S ome animals naturally have extraordinarily long lifespans, like the Greenland shark or the bowhead whale. Others, however, ...

Chimps are close genetic relatives to humans, with facial expressions, gestures, vocalizations. They live to 50 or more.

Chimpanzees use a variation of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo is mourning the loss of Susie, the oldest female Chimpanzee in human care.

Sunset Zoo in Manhattan announced on Wednesday the passing of Susie the Western chimpanzee.S usie had been under close ...

Chimpanzees are our closest living relatives, and this adds to the fascination of learning how they behave and interact with each other. We know that they, like humans, live in social groups and that ...

Human communication is a complex weave of words and gestures — a mix of vocal and visual signals. "People use vocal and visual communication in a very rich and combined way," says Joseph Mine, a ...

A personal reflection recalls Jane Goodall’s quiet pragmatism, her deep bond with Gombe’s chimps and the scientific legacy of her skeletal collection.

One of the oldest chimpanzees in the world died Wednesday at Sunset Zoo. Susie, 71, a Western chimpanzee had been a resident ...

The Sunset Zoo in Manhattan reports that one of its more well-known residents has died. The Sunset Zoo issued a press release ...