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

There's nothing more touching to see than a new mom bonding with her newborn. Whether it's an adult or animal, mom instincts kick in immediately most of the time, and you can see and feel the love ...

A University of Michigan and James Madison University study examining risk behavior in chimps and humans finds that human intervention may be causing risky behavior to peak in adolescence. In chimps, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chimpanzee habitat at the Los Angeles Zoo was open for visitors Wednesday, a day after a baby chimp was killed by an adult male in front of dozens of visitors. The baby's mother ...

Baby chimp Leo got a wonderful greeting from his new friends. Leo, a newly rescued baby chimpanzee, is getting the warmest welcome into his new sanctuary with hugs all around. “He was so fearful ...

Baby chimpanzees are some of the cutest babies in the animal kingdom. Newborns are only around 4 pounds at birth, which is smaller than most human babies. Baby chimps live in family groups in the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The chimpanzee habitat at the Los Angeles Zoo was open for visitors Wednesday, a day after a baby chimp was killed by an adult male in front of dozens of visitors. The baby’s mother ...

Tampa, Florida -- Five-month-old chimpanzee Keeva has learned a lot in her young life. She can laugh, reach out and grasp objects, stand upright while holding on, hang briefly from a tree branch or ...

(A young chimpanzee swings from a tree branch outdoors. Credit: Abeselom Zerit / Shutterstock.) Young chimpanzees differ from human children in a key way—the hairier creatures seem to take physical ...

Baby chimps thrive when their moms have lots of friends, according to new research. Chimpanzee mothers with stronger social ties are more likely to raise surviving babies, even without help from ...

Adolescents are known for risky behavior, with teenagers in the US more likely than younger children to die from injury.