Motion-activated cameras spotted the chimps sharing this fermented fruit on 10 separate occasions. In the study, a research team set up cameras in Cantanhez National Park, a 408-square mile-wide ...

Researchers have collected footage of chimpanzees seeking out and sharing alcoholic fruit. In a study recently published in Current Biology, researchers captured video footage of chimpanzees gathering ...

EXETER, England — Next time you toast with friends over dinner, your primate cousins might be doing something remarkably similar in the forests of West Africa. Scientists have caught wild chimpanzees ...

In humans, nearly a quarter of children grow up with a disorganized attachment style — the most extreme form of insecure attachment, linked to trauma, fear, and emotional instability. But in the West ...

WASHINGTON — Ripe fruit is an integral part of the diet of wild chimpanzees, as they routinely eat an amount equaling about 10% of their body weight daily. And because this fruit often is undergoing ...

In the forests of Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire, chimps crowd into fig and plum trees, feasting on fruit that's sweet, soft and just a little boozy. A new study shows those daily snacks quietly add up to ...

Two studies of wild chimps point to the evolutionary roots of human language. The studies found that chimp communication often relies on rhythmic... Chimps' rhythmic drumming and complex calls hint at ...

Wild chimpanzees in the forests of Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire consume roughly two boozy beverages’ worth of overripe, fermented fruit a day, according to a new study. Chimps glug down 14 grams of ...

Researchers have found two important building blocks of human speech in wild chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives. A pair of studies finds that chimp communication includes both rhythmic ...