Apes include a rather broad range of simians (higher primates) from the Old World. Generally, if it’s not a monkey, people ...

Great apes – bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans – all emit play calls that acoustically resemble human chuckles.

While laughter is often considered uniquely human, tied to language and sense of humor, all great apes produce remarkably ...

Dubbed "allokelping," it might be a unique cultural phenomenon that's as endangered as the orca population itself ...

A new report, “Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates,” catalogs the species closest to the brink. Compiled by more than 100 scientists and conservationists, ...

Akron Zoo officials say the baby 'is doing well, and its sex is unknown at this time.' The zoo plans to hold a naming contest ...

A new study from Indiana University discovered that bonobos, humans’ closest living relatives, make similar vocalizations ...

Newborn gibbon Nabalu and his parents may take more than six months to be rehabilitated before their release into the wild, ...

Indian customs officers made the latest "significant" seizure of endangered wildlife from a passenger arriving from Thailand, ...

In a significant development for wildlife welfare, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued a stay order halting the proposed ...

Customs officers said they stopped a plane passenger with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month ...

“Lincoln Park Zoo is dedicated to connecting people with nature by providing a free, family-oriented wildlife experience in ...