Even when times are tough, chimpanzee mothers will carve out time to play with their kids, new research has found. Scientists observing chimps at the Kibale National Park in Uganda found that when ...

You are never too old to play — a maxim that even adult chimpanzees seem to follow. Young chimpanzees are already known to get many benefits from playing. But it seems to also be more important ...

Chimp moms play with their offspring through good times and bad Ten years of observational data suggest that the persistence of mother-child play is important for chimp development Date: March 14 ...

Wearing face masks and maintaining social distances were a significant part of the world's reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scientists from City St George’s, University of London created a terrifyingly realistic android head to determine whether ...

Sara Soda, a chimp known for her taste in art, thoroughly examined the crane’s folds and creases. Duke loved his paper airplane so much that he took it to a quiet spot to play with his toy alone.

A new analysis of 371 bouts of chimpanzee drumming demonstrates that the chimps “clearly play their instruments -- the tree trunks -- with regular rhythms,” said University of Amsterdam music ...

In a rainforest in Uganda, a male chimpanzee runs toward a tree, letting out loud, grating screeches. It grabs the large root and bangs its feet rhythmically against the flat wooden surface.

Their discovery raises questions about the role peeing might play in the social lives of chimps and other primates. Ms. Onishi first spotted contagious urination in 2019 while observing chimps at ...