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 ...

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

Alan Cumming has been painting with his longtime chimp bestie. The Emmy-winning “The Traitors” host has collaborated on an abstract painting with Tonka, a primate who stars of HBO’s “Chimp ...

People living near a chimpanzee research center in Guinea attacked the facility on Friday after a woman said one of the animals had killed her infant, the center’s managers said. An angry crowd ...

The new HBO series “Chimp Crazy” brought attention to roadside zoos, including one in Missouri. After the series aired, PETA said it was shocked at the conditions of one Missouri exotic zoo.

CONAKRY (Reuters) - People living near a chimpanzee research centre in Guinea attacked the facility on Friday after a woman said one of the animals had killed her infant, the centre's managers said.

As local news stations reported, Cinnamon the young capybara had a bit of a birthday adventure, escaping from the English zoo ...

The capybara who escaped from Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford, England, has been safely returned to her home after ...

Cinnamon escaped her enclosure at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World on Sept. 14 and has still not returned home Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 ...