Kanzi, the bonobo, once again topples barriers between humans and great apes by demonstrating imagination, a cognitive capacity thought unique to humans ...

A zoo said a newborn chimpanzee was doing "really well" under the care of its mother. First-time mum Kora gave birth to the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The chimpanzee habitat at the Los Angeles Zoo was open for visitors Wednesday, a day after a baby chimp was killed by an adult male in front of dozens of visitors. The baby’s mother ...

The Detroit Zoo announced the name of a two-month-old chimpanzee on Monday, Sept. 8, on social media. The zoo's Facebook post said zookeepers named her "Nakili" (Nah-key-lee) after the Swahili word ...

The Detroit Zoo has announced the birth of a baby chimpanzee. The zoo's 34-year-old chimp, Nyani, gave birth to a healthy baby girl on July 4. "Nyani and her newborn are doing exceptionally well as ...

The Detroit Zoo recently welcomed a new arrival, a healthy baby chimpanzee. The infant primate, a female, was born July 4 at the zoo in Royal Oak, according to zoo officials. "It was a remarkable way ...

Baby chimps thrive when their moms have lots of friends, according to new research. Chimpanzee mothers with stronger social ties are more likely to raise surviving babies, even without help from ...

Baby chimp Leo got a wonderful greeting from his new friends. Leo, a newly rescued baby chimpanzee, is getting the warmest welcome into his new sanctuary with hugs ...

The new arrival and its parents are doing well, zookeepers say.

Watching baby animals play and explore the world around them is always entertaining, especially when they do funny things you wouldn't normally expect. Take this baby chimpanzee at the North Carolina ...

Two pregnancies have occurred at a retired chimpanzee sanctuary in Shreveport, La. this month, in spite of male chimps having received vasectomies. “We don’t know if that’s the case here or if the ...