Chimpanzees are acting just like humans, and are turning against their own people. A study has found that after elderly leaders died, a power vacuum was created in a particular community, which led to killings and civil war. 

Chimpanzees are acting like humans and killing their own in civil wars, study finds

A zookeeper in Japan was caught stealing food meant for monkeys and chimpanzees. He was entrusted with the job of caring for the animals, however, he ended up taking their share from them.

Chimpanzee food was vanishing at this Japanese zoo. Turns out, someone was...

A chimpanzee who became famous for using tools has killed its first human - an eight-month-old baby girl, who she snatched from her mother's arms. The chimp butchered her and harvested her organs, and it is believed that it used tools to maim her.

Chimp famous for using tools uses them to kill and butcher an 8-month-old baby girl

A new study has claimed that chimpanzees hold conversations with each other, akin to humans but using gestures instead of rapid-fire speech. The research sheds light on behaviour patterns humans and primates share due to evolution.

Chimpanzees hold 'conversations' just like humans, new study finds

Apes have the astonishing ability to recognise long-lost companions, found new research. If you're wondering why this is astonishing, it's because this challenges the conventional understanding of social memory in non-human animals.

‘Empathy with our closest living cousins’: Humans and apes share remarkable social memory traits, study finds

Female chimps in an East African forest go through menopause and then live for years, if not decades, after being biologically incapable of reproducing. This is a significant finding as previously, the only known species in which females live long after they stop being able to reproduce are humans and some whales.

Female chimps experience menopause and then survive for years, even decades

A new research has shown that Chimpanzees show each other objects just for the sake of it, akin to humans, to garner attention. The study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences cites the example of a wild adult chimpanzee named 'Fiona' in the Kibale national park of Uganda.

Chimpanzees show objects to others, just like humans to simply grab attention: Study

Towards the south of Liberia's capital in Monrovia, 65 chimpanzees are spread across six uninhabited river islands. These chimps have been a part of a group of about 400 tech subjects in a US funded research project and have suffered decades of invasive experiments. Now these former lab chimps enjoy a much more peaceful life

Liberian Lab chimps finally get new lease of life after a life of 'trauma'

It’s one thing for humans to be animal lovers, but everyone was left shocked when a woman claimed that she really was a lover of an animal. A Belgian woman has been banned from an Antwerp Zoo after the officials noticed that she had been spending a little too much time with a specific chimpanzee.

Animal 'lover'? Woman banned from zoo after she confesses having an 'affair' with chimpanzee

Chimpanzees develop specific handshake-like gestures depending on their social group, according to the results of a 12-year observational study published on Wednesday that sheds light on the animals' complex social structures.

Chimpanzees learn 'handshakes' according to social group: Study

Coronavirus might have fuelled an era of digital learning and communication among humans. Now, animals are not far behind. Chimpanzees at two Czech zoos are starting to enjoy video conferencing!

In pics: Video conferencing brings chimpanzees in different zoos closer

We have all heard tales about monkeys stealing food items and other expensive things from visitors in the famous Bali temple in Indonesia. Now, scientists have found out that the monkeys might be stealing these items while being aware of the value of these expensive belongings.

Monkeys at Bali temple know which items to steal for ransom and food: Study

A Washington state sanctuary for chimpanzees once used for scientific research has scaled back its staffing and donned personal protective gear to avoid infecting the primates during the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.

Chimpanzee sanctuary staff take steps to protect the animals against coronavirus

Painting Depicting British Politicians As Monkeys, The Most Expensive Artwork By Street Artist Banksy.

Gravitas: Banksy sets auction record: Chimpanzees in parliament rock sotheby's

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