It’s time for the night trip to the beach — the grunion are running

Thousands of small, silver fish will wash up on California beaches to perform a strange and wondrous mating ritual.
Arizona Daily Star

Chimp in Conn. attack shared baths, wine and bed with owner

STAMFORD, Conn. — Travis the chimpanzee's relationship with his owner was closer than those of some married couples. Sandra Herold gave him the finest food, and wine in long-stemmed glasses. They took ...
Yahoo

Chimpanzees mate promiscuously, but fathers still favor and care for their own young

New research highlighted by the Jane Goodall Institute is shedding light on the complex social lives of chimpanzees, suggesting that behavior often viewed as uniquely human may have deeper ...
NewsX

Japan’s Gorilla Kiyomasa’s Video Goes Viral for Human-Like Reaction After Fight With Mate at Zoo

Kiyomasa, a 13-year-old western lowland gorilla at Japan's Higashiyama Zoo, has become an internet sensation after a video showed him sitting alone in a thoughtful pose following a reported ...
Phys.org

Why do male chimpanzees throw rocks at the same trees for more than a decade?

Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base. The ...
The Conversation

Why do male chimpanzees throw rocks at the same trees for more than a decade? We travelled to remote Guinea‑Bissau to find out

Walking through the savanna-woodland landscape of Boé National Park, Guinea-Bissau, you might encounter a tree covered in gnarled scars, with an accumulation of rocks surrounding its base. The ...
animalsaroundtheglobe

The Emotional Lives of Chimps: What We’ve Learned

For decades, chimpanzees have captivated scientists and animal lovers alike with their remarkable similarities to humans. Beyond their physical resemblance and genetic kinship—sharing approximately 98 ...
Forbes

‘Michael’: Bubbles The Chimp, Who Appears In Biopic, Is Alive And Well

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by ...
Salon

Is war central to human nature? Chimps can’t tell us everything

For decades, the 200 Ngogo chimpanzees in Kibale National Park, Uganda, lived what seemed a calm and normal existence. Males and females hunted together, groomed each other and went on patrols through ...
CNN

Chimpanzees in Uganda are in a ‘civil war,’ and researchers are unsure how it will end

Aaron Sandel can pinpoint when it all started. The codirector of the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project had been observing a group of apes on June 24, 2015, in Uganda’s Kibale National Park, where the project ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

What a chimpanzee 'civil war' can teach us about how societies fall apart

In the mid-1970s, more than a decade into her research on chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe National Park, the late and legendary primatologist Jane Goodall witnessed something that horrified her. The ...