars or shelter in secure locations. An Indianapolis Fire Department run ...

Editor's Note: Due to an editing error, a previous version of this story incorrectly identified the country where Lingala is the primary language. A baby boy bonobo that was born at the Columbus Zoo ...

Chimpanzees use a variation of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change their minds, research shows. When you purchase through links on our ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The LA Zoo announced on Thursday the arrival of two new baby chimpanzees -- the first chimpanzees born at the zoo in 11 years. The first baby was born to 35-year-old female Yoshi ...