“One of the main findings is that all chimpanzee kids are risky, and that infant and juvenile chimpanzees are even more risky ...

Bonobo evolution reveals bonding and group cohesion in response to threats, favoring paths to finding peace instead of ...

The riskiest behavior in humans peaks in adolescence. Researchers from the University of Michigan and James Madison University expected to find risky behavior to peak in adolescence in a study of ...

— -- Unseen by anyone else on a hike, a snake crosses your path. What would you do? Chimps, our closest animal cousins, emit soft hoots to warn their unaware friends about the unseen danger. But ...

Scientists suspect that contagious urination, a behavior they observed among a troop of apes in Japan, may play an important role in primate social life. By Annie Roth Ena Onishi, a doctoral student ...

We've spent decades changing how people see chimpanzees. Movies like 'Primate' threaten all that progress.

When I talk about my time in the field, and how wonderful and fascinating chimpanzees are, one thing that often surprises people is that chimps eat meat. Listeners are truly shocked—"Wait what?" they ...