A zoo in the U.S. state of Kansas has welcomed the birth of a healthy baby pygmy hippopotamus, raising hope for a species ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos are closest living relatives, sharing over 98% DNA. They belong to the genus Pan. Though similar, ...

E ver wondered what a trip to the dentist looks like for a bear? Luckily for you, we’ve got an answer, and it comes in the ...

“Lincoln Park Zoo is dedicated to connecting people with nature by providing a free, family-oriented wildlife experience in ...

Rebecca Weidner, with Emerie, 6, and Wells, 3, vote for the name of the new baby pygmy hippo at the Metro Richmond Zoo on Friday. The name Poppy got the most votes in the contest.

As it turns out, chimpanzees make pretty good doctors. For decades, scientists have been studying what chimpanzees do when they fall ill. This search has led to the identification of medicinal ...

But these chimpanzees don’t limit their self-care to treating wounds. We recorded them freeing themselves from wire snares set by hunters, and cleaning their genitals with leaves after mating.

Reddy and co-author Aaron Sandel spent three years observing how 29 adolescent and young adult males within the Ngogo chimpanzee community of Uganda’s Kibale National Park interacted with other ...