Iconic male chimpanzee Asega, 28, died on Wednesday after sustaining blunt force trauma in the head, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary management has revealed. In a statement issued Thursday evening, ...

Free food apparently has its limits for chimpanzees. A new study of chimps at Uganda's Ngamba Island Sanctuary found they were less likely to swipe fruit from close companions than from more casual ...

Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) at Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda. Same species, not a Ngamba Island sanctuary animal from the study. © Giles Laurent ...

A 12-year study of rescued chimpanzees at the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary (NICS) in Uganda has revealed persistent intestinal schistosomiasis infections, highlighting the need for long-term ...

“Coney Island, where a fella can have the time of his life,” exclaims the announcer in the short documentary Shorty at Coney Island. “Especially if he’s a baby chimpanzee.” Released in 1936, Shorty at ...

Ponso, the only surviving chimpanzee of a colony of 20 apes, is pictured on Chimpanzee Island near the town of Grand Lahou, Ivory Coast, on August 18, 2017. AFP Contributor AFP via Getty Images Deep ...

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Chimpanzees are humans' closest living relatives, sharing more than 98% of our DNA. They are endangered, with fewer than 250,000 left and an annual decline of between 1.5% and 6%. This is due to ...