A chimpanzee's intelligence is largely determined by its genes, while environmental factors may be less important than scientists previously thought, according to a Georgia State University research ...

Jane Goodall’s research at Gombe Stream National Park revolutionized our understanding of chimpanzee intelligence. In 1960, she observed a chimp named David Greybeard stripping leaves from twigs to ...

Re Anjana Ahuja’s column “Chimps are better at reasoning than we think” ( Opinion, November 12), the findings remind us how thin the line is between human and animal intelligence. The experiments ...

10:00, Thu, Jun 4, 2015 Updated: 16:24, Thu, Jun 4, 2015 So keen are they that they will even carry their food across their enclosure and then wait for it to be cooked. It may not sound like much but ...

Chalk up another mark of chimpanzee intelligence--they not only use tools for gathering food, but also to improve their sex lives. The chimps don't have to duck into a sex shop to gather their erotic ...

Humans are intelligent and social animals. We are devious in fending off competition, we use guile and strategy to attract partners, and we extend acts of kindness towards friends in need. Many people ...

There is a distinct moment when the tranquillity of the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary envelops our car as we drive higher up the mountain. The buzz of Freetown gives way to the hushed calm of this ...

Not only can chimps know things, but they can know that they know them, a study from U.S. researchers says The notion that crows can count is true, and it's hard-wired -- just like in primates, ...