A zoo in Sweden has been criticised for shooting dead three chimpanzees and injuring another after they escaped their enclosure. The zoo, in Furuvik, explained that attempting to tranquilise the ...

A pioneering chimpanzee went into space for NASA — then retired to North Carolina 44 years ago. Ham the “Astrochimp” made history when he became the first member of his species to be launched into ...

OSAKA -- A chimpanzee that escaped from its cage at a zoo in this west Japan city on the morning of Oct. 17 and bit a veterinarian in the face has been captured following a search. At around 10:20 ...

FESTUS, Mo. – A man villainized for shooting an escaped chimp on his property in 2001 is called a “hero” by some today. He’s ...

Though measuring animal intelligence is tricky, some animals show remarkable cognitive abilities that may rival our own.

Dr Suresh Kumar, a zoo vet said: "Everybody wants to see his biceps and triceps."He looks like a human being sitting naked in front of you. So it looks amazing." Despite hair loss, the mischievous ...

Rockhampton Zoo will send an aggressive female chimpanzee and her baby to Sydney. The zoo says the move will improve 29-year-old Leakey's social welfare and boost the genetic diversity of the ...

A baby chimpanzee born last month at the Little Rock Zoo died Saturday morning, a zoo news release states. An initial necropsy on the baby was inconclusive, the release states. The chimp was born ...

New HBO Max docuseries “Chimp Crazy” airs its season finale Sunday. From the creator of Netflix’s “Tiger King,” this project ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock Zoo has welcomed a new baby chimpanzee. Little Rock Zoo officials announced Friday that first time mother Kianga gave birth overnight and that both she and ...

A chimpanzee was born overnight Thursday at the Little Rock Zoo, according to a news release issued Friday. The mother is 17-year-old Kianga, a first-time parent who was transferred to the Little ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. Two of the zoo’s chimpanzee’s – Leakey and her three-year-old offspring Mzuri – will be transferred to Sydney Zoo and replaced with two female ...