Chimpanzees and bonobos structure their social relationships in similar ways to humans, according to a new international study led by researchers from Utrecht University and Universidad Carlos III de ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest living relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA, highlighting the remarkable genetic closeness between species. Yet, these primates are ...

You might have heard a fascinating bit of news in recent weeks: Researchers at the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project in Uganda ...

Outbreaks of violence between chimpanzees have sparked fierce debate online about the origins of war in humans ...

When people find out we study chimpanzees, they usually ask about their dark side. “You know chimpanzees kill each other, right?” or “Aren’t they the only animals besides humans that wage wars?” ...

Bonobos may be one of our closest cousins but chimpanzees dominated research after Jane Goodall discovered in the 1960s that chimpanzees make and use tools. This finding paved the way for research on ...

A long-term study of the world's largest known community of chimpanzees has documented a rare event: what the researchers describe as the primate equivalent of a "civil war." ...

Chimpanzee study reveals musical secrets of humans’ ancient ancestor - Our ability to communicate with rhythm could date back ...

Researchers say that while territorial disputes between animal groups are well known, wars within such groups are extremely rare ...