The L.A. Zoo recently welcomed five baby great apes: three chimps, one orangutan and a gorilla. The breeding process can be ...

Over the last four months, the L.A. Zoo has welcomed the birth of five great apes, including a gorilla, orangutan and three ...

A Pennsylvania man involved in an online animal torture ring that created and distributed graphic videos depicting abuse of ...

Slow lorises are a study in contradictions. With wide eyes and furry bodies, these slow-moving, pint-sized primates look like cuddly stuffed animals. But their venom-filled bites can rot flesh and ...

Twins have been rare in human history and for that reason can seem special. Many cultures associate twins with health and ...

(Image credit: Kevin Langergraber) Killing neighbours and taking over their lands led to a baby boom for a chimpanzee community in Uganda — potentially showing why it can be advantageous for chimps to ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has instructed staffers to end all monkey research, according to a report in Science. The decision will affect studies involving some 200 macaques; ...

Scientists have traced kissing back to early primates, suggesting it began long before humans evolved. Their analysis points to great apes and even Neanderthals sharing forms of kissing millions of ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The San Francisco Zoo is soon saying goodbye to Twiggy, a beloved female chimpanzee, and two others as they plan to temporarily close the chimpanzee exhibit and make room for a ...