Bissau, chimpanzees are gathering around something unexpected. Researchers observed a curious behavior tied to fermented fruit and group rituals. What they uncovered hints at a surprising connection ...

Chimpanzees and bonobos ... especially among males. Grooming is important for building alliances but tension and aggression are common. Bonobos are known for their peaceful, cooperative and ...

In the lush forests of Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park, a grunt followed by a hoot might not just be noise—it might be a ...

The chimpanzees are seen grooming each other on a tree limb. The entire animals can be seen in sharp focus in this photo. The chimpanzees in this photo are wild. Getty Images. (Getty Images ) It's ...

A mother grooming her immature chimpanzee. CREDIT: Liran Samuni/Taï Chimpanzee Project. The researchers found that wild chimpanzee infants develop different types of attachment to their mothers ...

Social grooming between two chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest, Uganda (Dr Elodie Freymann) Researchers studied two communities of chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest - Sonso and Waibira. Like all ...

Social grooming between two chimpanzees in the Budongo Forest. Credit: Elodie Freymann / Frontiers The study focused on two chimpanzee communities, Sonso and Waibira, over four months of direct ...

He also regularly engaged in grooming sessions with older chimps, a key part of chimp social bonding. “One of our care team’s favorite memories of Kijana is the way he would excitedly greet ...

New research and observations have revealed that chimp hygiene is actually more important than we previously thought.