New research shows that apes have a better memory than some humans. A research team studied a group of apes as the animals were shown photos of old friends — some of which they hadn’t seen in over 25 ...

Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number of humans living on Earth is increasing fast, other great apes are in ...

In a new research paper published in Science, cognitive scientists from Johns Hopkins University reported on a bonobo’s ability to participate in shared imaginative play that was previously considered ...

A fourth ape has died of a shigella infection amid an outbreak at a Florida zoo. The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens shared the unfortunate news in a Facebook post. “As we continue to address the ...

The Los Angeles Zoo has celebrated its fifth great ape birth of the year with the arrival of a western lowland gorilla infant on Saturday, Nov. 22, adding to a remarkable string of births that have ...

A few months ago I was asked to write an endorsement for Gregory Tague's forthcoming book An Ape Ethic and the Question of Personhood. Dr. Tague is professor of English/interdisciplinary studies and ...