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Chimpanzee troop beats and kills infant gorillas in unprecedented clash (Video)
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have documented chimpanzees killing gorillas for the first time. The two fatal attacks were caught on film at a national park in Gabon, Central Africa.
Albino chimp baby murdered by its elders days after rare sighting
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The chimp community's initial reactions to the infant were "unusual."
Florida airport monkeys are the descendants of zoo escapees
By Stephanie Pappas published
Genetic research reveals that wild African monkeys of a locally famous colony are the descendants of escapees from a private zoo that shut down in 1956.
Jane Goodall says humanity's 'disrespect of the natural world' brought on the pandemic
By Rachael Rettner published
Goodall made the comments after winning the prestigious 2021 Templeton Prize.
These endangered monkeys kept getting hit by cars. Scientists had a clever solution.
By Harry Baker published
Adding speed bumps to a road in a national park in Zanzibar has reduced the number of collisions between cars and one of Africa's rarest primates.
Chimpanzees: Intelligent, social and violent
By Patrick Pester published
Chimpanzees are one of our closest living relatives and share many of the same traits as humans. They are highly intelligent and social creatures, but they are also capable of extreme violence.
Bored chimps at Czech zoos video chat during lockdown
By Harry Baker published
Zookeepers from two zoos in the Czech Republic have set up big screens to allow their chimps to interact with each other via a video call.
Zookeepers mourn death of world's oldest orangutan
By Harry Baker published
The world's oldest known orangutan, a 61-year-old Sumatran female called Inji, has died at Oregon Zoo, ending a lifetime of inspiring visitors to care about her kind.
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