The more we try to understand chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, the more we find ourselves humbled by the richness and complexity of their lives — and of their intelligence. Today, on World ...

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – The remaining chimpanzees that were housed at a former research facility in New Mexico have found a new home. The final group of six chimpanzees recently made their way to ...

On January 31, 1961, a chimpanzee by the name of Ham blasted off on a Mercury-Redstone rocket and became the first hominid to go to space. Ham reached an altitude of 157 miles during a 16 and a ...

In early 1961, Ham the chimpanzee underwent more than 200 hours of training - pressing levers in response to flashing lights for rewards, being tested under g-forces, and staged in mock capsules — all ...

Four-month-old Makutu tries to reach back after he was brought down to the ground by Sara Bjerklie, assistant zoological manager of mammals, on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Dallas Zoo. Shafkat Anowar / ...

Primatologist Jane Goodall, who has spent her life researching and fighting for the conservation of chimpanzees, pictured in Entebbe in 2018 - Copyright AFP/File SUMY ...

SOME OLD FRIENDS. SO ABBY’S CARRYING IVY. SHE’S IVY’S FOSTER MOM, AND THEN FOLLOWING THEM AROUND. IS LOLA IN THE CHIMPANZEE FOREST AT THE MARYLAND ZOO IN BALTIMORE. THEY DON’T KNOW IT YET, BUT THE ...