By Shreya Dasgupta The more we try to understand chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, the more we find ourselves ...

Thus, humans aren't only wiping out chimp populations, they're also decimating the animals' unique behavioral traditions. Cultural behaviors drop by as much as 88 percent, the study said, for the ...

Prosecutors said Doc Antle sold or bought cheetahs, lions, tigers and a chimpanzee without the proper paperwork for a decade.

Each day at the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue in Cameroon begins at 5:30 a.m., when volunteers and staff wake and start washing fruits and vegetables. Soon, gates and latches clang as the primates ...

Tactics adopted by poachers do not just target the baby chimp, but the entire chimp family who might try to resist the poaching. The prize of one (alive) baby frequently involves the slaughter of ...

This chimp will steal your heart. Baby Mussa is an internet star thanks to his appearance in a rescue-mission video shared by Lwiro Primates, a sanctuary for chimps and monkeys in the Democratic ...

They are listed as endangered, and their main threat is poaching, according to the organization. Save the Chimps says it takes care of more than 200 chimpanzees at its sanctuary. Read Next ...

One photo shows an orphaned chimpanzee in a rehabilitation center in The Republic of Guinea. The photo illustrates the dangers that endangered species face, like poaching and habitat loss.

Frequent patrols in Uganda’s Kibale National Park are credited with helping reduce the risk of the resident chimpanzees falling victim to the snare traps set by poachers targeting bushmeat.