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News Articles: chimpanzees

A team of researchers recorded thousands of vocalizations made by wild chimpanzees in the Taï National Park in Ivory Coast.<br>

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Chimps' rhythmic drumming and complex calls hint at origins of human language

Two studies of wild chimps point to the evolutionary roots of human language. The studies found that chimp communication often relies on rhythmic structures and call combinations.

May 12, 2025
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  • Jon Hamilton
Al is one of the former research chimpanzees recently moved to a chimp sanctuary in Louisiana.

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Aging former research chimps move to Chimp Haven

All of the former research chimpanzees that had been living on an Air Force base in New Mexico have finally arrived at a sanctuary in Louisiana. Many of these chimps are in their 50s and 60s.

April 10, 2025
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Chimpanzees in Monarto Safari Park South Australia. A new study finds in<strong> </strong>captive chimpanzees, peeing is contagious

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Peeing is contagious in chimpanzees, study suggests

A new study finds that captive chimpanzees may sometimes catch the urge to pee from other chimps.

January 22, 2025
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  • Jonathan Lambert
A chimp walks at Chimp Haven in Louisiana. A federal judge has ruled that the NIH violated the law when it chose not to move former research chimpanzees in New Mexico to the sanctuary.

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Law requires former research chimps to be retired at a federal sanctuary, court says

The ruling is the latest twist in a long-running dispute over where dozens of federally-supported former research chimps should live out the remainder of their days.

December 15, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Gorillas are seen here at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2013.

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It turns out that chimpanzees and gorillas can form lasting friendships

Two decades of research in Nouabalé-Ndoki Park in the Republic of Congo found the primates foraging alongside each other, wrestling, seeking out their pals — and occasionally making threats.

November 11, 2022
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Two chimpanzees roam the grounds of Chimp Haven in Louisiana. Many former research chimpanzees have been sent to retire at the sanctuary.

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The NIH is 'largely finished' moving its former research chimps to a sanctuary

All chimps managed by the National Institutes of Health that are currently eligible to go to a sanctuary have been moved there, but animal welfare advocates say more should be allowed to go.

January 27, 2022
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Yvonne Vela Tona, one of the "mamas" at the sanctuary, looks after the young bonobo Esake.

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Some Generous Apes May Help Explain The Evolution Of Human Kindness

Research on bonobos, one of our closest and gentlest relatives, may show how humans evolved to share and cooperate on a massive scale.

March 20, 2021
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  • Jon Hamilton
Researchers have observed that the friendliest male bonobos, like this male resident of Lola Ya Bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tend to be the most successful. Early humans may have had the same experience with their peers.

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How Humans Domesticated Themselves

Duke anthropologist Brian Hare argues that humans evolved in a way that left us more cooperative and friendlier than our now extinct human cousins, like Neanderthals and Denisovans.

October 31, 2020
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  • Bret Stetka
A chimpanzee sits in an enclosure.

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Primatologist Frans De Waal Explores What Humans Can Learn From Animal Emotions

Atlanta-based author and primatologist Frans de Waal has observed animal behavior for 40 years. He's since challenged prevailing scientific notions of...

August 27, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 1 more
A pair of chimpanzees sit in an enclosure at the Chimp Eden rehabilitation center, near Nelspruit, South Africa.

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Primatologist Frans De Waal Explores What Humans Can Learn From Animal Emotions

Atlanta-based author and primatologist Frans de Waal has observed animal behavior for 40 years. He's since challenged prevailing scientific notions of...

April 11, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 1 more

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