Chalk up another mark of chimpanzee intelligence--they not only use tools for gathering food, but also to improve their sex lives. The chimps don't have to duck into a sex shop to gather their erotic ...

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Wild chimpanzees use tools during some of the most cognitively and physically demanding foraging behaviors observed in non-human animals. While the behavioral changes that occur with aging have been ...

Chimpanzees in West Africa get inebriated during lengthy "drinking sessions" featuring the fermented sap of palm trees — normally used to make palm wine — according to a new study published Wednesday.

Prehistoric chimps used rocks to crack nuts, archeologists working in the Ivory Coast have found. They say their discovery challenges the notion that early humans were the first to use stone tools.

(Three chimps engaging with the honey hole experiment in Kibale National Park.Andrew Bernard) Traveling can be an eye-opening experience for chimpanzees, forcing them to become more innovative.

Wild chimpanzees show reduced participation and performance in their tool-use behaviours as they experience old age, according to long-term video observations. The study, published today in eLife, ...

Jane Goodall, the trailblazing primatologist who taught the world about chimpanzees and their striking similarities to humans, has died at the age of 91. Her death was announced by her foundation, the ...

Just like any self-respecting plumber has a tool for any occasion, chimpanzees in the Congo have developed specialized "tool kits" to help them forage for ants. That's the conclusion of new research ...

The way chimpanzees in West Africa use stone tools to crack open nuts for food and pass on the trick to their offspring has been revealed in an intriguing study published in the journal Science. [The ...

Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a new study shows. Chimpanzees and humans last shared a common ancestor around 6 million years ago. Scientists suspect this ancient ...