A rare and deliberate signal between a mother chimpanzee and her daughter raises new questions about ape communication, culture and the meaning of sharing a language ...

Washoe passed away in 2007, and the CHCI closed its doors for good in 2013. The remaining chimpanzees, Tatu and Loulis, were ...

Washoe passed away in Ellensburg on October 30, 2007, at the age of 42. Her legacy includes the formation of the CWU Primate Behavior program, a wholly unique and interdisciplinary approach to the ...

A recent study has revealed a bizarre behavior in chimpanzees—urination seems to be contagious among group members! When one ...

Humans have evolved an exceptionally high metabolic rate, unlike any other known animal. Unlike primates that conserve energy by being less active, humans can stay on the move thanks to sweating, ...

Though natural selection favours self-interest, humans are extraordinarily good at cooperating with one another. Why?

To date, the growing excitement has taken the global cryptocurrency market's value over three trillion dollars to a record ...

What do you get when you mix the 'Longlegs' director with a short story by the Master of the Macabre? Hint: It involves drum ...

Residents of the West African country of Guinea are in shock after a chimpanzee snatched an 8-month-old baby from its ...

Have you ever looked at the beach and wondered how many grains of sand there are? That can be mind-boggling to think about. Scientists estimate that, depending on the grain size and density, a single ...

Primates, including both monkeys and great apes, live in complex social environments where paying attention to others is ...

New research now shows that mice also do this - at least to fellow mice that they know, sometimes even offering an effective form of first aid. For some time now, there have been reports that some ...