Like viral sensation Punch and his orange stuffed orangutan, Project Chimps has a resident that can't get enough of her Grinch toys, the sanctuary's executive director says.

The urine of chimpanzees contains high levels of alcohol byproduct, most likely because the chimps regularly gorge themselves on fermented fruit, according to a new paper published in the journal ...

Doctoral student Aleksey Maro and his adviser Professor Robert Dudley, from the University of California, Berkeley, documented last year that the fruits chimps eat in the wild contain enough alcohol ...

Eric Goode looks at the bond, the love really, that exists between humans and animals, particularly monkeys, in his 4-part HBO documentary series “Chimp Crazy” premiering Sunday night. Like his “Tiger ...

Smarter than primates? Without language, it becomes a level playing field. Feb. 7, 2011— -- We cooperate more than other primates, right? With our extensive systems of governance and such global ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The tale of Sam the chimp – the controversial beer-drinking, cigarette-smoking chimpanzee once housed at what is now called the ...

A new study has found that chimpanzees may be far from shy bathroomgoers. A team of researchers spent more than 600 hours studying 20 captive chimpanzees to determine that chimps may experience ...

At least a dozen animals, including monkeys, lemurs and one chimpanzee, died after record-setting cold and snow left a Texas animal sanctuary without power, officials said. “We are devastated,” said ...