By Ryan Truscott Male chimpanzees in Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park use distinct “auditory gestures” to attract females.

Analysis - Doug was the leader of his chimpanzee group. He had quickly gained a reputation from human observers as a fair and tolerant alpha male. One day he was separated from the group for some ...

Male chimpanzees use specific mating request gestures. Researchers stunned to discover cause of change in chimpanzee mating behavior: 'Rarely been demonstrated before' first appeared on The Cool Down.

A young Englishwoman conducts chimpanzee research in Africa and winds up revolutionizing primate science. But how did it happen? How did a woman with a passion for animals but no formal background ...

Sanz exclaims gleefully. The fact that honey pounding hasn't been observed at other chimp research sites outside of central Africa suggests that it is not part of the species' innate behavioral ...

Chimpanzees, for example ... contributed to generating the remarkable diversity found among the African apes. Complete human, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, and orangutan genomes have provided ...

Ham received his formal training at Holloman Air Force Base and was named in honor of the Holloman Aeromedical Field laboratory.

We begin this discussion of our species' evolution in Africa, near the end of the geological time period known as the Miocene, just before our lineage diverged from that of chimpanzees and bonobos.