Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, gorilla, bonobo and chimpanzee. Areas of their ...

DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives, and story summaries. Few apes ...

Few apes have done more to unsettle human certainties than Kanzi the bonobo. He wasn’t the first nonhuman primate ... In one famous episode, startled by a beaver, he combined “water” and “gorilla” to ...

Humans utilize this capability to coordinate and share knowledge with each other, and researchers have previously suggested ...

As Uganda’s first wildlife vet, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has spent 30 years working to restore Uganda’s mountain gorilla population, which until recently, was critically endangered. Thanks to her ...

The federal government reaffirms its commitment to biodiversity conservation and the protection of endangered wildlife ...

Kanzi, the world’s most celebrated bonobo who learned to communicate ... in his outdoor habitat with the symbols “water” and “gorilla.” “Rest in peace dear Kanzi.

Dr. Patterson remarked, "Koko broke the stereotype of gorillas as merely wild animals, adding momentum to efforts for gorilla conservation." Interestingly, it is said that bonobo Kanzi learned ...