Along with memorial messages, the website is collecting donations to improve the breeding environment for 10 chimpanzees.

Kyoto University's Center for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior has launched a memorial website for Ai, a chimpanzee known as a "genius " for her cognitive abilities, one month after she died ...

A bonobo demonstrated the ability to track imaginary objects in controlled tests, challenging the belief that imagination is uniquely human and hinting at deep evolutionary roots. In a set of ...

A bonobo named Kanzi surprised scientists by successfully playing along in pretend tea party experiments, tracking imaginary juice and grapes as if they were real. He consistently pointed to the ...

It has long been known that apes can plan ahead and consider the beliefs of other individuals, but no reproducible evidence ...

For a campier spin on horror, rent Johannes Roberts’ chimp slasher film Primate. You can also chase down Timothée Chalamet on ...

Austrian cow Veronika demonstrates surprising tool use, challenging perceptions of cattle intelligence and prompting a reevaluation of animal cognition.

World Bonobo Day reminds us that one of our closest relatives lives by cooperation, not conflict, and now faces serious ...

Thomas Kuhn, the 20th-century historian of science who coined the phrase “paradigm shift,” had a name for such breakdowns in ...

The ability to imagine — to play pretend — has long been thought to be unique to humans. A new study suggests one of our closest living relatives can do it too.

From the iconic to the eccentric, here is a look at the most famous — and occasionally dangerous — celebrity animals to live ...

Humans might benefit from Dr Frank’s research. He has found a trove of 70 compounds, including 20 proteins, with ...