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

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

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

Inspired Life Birth of an endangered ape: ‘This new baby has brought a lot of hope’ Fewer than 200,000 of the primates now live in the wild in their native habitats of Indonesia, Malaysia and ...

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

These endangered apes, found only in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are difficult to study in the wild. To conduct this study, Martin Surbeck, a behavioral ecologist at Harvard University, ...

At last year’s CITES conference, where representatives from 183 countries and the European Union met to make decisions about trade in endangered species, great apes weren’t even included on ...

The Virginia Zoo welcomed the birth of an adorable, endangered ape – and they’re offering the public the chance to name the rare primate. The baby siamang was born on June 26 to parents Malana ...

An endangered species of ape, clinging to mother Hutan as she eats some citrus fruit, was born at ZooTama at Lowry Park last Sunday night, Oct. 27. It is what the zoo called “a sign of hope for ...

Malana, a type of endangered ape, cradles her new baby, born March 15, 2024, at The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk. (Courtesy of The Virginia Zoo) ...

The Virginia Zoo welcomed the birth of an adorable, endangered ape -- and they're offering the public the chance to name the rare primate.The baby siamang was born on June 26 to parents Malana and ...

The Virginia Zoo welcomed the birth of an adorable, endangered ape -- and they're offering the public the chance to name the rare primate.The baby siamang was born on June 26 to parents Malana and ...