Odisha. The critically endangered apes are not native to India, raising a major question: how did they reach Balasore?

The great apes are the closest living relatives to humans. We share over ninety-eight percent of our DNA with some species of these creatures, and it's valuable to think of ourselves as being more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Romina Bergman, 2, reaches her hand out to chimpanzee Yoshi's newborn at the Los Angeles Zoo. Every morning while the great apes ...

Siamang gibbons have arms that are 1½ times the length of their legs, making it easy to swing from tree to tree. But the endangered primates’ long forelimbs also have another purpose: hugging their ...

The mist had settled over the mountains when the names began. One by one, 22 baby mountain gorillas born over the past year ...

A recent study suggests that playful teasing behaviors in chimps, bonobos, gorillas and orangutans might serve a deeper purpose in social bonding. It seems playful pokes, tickling and fake-outs aren’t ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A baby gorilla was born at the Detroit Zoo in Michigan on Thursday, ...

A gorilla couple at the Los Angeles Zoo may be busier than ever after their second baby was born last month. The latest gorilla baby, whose gender and name have yet to be announced, was born between ...

Twenty-two baby mountain gorillas were given names on Friday, September 4, in the 21st Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony held in Kinigi, Musanze District. The namers included football legends, ...