A study on the effect of global warming on African ape survival suggests that a warming climate may cause apes to run ‘out of time’. The research reveals that rising temperatures and changes in ...

Great apes do not pass on their behavior to the next generation. Unlike humans, they do not copy the specific knowledge of those around them, instead learning it anew in each generation. This is shown ...

When Jane Goodall first trekked into the Tanzanian forest, in 1960, the chimpanzees that she encountered were so unaccustomed to humans that they fled whenever they saw her. Nearly a year passed, she ...

Human activities such as mining, agriculture, urbanization, damming and logging threaten the habitats of great apes in Africa and Asia. Apes have shown resilience to these disruptions by adapting ...

Blink Entertainment is behind Going Ape, a three-part special premiering on May 13 on National Geographic Channel in the U.S., which explores the connection between human and ape behavior. Using ...

Ch. 1. The Indelible Stamp -- Ch. 2. Man the Hunter and Other Stories -- Ch. 3. Ape Nature -- Ch. 4. The View from the Pliocene -- Ch. 5. The Hunting People -- Ch. 6. The Ghost in the Gorilla -- Ch. 7 ...

An ape habitat at the Memphis Zoo is temporarily closed after a group of guests taunted the ape, who then broke an interior glass. The moment was captured on camera and has since gone viral. The ...