The actor who starred as the bug-eyed hobbit Gollum in The Lord of the Rings and Caesar the chimpanzee in the Planet ... and was briefly imprisoned by the Saddam Hussein regime.

A rare and deliberate signal between a mother chimpanzee and her daughter raises new questions about ape communication, ...

Chimpanzee society is naturally aggressive and even violent. However, visitors at the Los Angeles Zoo probably didn’t expect this chimpanzee brawl to look like a sword fight.

Rockhampton Zoo staff watched anxiously as new chimpanzee Sile met her new troop to see if she would be welcomed into the group. In a moment of connection, Sile was embraced by young chimp Gandali ...

Chimpanzees are adapted to live across diverse habitats in Africa, but little is known about the potential adaptation of chimps in different environments. A new study has found that these apes ...

When a male chimpanzee wants to hit on a female without causing a scene, he sometimes has to get a little creative. "The alpha male, he can mate with whoever he wants, whenever he wants ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo on Wednesday issued a statement about the passing of 36-year-old chimpanzee Mwami, who unexpectedly ...

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 ...

The Oklahoma City Zoo announced Wednesday that Mwami, a 36-year-old chimpanzee, died unexpectedly on Friday, Feb. 7. Zoo officials said Mwami underwent a routine health exam and dental surgery ...

Sons-in-law General Hussein Kamel, husband to Raghad Hussein, led Iraq’s nuclear, chemical and biological weapons program and his brother, Colonel Saddam Kamel, husband to Rana Hussein ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Zoo on Wednesday announced the unexpected passing of 36-year-old chimpanzee Mwami. According to Zoo officials, On Friday, Feb. 7, Mwami underwent a ...

A new study has found that chimpanzees may be far from shy bathroomgoers. A team of researchers spent more than 600 hours studying 20 captive chimpanzees to determine that chimps may experience ...