When thinking about whether chimpanzees are dangerous, context is an important factor. For instance, will a lone chimp attack a tourist while on an African hiking trail? Probably not, the sight of ...

A tragic incident in Guinea saw a chimpanzee kill an infant after taking her from her mother, leading to an attack on a local research center by enraged residents. The event underscores how food ...

An angry mob have ransacked a zoo after a famous local chimpanzee ripped a baby from a mum's arms and killed her. The child's distraught mother, Seny Zogba, claims she was working in a field of ...

People living near a chimpanzee research center in Guinea attacked the facility on Friday after a woman said one of the animals had killed her infant, the center’s managers said. An angry crowd ...

By Carl Zimmer In the 1960s, Jane Goodall started spending weeks at a time in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania watching chimpanzees. One of her most important discoveries was that the apes ...

Instead, the series wound up focusing on Haddix’s intense relationship with her movie-star pet chimpanzee Tonka and her ensuing battle against PETA after she faked the ape’s death.

An angry mob has attacked a nature reserve after a world-famous chimpanzee attacked and killed an eight-month old baby. Jeje, an adult Western chimpanzee who is part of a local group known for ...

Though caretakers had set up a cozy space filled with hammocks and blankets for the chimpanzee, upon arrival at his new home — an ape sanctuary on Florida’s Treasure Coast — he eschewed this ...

NATURE Executive Producer Fred Kaufman spoke with Dr. Goodall about her work, the current state of chimpanzee research and conservation efforts and how you can help chimpanzees thrive as they face ...

An angry mob have ransacked a zoo after a famous local chimpanzee ripped a baby from a mum's arms and killed her. The child's grieving mum, Seny Zogba, alleges she was tending to a cassava fruit ...

The woman at the center of HBO’s docuseries Chimp Crazy is still on the hook for nearly $240,000 after she faked the death of her pet chimpanzee Tonka, as PETA is urging a judge to consider ...

Goode wonders, on camera, “Or do we continue following the story?” Haddix appears increasingly anxious as the chimp-hunt heats up. Actor Alan Cumming, an animal rights activist who starred ...