Harvard researchers described the phenomenon as one of the rare examples of females coming out on top in the animal kingdom.

Photograph by Christian Ziegler By banding together in coalitions—meaning groups of two or more animals, but usually three to ...

However, observations by Dr. Surbeck and his team, and those of other researchers, challenge the harmonious stereotyping of ...

For decades it had been a mystery how female Bonobos, cousins to humans, claim higher positions than males in their troop ...

A research team led by the University of Exeter filmed wild chimpanzees sharing fermented fruit. This first-of-its kind video ...

Research reveals the interesting behavior of chimpanzees and how they bond by sharing fermented, alcoholic fruit.

Why do many school shooters follow the same chilling script? Symbolic, biological, and cultural forces hijack identity and ...

For the first time, researchers have filmed chimpanzees in the wild sharing fermented African breadfruit, which contains ...

Scientists have caught wild chimpanzees not only eating naturally fermented fruits containing alcohol but actively sharing ...

Despite startling breakthroughs, the first words and signs of great apes are rarely publicly celebrated by scientists.

At the Atlanta Science Festival in March, Dr. Jaap de Roode discussed his book, "Doctors by Nature: How Ants, Apes & Other ...