This, in a nutshell, is the heart of the stoned ape theory, or the idea that our impressive cognitive capabilities, like ...

Kanzi the bonobo, who learned how to communicate with humans using symbols, has died at the age of 44. Raised and kept in ...

Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savannah habitats. Some of the ...

Kanzi the bonobo died Tuesday afternoon. The 44-year-old showed no signs of illness or discomfort before being found ...

Initiative announced on social media Wednesday that one of their bonobos has died. In a post on Facebook, the initiative said ...

Researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical features in a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee ...

In a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee brains, researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical ...

The bonobo Kanzi, who learned to make stone tools, play Minecraft and communicate at the level of a 2-year-old human, has died.

Imagine the scene, around 3 million years ago in what is now east Africa. By the side of a river, an injured antelope keels ...

The Zoo on Wednesday announced the recent passing of Maggie, one of the oldest chimpanzees in the United State, from lymphoma ...

Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...